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my instructor let me start helping when i was a green belt. i am good with kids and i am older though. i think that it depends on the age and maturity level of the student. i am the only colored belt that helps the kids now though.

i use both. i used cloth in the begining and now i use foam now mostly. but definately check with the rules of your school. also, what all are you getting for 55$

welcome

i stretch. get to bed by at least 1 and it's really weird, but before every tournament besides 2 i have eaten a ham egg and cheese bagel from mcdonalds.

i love short guys espicially asian ones! I think that is so cool!

i like it actually. it's more fun to watch and it puts some flare into tournaments. i think it is cool that some people can do that.

welcome and good job!!

that is a good point. but some people feel like they have worked hard and deserve a higher belt than a white belt due to their knowlage in another style.

no, don't want to either!!

yeah, i think people can definately have both even if the flexibility isn't natural. i am flexible and also have power.

https://www.iamatkd.com it hasn't been updated in a while, it will be soon though.

we get tested on our terminology every belt test and our instructor asks us ?s about our forms and things, but we don't take actual tests. and from my view point it isn't going to go over well with kids. who want to take another quiz and test?

they aren't too bad. you can probally get one for around 30$$. but if you are going to compete get an adidas one for around 60$ they are nice and snap really well.

why can't you just stick them in your belt? that is what i would do if i wanted to carry them around.

i am working on a kip up(can't land it!!) . i can do a tornado kick and side splits..that's about it...so far

welcome!!

welcome and good luck w/ your test and tournament.

yeah, i am going into my sophomore year of high school. i am totally not looking foward to it b/c it means less time at my ma school and less time hanging out with my friends and instructor for tae kwon do . i am looking foward to the start of the soccer season though. the games will be cool. classes: human dev. and family wellness drawing 1 and 2 geometry spanish 1 honors english 2 honors health ed. house and interior enviromental science ceramics fun, fun

that's silly. seriously, why would someone do that?

a lot of tournaments are like that. it's just hard for some judges to be fair about other styles than what they are used to. i know it isn't fair to the people who did awesome and didn't score high. that part sucks, but the experience is good.

if there is a logo on the back of your friends and you go to a different school you probally won't be able to wear those uniforms. and also like what battousai said about some tkd ones closing in the front. ask you instructor, he/ she will tell you if you are allowed to wear him or not.

welcome

octogonal and round are just how they look, so what ever you prefer. the size should be just below your elbo, but just a little bit. also, if you were thinking about color between black and chrome, i would go with chrome--they look better moving in the light

Chocolatey Shatner--that's mine..what does it mean?

we use the rebreakable boards to practice for tournaments, like our steps and thing, and also just when we mess around. we use actual boards for test's. it wouldn't be the same if we didn't use real boards.