While teaching classes, this week, it occurred to me how much the components of Taekwon-Do training can be likened to a recipe for cooking, or baking. To simplify this as much as possible, let’s compare the recipe for chocolate chip cookies, to that of a Yellow Belt student preparing for a grading (over 3 months). […]
How long is the duration between colour-belt gradings? It’s a common-enough question, and doesn’t have the same answer for everyone. For starters, it varies from School to School. It depends on the student’s age, skill, class-attendance, home practice-time, maturity and other developmental areas, e.g. confidence. The one thing grading time should NOT be measured in, […]
Parallel Stance with Heaven Hand (Narani So Hanulson) One Leg Stance (Waebal Sogi) Outward Pressing Kick (Bakuro Noollo Chagi) Forefist Pressing Block (Ap Joomuk Noollo Makgi) Back Elbow Thrust (Dwitpalkup Tulgi) Horizontal Punch (Soopyong Jirugi) Forearm Low Front Block (Palmok Najunde Ap Makgi) U-shape Grasp (Digutja Japgi) Twin Elbow Horizontal Thrust (Sang Palkup Soopyong Tulgi) […]
Connacht Taekwon-Do on Irish TV Master Fitzgibbon 2012 Competition Highlights Demo Team at Gort Taekwon-Do Academy (2012) Connacht TKD Team – Korea 2010 (World Championships) ITF World Championships 2010 Opening Ceremony, S. Korea (Recorded by Master Fitzgibbon) Ladies 60+ TKD Demo Korea 2010 Part 1 (Recorded by Master Fitzgibbon) Ladies 60+ TKD Demo Korea 2010 […]
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My son Robert has been doing Taekwon-Do since he was 5yrs old and loves every minute of his classes, I’ve seen him grow into a lovely confident boy, they say it takes a village to rear a child – well Taekwon-Do is part of our village. When the restrictions came into effect, I worried about […]
