White Belt Form – Taegeuk Il Jang Taekgeuk Il Jang or more informally known number as Tae Kwon Do Form 1 is the very first of a total of 8 poomsae’s or forms that is …
WTF Taekwondo Black Belt Form Five – Shipjin
TaeKwonDo Black Belt Form Sipjin is the 5th black belt test you will take as you continue to go up the ladder in learning your Tae Kwon Do black belt forms. The Sipjin Black Belt …
WTF TaeKwonDo Black Belt Form Two – Keumgang
History of the Form The Kukkiwon Textbook describes Keumgang as follows: “Keumgang (meaning diamond) has the meaning or translation of ‘hardness’ and ‘ponderosity’. The mountain Keumgang on the Korean peninsula, which is regarded as the …
WTF TaeKwonDo Black Belt Form One – Koryo
Koryo (Korea), the first Taekwondo black belt formed to be studied, is the name of an old Korean Dynasty and that kind of spirit is reflected in the movements of the Poomsae Koryo. Each movement …
Mastering Tae Kwon Do Sparring: Techniques, Tips, and Strategies
Sparring is one of the most exhilarating aspects of Tae Kwon Do training. It provides the opportunity to put techniques into action, testing how well kicks and punches work in dynamic combat situations. However, I …
4 Best Martial Arts Stretching Machines
I look back now at the first time I took TaeKwonDo and I did not realize how “old school” it was when it came to stretching machines and increasing my flexibility as it was first …