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Squatting to the point where the crease in the hip is parallel to the knee is the proper depth for a legal squat in powerlifting competitions, usually. There really isn't any reason to go butt-to-grass, as that can cause what some lifters refer to as "butt wink," which is where you lose that hard lordotic arch in your back you are supposed to hold when you squat, which is attained with that butt-out position. Its cool hear that not only is someone squatting, but they are striving to do it correctly! Good for you, scohen0300! If you are looking for any more tips on squatting, check out Starting Strength's youtube channel, and the book of the same name. It has great sections that teach how to do all the main barbell exercises.

Nice flow. I do like the simultaneous block/strike applications, and then following up with making distance and kicking.

Congrats, Pred!

I don't think there is any room in competition for a blow like that. Heck, even in self-defense, one had better have a good justification for kicking a downed opponent.

Welcome to KF! Glad to have you! Kids are tricky. I've got two boys of my own, and a grown daughter. My daughter tried TKD for a while, but she didn't enjoy it, and got out. She loves to run, though. She runs half marathons now. My boys wrestle. The older one also plays football and baseball, so we stay busy. I don't want to force them to do what I like, but to find their own passion. Maybe someday, one of them will join me on the floor.

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Glad to see you back, John!

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For TKD, General Choi, for sure. GM H.U. Lee made a lot of strides when he founded the ATA.

Programming workout sessions is as important as the workouts themselves. Overtraining isn't helpful, and neither is under training. I think if you have the time, a few hours in the morning and a few in the evening would be about right.

Probably not insurance companies as much as a LA k of viewership and oak of support from governing bodies.

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This happened to Karate and TKD. I don't think it will even take 100 years. The difference is though that Karate and certainly TKD didn't start out as one thing in the first place. BJJ you could argue had always belonged to the Gracie's and there haven't been any major fracturing off whereas with TKD you saw it breaking up within the first 10 to 15 years. You make a good point, Danielle. Hopefully, the same thing doesn't happen to them. But if their are whispers of it now, its likely only a matter of time.

That's what I try to do, too. I just have a hard time making it work. What I your go to guard pass?

ROFL!! Of course!

This sums it up very well. Many of those early Korean TKD masters that came out of the 40s, 50s, and 60s were trading for hours a day in the military. Three training sessions a day, and morning and evening runs. They would get good in spite of themselves. Add in some talent and athletic ability, and you get some great masters. Everyone talks about the "old school," but things are different now, and many of us don't have that kind of time to offer. So, we have to make good with the time we have.

That's really cool! JR, if you post to YouTube, you can edit your upload, and mark it as private. Then only those you share the link with can view it. But, if you share it here, anyone viewing this page can view it.

TSD Form 5, Pyong Ahn E Dan: ITSDF: I think I counted around 28 moves. To me, this form screams out "Won Hyo Hyung:" ITF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34UbIpwIWYQ And its Shotokan counterpart, Heian Nidan:

I would tend to agree with you, JR. The guys who practice doing takedowns all the time are the guys who get good at defending them.

I don't think you need to drop the muscle mass to be flexible. You need to focus on stretching and working your joints through a full range of motion. I've had big legs for some time, and they aren't all muscle, but stretching and practicing kicking have always helped me keep my kicks at a decent height.

2/10/2016 Defensive Tactics Club: 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Some review from the previous session. 2/11/2016 Strength Training: deload week Press: 45x5x2, 56x5, 70x5, 84x5. Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Took time in basics to work on rechambering kicks, doing repeating round kicks in combinations, and a front kick repeat round kick combination. Forms, one-steps, and combinations and also some sparring drills we do that are 1 technique, 2 techniques, and 3 techniques back and forth. 2/15/2016 Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, sparring/combinations for lower ranks. 2/16/2016 Strength Training: raised training maxes, 3x5 week Squat: warm-ups: 45x5x2, 135x5, 165x5, 195x5; work sets: 208x5, 240x5, 272x8. Deadlifts: 162.5x10, 162.5x10, 162.5x10, 162.5x10, 162.5x10. Taught TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Basics, forms, one-steps, sparring. 2/17/2016 Strength Training: 3x5 week Press: warm-ups: 45x5x3, 65x5, 85x5; work sets: 94x5, 109x5, 123x6. Assisted chins: 125x8, 8, 6 (supersetted with press). Lat pull-downs: 130x10, 10, 10, 10, 10 (supersetted with press).

I like the idea of having trainees assisting in the class. That way, they can watch my approach to teaching, and listen to how I address details, and then I can let them take over a small session and listen to how they do it. I can jump in to clarify anything, and afterwards I can take the time to review them, tell them what appeared to work well, and what I perhaps would have approached differently, and then explain to them how I would have approached it. One of the big things I learned as I became an instructor was learning how to teach the same thing to different students in different ways. Everyone learns differently, but we are trying to get them all to learn the same things. The bigger and broader the student base, the more opportunities there are to improve this skill.

Our classes have typically run an hour. With the busy lives most of our students have, its often hard for students to commit more than an hour of training time and still have time to do all the stuff at home, like homework and such for kids. We offer classes 3 days per week. Our Little Lions programs run 30 minute classes. We have in the past had a few days per week we did 1.5 hour classes, and I really fealt like I could cover a lot more and get a lot more done.

Ooohhhh, I don't think insurance companies would like that at all. In the 90's, there was an Olympic style TKD pro league on ESPN without hogus, headgear or gloves. You can find them on Youtube. The best fight of the fights was a 120 lb fight between Hyon LEE vs. Danny KIM. I encourage all to look it up. PRO TKD is what it was called, I believe. There were some good fights there.

I've had trouble breaking guard, because I always end up leaving the arm and letting myself get triangled. I saw the very beginning the way you pressured back, but then did you just use you elbows to pressure the pass? I did like the method you used here, and getting to side control is better than getting to the mount. I also like the combat base, which would be a good fit for the DT aspect of teaching a guard pass. I learned a stacking guard pass in Royce's system in which you posture up onto your feet, and pressure in on them and try to close the knees inwards, but we use punches or palm strikes to the face to break the guard, then backstroke an arm to pass into side control. Nice for DT purposes, but not for general rolling in our club, where we don't hit each other. Thanks for the video. I'd love to see a breakdown on the guard pass, and any variations. I'm sure you've already shown them, so I just need to surf a little.