The term “style” is widely used in martial arts circles. Its meaning is very wide and this often leads to confusion. In modern everyday life, the word “style” describes the personal representation of the individual and his uniqueness. Each practitioner has his own “style” of performance. Eventually, this practitioner willContinue Reading
The sine wave in Taekwon-Do is a fundamental way for performing the techniques through a sequence of relaxation of the body, lifting the center of gravity and its downward movement at the end (the moment of performing the technique). The sine wave in Taekwon-Do was introduced by Gen. Choi inContinue Reading
We have all been beginners in Taekwon-do dojangs and have taught that “Pattern should begin and end at exactly same spot”! That’s how Gen. Choi wrote in the Encyclopedia!!! And then many others have copied from it… We’ve always performed the patterns to end where we started. Even the instructorsContinue Reading
Advanced Taekwon-Do Europe ATEU offers a solution to compensate Taekwon-Do instructors who have many years of experience, but are lagging in technical degrees (Dan). They are allowed to test for the next degree at the moment they are ready. Shortening the waiting period of a higher technical degree is anContinue Reading
The technical grade exams at Taekwon-do are routine events in clubs. The practice is to take one two or three exams per year, which are pre-planned in the organization’s calendar. This enables the practitioners in the group to prepare together for the upcoming exam. In the preparation process, some practitionersContinue Reading