I did ITF I got up to red belt until my school lacked finances it had to close down. Other schools close to me are WTF the gradings different. I still trian martial arts though
I was in several different martial arts, but I spent the most time in TKD. I started out in non-contact, and trained until I got my red belt. Then I switched to a different school that was full contact, and went until I got my blackbelt. I was in TKD for about 7 years all together.
I took second in state in a full contact tournament, went to many other tournaments but that was the one I was most proud of.
It is a lot of fun, great exercise. My best advice for you is stretch, stretch, stretch. Stretch when you're at home watching tv, and both before and after workouts. I saw more people get hurt due to lack of stretching.
Tournaments are great. It's one thing to spare against people in your class, the only problem with that is you get used to them. But when you go to a tournament you're fighting against someone you know nothing about. Best thing to do there is study your opponents when they fight. Watch for habits, strengths and weaknesses. Ask the people in your corner to watch also, and compare notes before your next match. That way when you have to face one of them you'll have an advantage over your opponent.
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I do tae-bo at bally's but i heard that tae kwan do is much more difficult so i dont plan to try it any time soon...hahah the tae bo 2004 videos kill me!
Well if you're doing Tae-bo then you'd easily make the transition into TKD. I don't know anything about Tae-bo, but in TKD they start you off with the basics, you learn how to stand, how to kick properly, block, strike, etc. You'd be in a lot better shape then most people in TKD, unless they're training for a tournament.
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You some sometimes, when you're taught something to be a block, it isn't really? Like in the first pattern (if you're doing ITF-TKD) what is taught as "low" block is actually a strike, eg. strike with the right arm, pull back with the left arm: your opponent low punches you, grab the wrist with your left arm, strike down with your right arm.
acknowledgements to my bf and his George Dillman video collection
i would have been black belt by now if i stayed (my cousin did so he is)
but then i kept moving from one to another then got lazy so i stopped
my last was shoalin Kung fu a few months ago
my brothers doing Wushu
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Does Anyone Do Taekwondo
Feb 25th, 2004 08:26 PM
It's a great form of self- defense and self discipline. I hope to start entering tournaments in the next couple months.
