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I use the mid section kick as a set up for the high kick. I usuallly like to wear a person down with a sidekick then round,back or hook to the head. I am tall so head shots are easy. I guess it might be harder to kick to the head if a person was short. (there's lots of short people that can effectively kick someone in the head thou)

why not study a different style? My instrucor has trained in different arts such as BJJ, Savate, French Cane but has always come back to TKD. He has adapted some of the techniquies he has learned to suit his fighting style. why not be more well rounded, if your really that burnt out take a break and do something that you like to do.

Don't use all you tricks (multiple point moves) during the first fight. Fighting at your level, you should probablly already know this. Just use you basic technics to start off to see how they react. Then mix it up a bit. Multiple kicks score well if you have the openings. Side kick is my favorite because I like to play the distance game (i'm aroung 6'0"). Just relax is another big thing. The backfist can be effective if it is quick and used at the right time. A trick I saw at a tournament one competitor used it effectively by taking warning after he score a jumping back fist and the tied up his opponent. He scored 6 points and the lost 1 point for grabing the third time (2 warnings and then -1 point) after that he wasited time till the match was done. It was a smart stragity and he won Nationals. Goodluck, Train hard and you'll do well !

My presumption is based on taking a tradition art Tae Kwon Do (which means the art of fighting with hands and feet) and turning it into a sport. Most not all Olympic Style fighters, fight with their guard down so it is harder to score points to the body. If someone trains to always protect their ribs by keeping their hands down by their waist, the body become conditioned to have them there in a tense situations. Not all WTF fighters do this- I have competed in many WTF and ITF competitions and the differences between the two styles is quite evident. There's couple of things that make someone a poor practicioner of an art.1) poor instruction on techniques 2)training just to get a belt that is black 3) lack of desire to learn all aspects of the art mental/physical and there are many more.... Bottom line is if a person is taught poorly it will reflect on the basics of their fighting ability. Good basics usually show when a person needs to fight or react in a situation. There are many WTF fighters that could defend themselves on the street quite easy, however Olympic TKD does not reflect all TKD dojos out there.

First of all, Olympic TKD is a sport. Traditional TKD offers more strikes (elbow strikes and knees) and different technics when it come to fighting (although some are not used in competetion). I did watch some of the matches, and was a bit dissappointed on how many technics are not being used. Olympic TKD should allow punches to the face. There are some WTF fighters out there that are good fighters and weren't at the olmypics. Secondly, Olmpic TKD is relatively a new sport to the olympics. It is good to see a Martial art in the olmypics, however to watch a watered down version with no head punches or sweeps is dissappointing.

any of the "Gracies" take your pick- all fierce competitors. Andre the Gaint too just because he is huge and hard to kick in the face. (and he would crush me if he fell on me, ouch...) Anyone on drugs....messed and don't feel pain. Bruce Lee trained a lot so in his prime i'd never even take a swing at him. For all of the people who say that his quotes were wierd he was a pholosphy major, so the quotes are to be expected. He was also an excellent fighter who opened peoples eyes to martial arts.

$500....wow that's a lot......theres a Mcdojo here that has 23 different belt levels before black.... at $40 a test, I don't personally attend that school, but on average my dojo has about a $400 testing fee for balck which I am considering not paying. ($40 for coloured belts)

Being a lower belt you should use it as a challange when paired up with a senoir belt. You will learn a lot of techniques from them. I am red stripe and I constantly fight only black belts at my club. I have found the level of competition at my dojo has exceeded the talent at any of my competitions. I can accredit this success to fighting a better fighter. I get the crap kicked out of me on a weekly basis but have learned how to move and counter when there is an opening. Eventually you will find openings you just have to stick with it. Goodluck, and just remember those senior belts were once beginers too.

Just watch your reaction to punch to the face. In most competitions kicks go to the face and i haven't saw any punches to the face. good luck

Thanks i'll try that route, theres more stuff I need as well.

I'd first start with hand washing the bet in some laundry detergent (cold water) when you first get the belt. A couple of washes and the die in the belt shouldn't run an more. If it continues to run buy a better belt as suggested by someone else.

For the most part I have been thinking of starting an online Equipment Business. The Web page design is no problem at all. My one question is how do I get suppliers interested in dealing with me at a whole sale cost basis. I want to supply boxing and martial arts equipment within my region in which there is no physical store or online buisness. Any suggestions on how to contact a supplier about this? (I use macho, and centry equipment most of the time)

Neon Green (The really bright colour of the early 90's), to blind my opponent....lol, For real- Black or navy blue with yellow embroidery

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My TKD Club is ITF and CTF (Canadain TKD Federation) affliated

Just remember that starting later on isn't a bad thing. If you train hard you will do well despite having to face 10-12yr olds. I'd suggest focusing on Katas and your basic techniquics, this will help you out when you get to Senior belt classes. Plus you attention span might (depending on the person) be a little better than the average teen. I started at 23, had no flexability and felt weird when I went to my stsrter classes. As the belts progressed I am in the Adult class and everyone there, is there to learn TKD. Good luck and train hard.

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