I'm not confident enough. I keep turning around when they kick or punch not for a spinning kick but because in fear of getting hit in the face and eyes. what do I do? Also, how do I stopped creating open spaces for my opponent to beat me. I tried side stepping but then they suddenly come in and I am forced to the corner when they beat me up relentlessly while I do nothing and freeze. helppp

What do you do with your boards that you're given after your board breaks during tests? My son and I tested for greenbelt so now we have four sets of boards from each of us just sitting in a pile at my house. Has anybody come up with a Taekwondo related project to use these for?? His are the 8 mm and mine are the 18 mm.

So far I can only do a spinning back kick to the body or chest max, how can I get higher spinning back kicks? Do I jump higher? Do I lean back?

Hi. So for a long part of my life, I've wanted to learn a martial art. Karate stuck out but it felt super grounded and very precise. (Which is not a problem by any means!) And I've yearned for more flashiness in some of the techniques.

And. Boom. I saw taekwondo when I was 10. And I've always found it awesome, it looked like Karate but it was more bouncy. Fast. And closer to something I'd want. So here I am. I'm 16. And my dad is advocating for me to figure out what martial art(s) I want to learn and look for a school

Here's the issue. I don't know how to determine whether or not the Dojang is a Belt factory or if it even teaches Tae-Kwon-Do properly. I'd rather not go in for a taster class until I've already proven it has some substance. But. I don't even know how to figure out IF it has said substance based on promo. Instructor names.

I don't know where I should look to find this information anyways. Are there any pointers or things I should look out for. Both on the websites and when I inevitably enter said Dojang?

I'd rather not waste me or my parents time with something that is a cash grab instead of a proper school.

Extra: A place to look for Dojangs that are credible would be very lovely! Im not aware of any websites like that

Edit: Thank you all for the insightful answers and kindness! I appreciate you all for the help. I'm definitely taking notes on how to look for a proper school. Once again. Thank you guys

I'm not even completely sure if this is the right sub to go to, but I figured I'd have the most specific audience here. I'm working on a writing project, and I'd like for the main character to practice Taekwondo. One of the first few scenes would (hopefully) display her receiving her black belt. After this event, she's unable to continue practicing at a dojang, so it's mostly that opening scene I'm concerned with. Unfortunately, I don't know much about how that works.

I'm sure it varies place-to-place, but is there a ceremony of any sort? Do they just hand you the belt and send you on your way? I've explored this sub and found something about ID's and certificates, but do those come immediately or later on?

I've found a few sources to look into relating to the logistics of Taekwondo, and I have a friend who practiced it a number of years ago who can give me some firsthand experience, but I don't know any black belts. Any advice would be appreciated! Additionally, if there's anything that you commonly find is mistaken about the art in media, feel free to mention that so I can avoid writing it.

I plan on buying the Mooto extra s6 dobok but don't know how Mooto doboks fit. I am around 169-170cm tall and the size chart says to get a medium, but I am worried the pants might be too long since I have shorter legs proportionally. Would a size small be fine, or should I stick with medium.

Im adjusting my home routine next to taekwondo, was wondering how many exercises would push to build power/condition without overdoing this?

Im talking about plyometric kicks combinations, like jumping steps combined with kicks. To build power/speed/etc. Tons of examples on social media.

I am not sure how many sets you are supposed to do and how many exercises. If you do 2 for a few sets of 30 seconds or 1 minute, or should you do more ?

Trying to build up condition for competitions

Hey, I'm looking to buy some pants for a new student of mine. He's a really small 4-year old. Normally 0000 pants work for the little guys, but he's still swimming in them. His mom says he's a 3-t in toddler pants. Anyone know where I can find pants to fit him?

This happened on Sunday.

My son who is only 7 wanted the new Call of Duty game. The video game store shared a parking lot with Party City and since it’s Halloween the lot was packed

The nanny had the minivan so I had to take the sedan and since it is nice I put the roof down.

