Kicks

I've finally made it up to 66 meters. I think this guy is hopeless!

Things to do: Show respect. Be courteous to your date, make it special for her. Mingle with other people but don't neglect your date. Smile a lot, but don't over do it. Open doors for your date. Complement her dress and her hair. Dance with her. Be a gentleman, not geek. Things not to do: Don't just talk about yourself. Don't spike the punch bowl. Don't 'pop the gator' or disco dance. Don't talk with food in your mouth. Don't try to show off. Don't 'check out' the other girls. Don't expect or demand anything in return at the end of the night.

Phil, Our school was founded by Grand Master Yang K. Moon, one of the first Korean's to tour the world with GM Choi demonstrating TKD to a new world. He is the one who taught is this terminology. A peet chagi is a like a roundhouse kick thrown at a 45 degree angle. It's purpose is to be quick and hit the opponent just under his guard. I like to think of it as a cross between a front kick (ap chagi) and a roundhouse kick (dollyo chagi) which we are taught should follow a horizontal path at point of attack.

We wear stripes to the left. I don't know if there is some universal protocol, but that's our dojang's tradition. We have another. This one is regarding the probational black belt, also known as the poom belt or Cho Dan Bo. It is the belt that is half red and half black. Since we have four parts to (levels) of Cho Dan Bo the student wears the red at top and black on bottom for the first two parts (or levels) and then flips it over to black on top and red on bottom for the last two parts.

I like that.

Good job! Keep it up.

TSDforChrist, we call that a twisting kick at my dojang. In Korean it's called betturo chagi.

I've seen several forum members mention that they "have a tournament this Sunday". Down here we never have tournaments on Sundays, they are always on Saturdays. The only time I've seen Sunday competition is at a national championship. Who here competes on Sundays? Why does your organization have Sunday tournaments?

All tournaments are great learning experiences, but none a much as that first one. So lets look at what are some things you should be learning there. 1. Learn the rules of competition and how to use them to your advantage. 2. You'll see that different schools teach slight variations in the way they do their forms. Different judges will like one style over the other. Don't worry about it, do your best and move on. 3. How to deal with stress. 4. How to pace your emotions and focus during the day while you are just sitting around waiting to compete. 5. How to properly warm up before competition. 6. Learn how to properly hydrate yourself and sustain your blood sugar level on competition day (what foods to snack on, how much, and when). Learn how to compete against new friends you've just made, 7. Learn how to handle those crazy ones throwing everything in the book at you. 8. Learn that you need to bring your belt to the tournament (and a list of other pieces of equipment and uniform that always seem to get forgotten). 9. You'll see how you react to winning or losing. Then ask yourself "Is this how I think I should react? If not, what is the proper way to win or lose?" 10. Determine if you enjoyed this activity or not. If you did then good, keep on training and use what you have learned. If you did not then why? What can you do to make it more enjoyable? If what caused you not to enjoy it is beyond your control ask yourself is this a challenge to yourself to be able to participate in something you like but has aspects you do not agree with or can control? So good luck, learn, and have some fun!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

OK, so what's a "Crocodile Kick" ?

usatkdwtf said: But are you finally a 3rd degree black sheep? Is anybody fimiliar with the ITA? I know them as all part of the "Tae Kwon Do Plus" franchise. A friend of mine goes to an ITA school and it looks sort of like how y'all described the ATA. It is a very close knit organization , you can not compete outside the ITA. They do the Hyung forms and point sparring. Their test are very simple and people advance very quickly (4 year old black belts). I know...McDojo to the max! Here a link to a local ITA organization http://www.tkdplusonline.com/artmonroe.html

I'm not 50 yet, so you're on your own till then.

