Going to a Taekwondo tournament can be a daunting experience and somewhat intimidating if it’s your first time. When I went to my first tournament (quite a few years ago), there wasn’t readily available information …
Mastering Taekwondo Fighting Competitions: Strategies for Success
Taekwondo is a martial art that has grown in popularity around the world. With its focus on kicks, strikes, and blocks, it is a dynamic and exciting sport that requires skill, strength, and agility. For …
The Importance of Flexibility in Martial Arts: How to Develop Your Range of Motion
Martial arts is a physical discipline that requires strength, speed, and agility. One of the most important physical attributes that a martial artist can possess is flexibility. Being flexible can help you perform techniques with …
The most common Taekwondo injuries and how to treat them
I spoke to Kevin Jensen and John Lee from Infinite Health for some expert advice about taekwondo injuries and treatments. Kevin is a massage therapist who has worked with the Argentine National Taekwondo Team and …
How To Condition Your Shins for TaeKwonDo
In a kick heavy martial art like Taekwondo, those new to the martial art often deal with injured shins. Their shins are not conditioned for the demand that a martial art like Taekwondo puts on …
How to Clean Martial Arts Sparring Gear
Imagine going back to martial arts or more specifically Taekwondo after a long break. You’re excited to put on your sparring equipment, only to stop in your tracks the moment you take a huge whiff …
How To Improve Balance in TaeKwondo
Like with all martial arts balance is a very important aspect that is needed to learn the techniques. This is especially important in TaeKwondo. In a martial art that includes so many types of kicks, …
TaeKwonDo Sparring Strategies and Advice
When you start off learning to spar in TaeKwonDo, you will more often then not be shown short 2 step combinations which are usually the foundations on which to build more complex 3 step and …
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 …