I pull into the only empty spot and someone was smoking marijuana and the smell immediately hit me as I parked. I glanced back at my son, who wrinkled his nose in confusion.

My son then asked me why does it smell like a skunk and then said, skunks don’t live in this area.

I then told the marijuana stoners to not smoke in crowded parking lots.

My children’s Holloween parade is about to start I will finish the story later

I'm currently 14 years old, and have been doing TKD for a while now. For the last few months I've been training more than usual because I want to get better, and I just got invited to be in the state team. Even though my mom supports me and everything, she's worried about CTE, which is a a permanent brain condition, that causes memory loss, confusion, etc. It's caused by constant blows to the head.

There's not a lot of info on the internet about CTE in TKD, so I would like to know.

Hi! I'm a beginner in TKD and loving it so far. I was wondering what you wear underneath the dobok, especially on the top? I want something that's full coverage and wont slip up or be to bulky and i've been considering some kind of ballet leotard but i would love to hear your go-to's!

Hello folks,

I was wondering if anyone had experience video testing for 5th Dan specifically with Kukkiwon. I see on the TCON website it requires Poomsae, Sparring and a Letter of Recommendation. Poomsae and Sparring - okay - but I had a couple questions about the LOR.

1. What are the general contents of this letter of recommendation? I assume it is something that is written and signed by the recommending Master?
2. On TCON site it says for the LoR, must be "Over 6th Dan". I know historically (currently?) that your recommender has to be one Dan level higher than the level you are applying for. Specifically a 6th Dan holder could recommend me to 5th. (I know about the requiring at least a 3rd Class Master Certificate now). The way it's written though I'm a little unsure. Did they change it to 7th Dan+? Or is it just not translated effectively (meaning it was supposed to be written "6th Dan or Over".

Also I was wondering if anyone had any general video testing experiences that they can share. I'd love to hear. :)

I searched a few different ways (including using the Hangul for Kukkiwon) and came up empty.

Has the name changed from what is listed on TKDCON?

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I can see warnings foul and time, but what do the X:X numbers mean? The colors also correspond to the current scope for red 3 and 1 blue.

Will do it next Saturday, I just find it very abstract and have no idea what to expect. My course is given by the Dutch federation, but probably WT in Europe is mostly the same more or less.

Open to hearing thoughts!

I began filling it with Sand but found out soon enough that it was too hard and rough. What do you all recommend I could fill it with so it won't be so tough?

If you have anything you want to celebrate with the r/Taekwondo community - here's your chance.

Link to any pictures or videos of you doing cool things, or with cool people or whatever. Publicly shout about your shiny new belt or grade. Share competition clips without asking for feedback, just saying "look how well I did!".

We'd love to celebrate with you, but please keep them to these Kudos threads!

Have you ever dealt with a troublesome student who was eventually kicked out?

I’m looking for a TKD style pant that is comfy and practical for both lounging and practicing forms. I have nice Adidas pants for official classes, but would like a comfier pair for practice at home, preferably could double as lounge pants. I just want them similar enough in shape and fit to not throw me off between classes and practice on my own.

Any suggestions?

Bonus points for easily acquired (aka Amazon or similar).

Hi! I need some advice on if this sport would work out for me.

I'm 16(F) and I have a good few concerns and issues that I'd like to check out before I get too into looking at this. (I've had to give up some stuff due to these issues and want to spare myself the disappointment)
I've become interested in this sport as I have always wanted to learn a martial art for fitness and self-defense. I have been watching a video by a youtuber called Michelle Khare who was training for 90 days to see how good she could get at it and it seems like such an amazing sport! It looks gorgeous and graceful! I searched up to see if there is anywhere providing training nearby and there is in a closer location and a slightly farther location.

To start with, a huge thing is some health issues I have. I have leg problems (likely knock knees) that can cause pains. I've been working on building up their strength. I also have very severe period pains and additional symptoms.
I'm also autistic and have dyspraxia. These can cause some coordination issues and I can end up pretty overwhelmed.
Final issue is cost. I'm not overly well-off. I can likely afford lessons if it doesn't cost thousands but stuff like fencing that I looked into were out of budget.