The "Get the Drunk Home" Game. Try this and see how far you can keep this drunk man up. Good Luck! You just move you mouse left to right (no clicking) to keep him walking in a straight line. The object of the game is to keep him walking, without falling over, by moving your mouse from left to right or right to left - you can't see your mouse, which makes it more difficult. Has sound effects. It's in German. Post your results. I got up to 50 meters then had to go to work. I'll try againn tonight. CLICK ON THE HYPERLINK BELOW TO PLAY - ITS ADDICTIVE: http://www.wagenschenke.ch

Let me give you a warning about resistance cords (bungee cords). I was training with them at a gym back in 2001. They had Velcro straps on each end so I could wrap one end to my ankle and the other end to a bar on the wall and do my exercises. I would do slow kicks; roundhouse, front kicks, side kicks, and back kicks (that was tricky). I would also do them fast. I ended up pulling, tearing, and really messing up my right hip flexor. The pain was awful. It was constant. I could hardly drive because it hurt to work the peddles. Even putting on my sock and shoes was painful. I had to go get physical therapy to relieve the constant pain, but it still aggravates me when I do a heavy workout. I don't think it'll ever go away. So be careful when using those things, or better yet...don't use them!

The discussion of kids under 16 getting a black belt has been hammered out on other threads. I wouldn't be surprised if this discussion comes up several times a year. However, I think the timing of this one is ironic. At the same time there is a discussion on this forum about the "myth of the black belt". In summary the discussion is about why people think that black belts have to be "super human beings". Many blame Hollywood for this stereotype and admit that black belts are just ordinary people who have reached a certain level in their training that they have grasped the basics of their art and ready to move on to higher learning. Yet, here in this discussion, we are saying that kids under 16 must be "super human beings" in order to earn a black belt. This supports the Hollywood myth. KarateChick06 said: Many kids can not only do everything an adult can, but can do them better. They just don't have the amount of power an adult has. But I bet pound for pound many kids have just as much power, if not more power, than many adults wearing black belts. This includes sparring; just this past weekend at a tournament I (4th degree) got beat by my son who only 2 weeks ago turned 17, and he's been a BB for years. Anyway, back on topic. How old are you?

My first attempt was 121.668. Then I got the hang of it. Got it down to .187

We have a "body toughing" class at our dojang. I've been to a few and one time we would have two people team up, one would face up on the floor and the other one would drop one of those heavy medcine balls on their stomachs. You would start at about a foot and work up higher as you became conditioned over the weeks.

Aodhan said: That baffles me. Why do you think you need Kukkiwon certification in order to coach AAU? I'm in my 2nd year of coaching and refereeing AAU Tae Kwon Do and I'm not Kukkiwon certified. Kukkiwon certification is very expensive. Since you are a 2nd dan are you applying for a skip-dan (not having to get a 1st dan Kukkiwon first then waiting to get a 2nd dan certification)? Did you know that you can get certified by the AAU? go to http://www.aautaekwondo.org/ and click on the "Dan Certification" link in the frame on the left. Also, AAU Junior Olympics are in New Orleans this year. If you plan to go let me know. My daughter is competing. We also live in the New Orleans area.

Traffic Cop: You are the traffic cops giving directions to a group of 4 students. When you point to their left they side step or sheffle step to the left; when you point to their right they go to the right; when you point to the rear og the class they back step or back shuffle step; when you point to the front of the class they run forward. You can also point to the ground and they have to flop on the ground and bounce back up pumping their feet as fast as they can. Chicken Fight: Two students square off. They are standing and lift one foot, crossing it over their other knee. They grab that foot with both hands. On your command they try to knock the other person down without letting go. If they let go they lose. You can also have a bunch go at a time and last one standing wins.

I take anti-inflammatories to treat the pain and inflammation. I take glucosmine chondroitin to strengthen the ligaments in the joints. It has helped me like a miracle drug. Rest is good too.

To find your name in Hawaiian go to this website: http://www.hisurf.com/hawaiian/names.html just call me Keleko

A priest, a rabi, and a minister walk into a bar and the bar tender says "Hey, what is this? A joke?"

punch line should have been "capital W"

Awww, thanks!