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Questions tagged [tae-kwon-do]

A Korean martial art, whose name literally translates to 'the way of the hand and foot'. It emphasizes kicks thrown from a mobile stance, employing the leg's greater reach and power (compared to the arm).

The art in general emphasizes kicks thrown from a mobile stance, employing the leg's greater reach and power (compared to the arm). Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and joint locks. Some taekwondo instructors also incorporate the use of pressure points, known as jiapsul, as well as grabbing self-defense techniques borrowed from other martial arts, such as hapkido and judo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo

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How to overcome fear to jump?

I practice Taekwondo. My biggest hurdle at the moment is that I am afraid of falling down. For example, when I do a scissor kick, I was told to level my torso to kick higher. But I am afraid that I keep it straight. The same to the legendary 540…
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Purpose of exchange block in toigye form

What is the function of exchange block, taught in Toigye form in taekwon do? Also called outward backfist strike.
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Does being OVERLY tall affect taekwondo?

I'm a 16 year old beginner in taekwondo. As you can tell I'm taller than most people, I'm actually 193 cm. I weigh around 80 kilos so that isn't that heavy for my height. I'm wondering if I'm in the wrong sport; don't get me wrong I love…
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How to respond to insults/stereotypes against one's own martial art

I'm not sure if this question would be considered on-topic. I originally wanted to discuss this with someone in the chat, but that has been inactive for almost a month. How does one deal with insults towards their martial art? I think we've all…
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What is the purpose of the upward palm block in Taekwondo

Souce As per the title, I can't quite see how the upward palm block has any advantage over a normal middle block.
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Allow child to progress up the belts?

I have a 7 year old who does WTF taekwondo. He's been doing it for over a year now and he has a green tag belt. His club holds gradings every 6 months. He's very good at the work he does in class, pad work, board breaking, and he's brilliant at…
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Benefits of an X-Stop in Tae Kwon Do?

Whilst I've never practised an X-stop, I was wondering what the benefits of it are? The move consists of a jump, punctuated by the back foot being placed a head of the front foot, and behind it, forming an X shape. It seems like it would put you off…
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I Ching and Taekwondo forms

I have read that the black belt Taekwondo forms are each associated with an I Ching trigram. Are these correspondences emphasized in any dojangs? What can I take away from these associations? The correspondences between the trigrams and the eight…
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Belt advancement speed in Taekwondo

I've been studying Taekwondo for about two months, and I took the first test that my school offered after I joined (two weeks ago), and received my yellow-stripe. It looks like the school holds tests every two or three months. I'm wondering how…
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What are the philosophical differences between the TKD Kwan?

My understanding is that after the unification of the various kwan under the Kukkiwon the basic library of techniques that each school employed became relatively uniform. I've seen firsthand, however, how much two people working with the same…
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Confusion with the word "bande" meaning reverse in Taekwondo

In forms of Taekwondo, for example the 1st form, when the left foot is stepping forward, i.e. Wen-Ab-Sugi, and the left hand is punching, i.e. Mumtung-Jirugi, the movement is named: Wen-Ab-Sugi-Mumtung-Bande(reverse)-Jirugi Bande means reverse,…
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ITF and WTF Black belts

Are you allowed or permitted to have a black belt at an ITF affiliated school, and also train for a black belt with a WTF affiliated school? With the differences l have read on this site between ITF and WTF l can see the advantage of having both.
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What are the starting points for learning Tae Kwon Do?

I would like to get my kids started on the basics of Tae Kwon Do. 20+ years ago I was a blue belt with a stripe or two in a private dojo in California. I remember the punches, the blocks, the stances and I've found the yellow stripe kata (first kata…
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What universal structures or recommendations are in place for TKD advancement for children?

My daughter is six, knows her orange belt form so well the other kids (even the high oranges) often watch and follow her during form practice and has the three tips usually required to take the belt test to move to the next level. She has work to…
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tae-kwon-do and shito ryo karate practice together

I am a student of standard 12 and my age is 17. I have been practising shito ryo karate for 6 months; I am very much interested in taekwondo. May I practice both taekwondo and the shito ryo karate together?
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