My previous exercise/sports were:
Tennis (Briefly) and Pilates
I'm on a break for horse riding
I'm currently doing volleyball each week with my school

Please be brutally honest! I need to know if this sport is anyways possible if I try it out! I know I won't know for certain unless I do it but I need to know if there is any hope first.

Hello, I've been doing taekwondo + bodyweight strength training for a while, and recently started to go to tye gym. When I did bodyweight strength training, I used to do a full body routine 2-3 times a week, with only five exercises (pull-ups, push-ups, pistol squats, bridges and crunches). When I started going to the gym, I was considering doing something similar, but with added exercises that would help me with Taekwondo, like plyometrics. I am a poomsae competitor, also considering getting into board breaking, so I'm looking especially to improve on these.

Instead of making me a full-body routine, the instructors of the gym made me a 3-day routine with a quad/upper body/hamstrings+glutes split. I decided to give it a try, but I feel I'm not adapting well to it. For example, I do the quads training on monday, which is 5 exercises only for quads, and on Tuesday I have Taekwondo, but my legs hurt and I can't kick well. I didn't have this problem back when I did the full body bodyweight routine.

I want to ask the gym instructors to make me a new routine for me, but first I'd like to know what your guy's routines look like. Do you do full body training or do you split? And what plyometrics and specific exercises do you do? And do you have problems training Taekwondo while feeling pain from your strength training?

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I've seen many competitors wearing uniforms with a 'USA' letter on the back. WHY? Unless the athlete is selected to represent the USA team and compete at the World competition, the athlete should not use 'USA' on his/her uniform for all local and national tournaments. All athletes should compete at a fair level and equal opportunity. Even those competitors who decided to compete at the other national level should not use 'USA' unless they get permission. It's like a fraudulent claim you are representing the USA.

Something happened to my kid's interest in TKD. They were super excited to go, loved showing dad all the cool new kicks and punches (ouch, btw), were super jazzed about being invited to become a leadership team member & help other kids in class, setting up the obstacle courses, etc. Then, right around earning a red belt... they ran out of gas. To be fair, they had a minor injury to an ankle that kept them out of class for a month, and shortly before they earned the black stripe (with heavy pushing from me to attend class every week) they got diagnosed with ADHD, which in addition to its own challenges may have caused some self esteem issues, but... they just don't want it anymore. I cannot figure out why the reversal, nor can I see how to (or even whether to) get her back into the dojang. Have any other TKD parents gone through this, and if so, any advice?

I’m grading for my black belt soon need to know Koryo and taeguk 1-8 (I have to do Koryo then a few random of the taeguk will be picked).

I know them all fine but when I practice I’ll merge them fairly regularly. Any advice on helping fix this?

When I say merging an example is if they have the same move I’ll transition into another form doing taeguk 5 I’ll do the low block but instead of doing the hammer I’ll do the kick and outside block from taeguk 6 Another example is taeguk 2 at the start after low block I do kick face punch which is in that form but not till later on.

Any advice would be highly appreciated

hey guys I was the one asking if I should go to my first competition as a green belt. I just finished and got the silver medal. I’m disappointed because it was just me and one other girl (green-blue belt), and she was pretty good, and def had competition experience. I’m really upset because I wanted to win this so badly, but she was just better. However, I don’t regret going because it’s all expensive. Hopefully next time will be a better result!

More of a vent/than a rant. Long story short, I was a student and eventually an instructor at our local dojang. We had two successive great instructors, including a 6th dan. They left, eventually I left (due to serious management BS), but it is near my house and I pass by it while I shop. The current staff are all my former students. But now, the owner doesn't care if the kids are ready, he ordered his staff to have them graduate any way. Even for their black belt test.

It just saddens me, because the current instructors are trying. The owner just dicked over the dojang manager (another student of mine) and she is leaving now.

Just what was once a good school, I was proud of, is now just another belt mill.