i finally found an appropriate dojo where i am going to begin TKD in a matter of weeks. maybe 8 or 9! because i cant wait to finally start, i dont want to waste the time in between.

 

to all who do tkd... since i dont know anything about forms yet and since i dont want to practice them by book or whatever... how can i prepare myself? except perhaps from this jogging stuff or stretching and anything i probably would have got as a reply.

 

hope u can help

Worry is the interest humans pay on the debt of miscalculation......just enjoy the wait.......good luck and please train hard

that probably was not what the shade wanted to hear i guess

First off, I'm of a karate and not a TKD background, but I wouldn't recommend going off and self training to prepare yourself for your real TKD training - at least not in TKD - you'd be better off waiting for the instruction and the corrections that come with it.

 

The jogging and stretching you mentioned sounded like a good idea, and I'd think some push ups and ab work wouldn't hurt either.

Sprints, sit ups, push ups, running, biking... any of those will be good.

 

Don't try to learn from a book. It's bound to give you bad habits that will be hard for you to correct later. Later on you can use a book to review but it's best to wait until taught by an instructor.

Watch your class as often as possible, get a feel for the way things work, try to learn a little.

The key to TKD is flexibility and strength (body and mind) you will be learning kicks that will eventually be above your own head. So make sure to train your motability as well as stamina. The kind of strenght needed in martial arts only comes from repetitive practice of certain moves, and I agree dont learn from books as doing the wrong technique will do more damage and take longer to correct than if learnt from scratch. Other than that enjoy the sport/art and follow the tennants of TKD

 

JS

except perhaps from this jogging stuff or stretching and anything i probably would have got as a reply.

 

so what is actually wrong about that??