Sparring Technique Review Series: The Fast Kick
No sparring competitor's toolbox is complete without the fast kick.
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Everyone has the Right to be Proud of their Identity
I am a proud Korean American. I am a fighter. I am an athlete. I am a competitor. I am a teacher. I am a student. I am all of these...
Victory!
So proud to be part of such a great community!
There is no courage without fear
It is OK to be scared. I've observed in sports there seems to be the desire to appear stoic and unafraid of the challenges to come.
Techno and Tae Kwon Do
We listen to techno while we train. If you drop by one of our practices you will likely hear one of these songs playing in the...
Street Fighter and Sparring
Knowing how to fight boils down to understanding your technique distances and timings. Next, is selecting the appropriate techniques in...
On Fear.
In sparring, there is fear. Fear of getting hit, fear of losing. This fear can be paralyzing, it can disorient and blind you, and it...
1% Better a day.
That's all we can hope for. Finding ways to make your technique 1% better, each day we train. That adds up. Think about compound interest...
Distance - Inside Fight - A shorter sparrer's refuge
I am 5'7.5" and 145lbs. Most people I spar with are around 5'11" and sometimes 6'3" 145lbs. This usually equates to my opponents able to...
The first time I got back kicked
It was my freshman year of Cornell. I had joined the Tae Kwon Do sparring team and had been practicing fervently for a few months. I had...
The start of a fighter's journey
Kicking a pad, and kicking a person are two completely different things. A pad does not think, does not feel, and does not move. A person...
Martial arts should not be about the belt.
The black belt was invented in the late 1880s and originated in Judo. The black belt symbolized mastery. Somewhere along the way, color...
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