In Korea, they usually use a black/red belt for under 15 (along with black/red collared uniforms). The majority of schools in the U.S. simply use...
A couple of years ago our instructor closed shop, leaving my daughter and I without a school. At that time she was a green belt (4th Keup) and I...
I'd have to agree with WaterGal. I've taken note of these types of "mixed" events over the years and haven't been very interested. "2500...
Joseph Salim is coming back to the US after his successful year and a half coaching Team GB Taekwondo. Rumor has it he will settle back into the...
Can anyone identify the forms they are doing in their videos? I saw one video on that YouTube channel that looked like a Pyong-An/Pinan/Heian...
Just to clarify, defensive movements ARE taught in Olympic TKD, but they're specialized to the rules of the sport. The defensive movements for...
I think you hit it right on the head... All sparring during training should be conducted with control. So what does control mean? Being technical...
I stand corrected! :wink:
It is a poor assumption that the TKD person you're working with has a lot of experience dealing with hand techniques to the head region. If he was...
I spoke to the head instructor who in turn had a private conversation with the boy; not sure what he said to him. He also proceeded to have a long...
What kind of sparring would a TKD black belt spend 4 years doing? MMA sparring? A Kukkiwon/WTF TKD black belt is trained to sparring under WTF...
Thanks. Point taken! :)
I'm not sure why there's always the presumption that all KKW schools suck all students in those schools suck... The focus is just on something...
I remember a story a good friend and very famous TKD instructor told me about his competition team and having problems between a couple of the...
Trust me, my daughter beats him on points EVERY time, but not without taking a nasty bruising to the thighs every time. Mind you, this kid is...
I agree. It is rare when the head instructor is not present for the competition sparring class and I believe he would taken a stronger stance on...
My daughter (9 years old) has been at her dojang for over a year after transferring from another dojang that closed. She has been a consistent...
USAT seems to be a real clique. They can make up excuses like, "oh Joseph's not American" or "we have our own guys that do things our way and...
It was really a sad day to see the school close. I'm sure his heart still aches for having to leave Team X behind. The opportunity was honestly...
I was interested in the poomse seminar but I noticed the registration page for the seminars was not SSL encrypted (i.e. unsecured connection), yet...
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