I'm sorry if I'm digging this up after too long a time. I mainly want to add something about the "90% myth". I read in a magazine--Black Belt or...
Tae Kwon Duck? Tae Kwack Do?
I agree but I'm thinking in terms of advanced step sparring where I can make up combinations and get creative. Often I find "Whoops, I'm too...
Thanks for that video. I've seen that technique before. But what does that have to do with teaching step sparring? Step sparring is a "hands...
I'm sorry, what's the "I-Method"?
I'm finally jumping in on this thread. We all obviously have many different perspectives on TKD and preferences about what we want to get out of...
Only SOME of the Chang Hon forms? (Correct me with proof if I'm wrong but) I thought he created them all. While his 1965 publication only lists...
Yes, I agree. I was referring to the tradition of watching TV. In America, it's definitely a custom that has been passed throughout the...
I'd like to address the definition of traditional. And Webster says 1: an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or...
Denver 2010!!! Bring your own oxygen! Sorry, no I'm not.
Here's an interesting resource. Go to http://www.original-itf.co.uk. Under "Links" use "The ITFs" and look for a list of masters in each...
Sounds like you're referring to the USTF Nationals in Kelso, WA, in June? I was there and the competition was very good in all categories! I'm...
Is your goal to kick higher or kick better? Do you often need to kick very tall people or do you expect to scare them away with high kicks? I...
I like the EDP technique but let me add this tip: Follow up! It's a pet peeve of mine lately that an instructor says "You guys have got clean up...
I attend a special class at HQ once a month taught by a 9th dan. Occasionally there is another 9th dan **student**. Typically there are 3-4...
I've learned from this forum that there are potentially many, many differences between WTF schools. The only constant would be those requirements...
I do believe that, if everything is done correctly, you should end up where you started. If you say it can't be done then you haven't studied the...
And then it would have to be more that just the ITF-North Korea and WTF agreeing. I doubt that agreement would carry any weight with the other ITFs.
Yannick35 said that point sparring is boring and I understand that opinion. My previous schools used point sparring and I say I really had more...
I think the most common mistakes during a first grading--depending on your style and requirements--include - performing the pattern too fast -...
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