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- Taekwondo: An Instructor's OverviewTwo schools share the same strip mall. Through the first window you see students in V-neck uniforms kicking at an elect…
- Taekwondo: A Beginner's First Three MonthsFirst class. The borrowed dobok is stiff as cardboard and the belt will not stay tied. The instructor counts in Korean,…
- WT and ITF: The Two TaekwondosThe job moves you to a new city. You find a taekwondo school ten minutes from the house, walk in with your black belt i…
- Stuck at Chest Height: The Kick Height ProblemYou stretch every day. You can sit in a straddle on the floor and lean toward the mat, and by the tape measure your leg…
- Blanking on PoomsaeYou have performed this form two hundred times. You performed it last Tuesday without a thought in your head. Now your…
- No Power in the Side Kick and Turning KickIt is breaking day at the test, or just a heavy pad round in class, and your side kick arrives like a polite knock. The…
- Falling Out of Your KicksThe kick itself is fine. Standing in front of a mirror, in your own time, your roundhouse lands where you aimed it. The…
- Kicking at Air: The Sparring Distance ProblemWatch a beginner sparring round and count the kicks that land on nothing. The front leg comes up, falls a foot short, a…
- Your Board Did Not BreakIt is your turn. The holders set the board at the height the instructor called, your name goes quiet in the room, and y…
- Your Weak Leg Is Not Weak. It Is Untrained.Ask a taekwondo class to demonstrate a roundhouse with the lead leg and the room looks like a brochure. Ask for the sam…