Being a Taekwondo coach doesn’t just mean wearing a different taekwondo uniform than the rest of the people in the gym, it means you have an enormous responsibility because you will be passing on to them the experience and training you have achieved during all the years you have been a trainee yourself. One of …
Practicing taekwondo means embracing not just one type of martial art but also to embrace a way of life, a way of thought that will change you forever from the moment you step foot on the dojo for your first training lesson. For a start one of the things you will learn is discipline. Not …
In Taekwondo you learn to be coordinated, to be fast and to hit hard. And to achieve this you need to achieve the one thing that is common to them all: flexibility. First let’s understand what is that which we call “flexibility”: By definition, it refers to the absolute range of movements achievable on your …
It is no secret that taekwondo is a martial art that is very demanding for a practitioner, no matter if you train for real life protection or if you train for Olympic gold. Either way, it takes a toll on your body as well as your mind. First, comes the sacrifice involved with the practice …
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There is no doubt that taekwondo training means taking your body to a whole new level and that you need to be ready and willing to put it to a strain that goes above and beyond most training regimes, which means you will be prone to injuries every now and then. Your legs are the …
Taekwondo is both a martial art and an Olympic sport, it’s a way of life and it helps you develop a wide array of abilities that can be of great help in your everyday life. One of those is today’s topic: Coordination. But let’s start by understanding what Coordination is. Coordination is the ability to …
When you take the path of the taekwondo you’re in for a way of training that will take your body to a new level as you will be required to learn and master both power and speed while at the same time you need to become agile, and this applies both if you are training …
Taekwondo is a discipline that requires a lot of training and preparation, no matter if you want to become a master or if you are looking for Olympic Gold. Either way, you need to set yourself and prepare to train and care for yourself the way it is intended. Now, one of the things that …
Taekwondo is a martial art that combines powerful kicks with powerful punches. But strength is not all you need to be a taekwondo master, you also need to master speed, how fast can you kick, how fast can you counter attack. And there’s a variety of exercises to achieve this, especially when it comes to …
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Taekwondo is a type of martial arts composed of a combination of speed and powerful kicks and punches, but also by a series of techniques designed for specific tasks, like for example the Neomgigi designed to swipe drop your opponent. Each of these techniques is designed to help you during sparring in order to gain …
