Sports
Black Belt
A while ago my son and I received our black belts in TaeKwonDo which we worked so diligently for. My life took a funny turn several years ago…into a Dojang! I took my son to TaeKwonDo and being a Karate old-timer, I found that I didn’t like being a spectator. And now I too am [...]
Read More >>TaeGuk Chil Jan
Testing went pretty well. My little dragon is now a red belt. I am very proud of him. Well done dude!
Read More >>Ki-up
A ki-up is the traditional “shout” one hears in the martial arts – but it is much more. In fact, there is no adequate translation for ki-up without a brief discussion of its main component, ki. Ki, or its Chinese equivalent, chi, is correlated to breathing. Spirit has an etymology that has roots with breath, [...]
Read More >>Taegeuk Yook Jang
As a kid I had learned a bit of Kung Fu but neverA seriously. Few years ago when I first started learning taekwondo, I didn’t really think of myself as a martial artist, I didn’t feel like part of the martial arts community, nor did I see myself as a core part of my own [...]
Read More >>Training Partner
A person who attacks you with the intent of harming you is an assailant. To survive you will need awareness, presence of mind, physical conditioning and self-defence skills. A person who is trying to defeat you in a competition is an opponent. To win you will need competitive spirit, knowledge of the rules, and relevant [...]
Read More >>Coloured Belts
In the Dojang, there is no age, sex, or racial barriers; everyone begins at white belt. The Master allows each student to progress at his or her own rate in accordance to his or her ability. During this learning the student can expect to develop strength, stamina, quickness, flexibility, coordination and balance. But to fully [...]
Read More >>Sparring = Chess Game
There is a strategic science to sparring. From the outside, sparring may look like lots of kicks and punches … but from the inside, however, a sparring match is like a chess game. You cannot win a game of chess by mindlessly moving around the pieces anymore than one could win a sparring match by [...]
Read More >>The Criteria
You need means, motivation and opportunity when taking up any new activity, such as learning a new martial art, dancing, pottery or … First you need to have the means. You need money, and most importantly time. For some, money is a barrier; and for some others with significant work, other/family commitments, finding the time [...]
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