tekkenchaos

When punching from the waist, ur coverhand and ur punch act like a pully. More power comes from it...Also the coverhand coming back to your waist acts as an elbow to an enemy attacking from behind. It also works your arms a LOT )

We also do a free-for all game...It's called Samuri--you're not allowed to use hands, just feet....if you're kicked in the head, you're out and if you're kicked to the body you lose a blocking arm..if you're kicked to the body 3 times (after both your arms cannot be used anymore), you're out too...last person standing wins! it's also interesting to play this game when you put bags out that act as mines..if you touch it-you're out! )

Good luck! Before the test, go to the bathroom. You'll do fine !

Me eiher! When I get hit hard, I just try harder

I changed my mind..my favorite kicks are spin hook kick, butterfly kick and back leg front kick )

When I was a yellow belt, I tried to do a flying side kick into a heavy bag and I landed on my ankle ...it doesn't sound too bad but my point is, what injuries have you had from doing tkd (or any martial art)??

hi! When I spar people, taller or shorter, i keep my eyes around the area of their solar plexus.

Hmmm....Aren't higher belts supposed to have really good control? Hobbitbob--another strong martial artist hehe

it's called the snap circle kick or reverse round kick @ my tkd studio

wow monkeygirl! you were so strong..you must like tkd a lot to go back to sparring after an incident like that

Thanks

Ok, question: If you were sparring and got punched in the nose and it bled, would you blame your opponent (was that spelled right?) for having bad control, or would you blame yourself for not blocking fast enough? I'm just curious ) Thank you!!

My tkd teacher is a friendly coach, but he can be fickle and alternates with all you listed except for the "quiet master type"...it really depends on who he's teaching and how their behavior is---

wow! they train 3.5 full days a week

YEAH! what everyone else said..just relax when you spar-mentally and physically..if your mind is focused, you'll most likely have better technique and accuracy (not to mention more speed)