Icetuete Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 my friend plans to do some martial arts, but because of the lack of schools around, he has not such a big choice. he really sucks at many kinds of sports (bad cardio, rather weak, not too fast etc) so he plans to join a TKD school in order to get stronger, more flexible and everything, to later, when the choice might be bigger (in two or three years at university) switch to another style. does tkd really prepare for another style? i dont know what art he wants to do later on (and probably he himself doesnt either), but anyhow, tkd is a good workout. ur thoughts please, he asked me what i'd think about it and i didnt know what do say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDShoujo Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Well, lemme tell you, I wasnt the prime example of fitness myself when i joined my TKD academy. Now dont get me wrong, i wasnt overweight or anything, i just didnt excersice a whole lot. But I've gotten in a lot better shape since i joined. In fact, joining a TKD school will definetely improve your friend's body if he sticks with it for awhile. And then once he gets in better shape from that, it will help him if he chooses to move to a different style or whatever. Female- 16 years old - Brown Belt 3rd grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirves Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Yes. It is an okay starting point. It'll get him in okay shape. It'll familiarize him with basics of punching, kicking, blocking and footwork. TKD is quite similar to Shotokan karate including similar "kata". So it is a good way to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 it doesn't matter what style you do as long as you take it seriously. train hard and you will do well in what ever you take part in. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansoouser Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 let him choose the uphill path The amateur shoots his hands out ferociously, but lacks any true power. A master is not so flamboyant, but his touch is as heavy as a mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icetuete Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 uphill path? yeah, i didnt know why it should be wrong, what he plans. and it'll give me the chance to train with him in our freetime. that'll be got for the both of us. besides: everything is better than doint NO martial art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta1 Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 ...so he plans to join a TKD school in order to get stronger, more flexible and everything, to later, when the choice might be bigger (in two or three years at university) switch to another style. does tkd really prepare for another style? I think TKD is an excellent starting place. He'll learn snap, power, ballance, coordination, and get used to moving in stances and working hands and feet. He'll be miles ahead when he starts another art in a few years. And the TKD schools I've seen are really god at fitness and flexability. Go for it! Freedom isn't free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icetuete Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 thats about what i thought as well delta1. i think he regards TKD training as a chance to become not only more flexible and to learn the basics of kicking, striking etc, but it will also make him a faster runner, train his reactions, makes him stronger etc, in other words makes him a better (a good?) overall athlet. tkd is really good and gets u into shape, but is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR440 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Yes, as long as he stays away from the beer and pizza every night. Diet is just as important as the exercise. It's happy hour somewhere in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glingglo Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 i'm not sure i even understand why your friend is already planning to change styles someday when he hasn't even tried tkd yet. tkd is a great style, assuming that he doesn't have the misfortune to find himself training in a mcdojang. why does he feel like he wants to switch as soon as he can? is he more interested in groundfighting or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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