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i honestly can relate to everything that luckorskill007 has just posted. the hours may get to you at first..but just make it part of what you do everyday, and you must be willing to make sacrifices, such as social life and so on. however it really is an awesome feeling to have children show you the kindness of there heart and let you know that they wanted to make something for you...it really is the ultimate payoff, and only those who have experienced it can appreciate it.

i will soon

hell yeah...tournament was yesterday and i took gold in all three events.... sparrign, poomse, and breaking!! great turnout...thanks to all that wished me luck -scad

it may sound far fetched and alittle crazy but i am 17, i am aiming to make either the 2008 or 2012 olympic team. that means winning state, regionals, nationals, then trying out. but weither i succeed or not, it will be a great learning experience. -scad

i absolutyl agree, if you live big flashy mega powerful kicks. Tae Kwon Do is your calling, tkd emphasyses on legs. thats what it all about... don't get me wrong though there is use of your hands in there to...but as far as grappling. no. so is what you want to do is try to find a korean that teaches Tae Kwon Do, someone who trained in korea, becuase the chances of them knowing hapkido is pretty good, and they won't make Tae Kwon Do and hapkido the same thing, once you have started excelling in Tae Kwon Do, then perhaps they will teach you some HKD. but it all comes down to how hard you train....happy hunting -scad

ok....so one guy gets walked on by a tai fighter, but everyone needs to watch the other TKD vs Muai thai fight, the thai fighter gets demolished! it all comes down to how you train.

my condolances, my instructor is like a father to me.

now what has been said is true, TKD doesn't have throws, however if the instructor is korean there is a great chance that he knows hapkido, and the punches are effective if practices, as well as any other aspest of martial arts, but kicks is where it gets intense. TKD is known for kicks, high flyign mega powerful kicks. and i take TKD (traditional) and i love it....can't get enough. but break down the name Tae Kwon Do, in korean it means kicking punching art. but its only as effective as you make it. so yes i would recommend TKD if you like it, but don't forget, TKD emphasyses on kicks, so that would build a great base fo martial arts, and if you decide to change disciplines down the road, it will just broaden your spectrum of knowledge and skill. but you do martial arts for yourself, so the most important thing to do is find a school that you like and stick with it. i wish you the best of luck in pursuing an art you enjoy

i appreciate the feedback, and everyone is right, why does it matter what other people say, it doesn't really, but its unnerving to have that said to you, and in alot of ways it not that art that makes someone good, its how you train, and in my case i spend 7 days a week at Tae Kwon Do. so i take it to heart. but i will try to keep in mind everything that has been posted. thanks -scad

yeah i am competing in all 3 events: sparring, poomse and breaking. i am also going as a coach.

ok i think i am going to cry. a 4th dan 10 yearold, and all good MA instructors should be poor! , that is the most rediculous thing i have even heard, not only is my master an incredible martial artist, vice president of the Florida Tae Kwon Do Union, tournament directer and rated number 2 int he state, but he has done extremely well with his business. the only reason that some MA instructors may be poor, is perhaps there business hasn't flourished. and alot of instructors don't teach MA fulltime, they have seperate jobs, teaching MA is a hobby or a way to make fast cash.

say you are starting right foot forward. you swing your left legbehind you and throw yourself into a spin, then kick with the right foot. its a Tae Kwon Do kick.really powerful

without a doubt Tae Kwon Do, my life revolves around Tae Kwon do and if you really want emphasys on kicking, thats your art. though i am not saying that aother arts don't have good kicks or anything, but not only is Tae Kwon Do well known for its insane power and high flying kicks, but kicks are our specialty

lay face down on the floor and put your arms on the side of you as if you where about to do a push up, keep your back straight and push straight up. thats the best advice i think i can give you for push ups.

i don't know about everone else, but when someone bad mouthes my school, i take it personally. i'm not talkign about random people, mostly other martial artist. i take it to heart. not to the point of physical confrintation but it just really offends me, i have respect for anyone who takes martial arts and where they take it.i spend most of my time Tae Kwon Do, and really love what i do, and some people from the jeet kun do schools and kenpo studious, around my area just have no respect for that and are really bitter towards Tae Kwon Do and where i take it. on a scale of one to ten though, how many take it as personal as i do, and is it a bad thing? i'm definatly a eight to ten.

break the kick down into segments, bring the leg up and pause, then extend and fold, then back down. if you do that its like programing your body, then once the kcik has great accuracy and snap, move to a weighted bag for the resistance, i did that with my backside kick and the results where insane, so give it a try. and don't use weight machines, they will only build usless muscles.

i take TKD in florida and when you are moving through your belts you are taught hapkido, then once you are a black belt in TKD you have a good start on hapkido, then you begin intinsive training in hapkido and move through belts. thats just my school's way of doing it.

that video was aweosme, i take Tae Kwon Do and i love doing flashy kicks. two very inthusiastic thumbs up!

roundhouse to thunder roundhouse to backspin hook, or skip roundhouse to roundhouse to backside.

february 18th is the third annual team tkd invitational in miami, and i was just wonder who is going. if you don't live in florida its not likely that you will attend, but i was just curious to see if anyone on here was going to be there, if so, what belt, and age, aswell as which events you will compete in. thanks

always be hard one your self to some degree, self critisism is good, that way you strive to become better, who do you do martial arts for, your parents, girlfriend, friends, no you do it for yourself, and you are the only one who can make you better, some will show you the path, but its up to you how for you walk down it, and thats why its good to be hard on yourself to some extent

i agree with the cooments posted, but you should always take pride in what you do in martial arts, its an art, you are supposed to take pridein it,,,like said don't become arrogant, but pride does play a large roel as well as shame. for instance if you have no pride in your poomse, it won't be beuatiful, if you have no pride in how presentable your uniform is, it could be wrinkely and have sweat stains, and shame, if you realize that you arelackign in an area where you have pride, you will strive to become better -scad

bilang.com has some awesome videos of kicks but, that gives you a ruff idea, but here is a few tips for gettign better, don't let you arms flair out..you loose power, in butterfly kick which i am assuming is kicking with both feet at the same time in a split...those are tricky but its one of my best,use your arms when you jump and keep them about chest level and work on timign for extending your feet for full max power, anything you do spinning, turn your head, your body will follow your head, and as far as jumping is concerned, do alot of squats, and duck walks. your legs will increase in power alot, therefore giving you the ability to jump higher and kick harder. -scad

my instructor says "winning isn't everything, its the only thing" and when his patience grows short with me its usually "shek yah" or "ehh shi" both are not something you want ot hear comign from him...take my word

in the last reply, wrist injury was mentioned alittle off topic but if you hit a bag or target with any significant weight to it your wrist will calcify inturn making them stronger, but back to punching i agree with alot that has been said but my personal most powerful punch is from back hand and thrown straight, one i can put as much body weight as need and there are harder to block or deflect. i usually have my feet abotu shoulder length apart and both face a 45 degree angle from my body. thats about it