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Gosh this is a martial art close to my heart. Tae kwon Do is not only a popular martial art but all though nowadays it seems run of the mill it is truly unique. Watch the way an experienced Tae Kwon Do practitioner kicks and you’ll notice that it is very different from any other martial art. Tae Kwon Do was developed by general Hong Hi Choi (the order of his name is different everywhere due to the difficulty of Romanizing an Asian language); Tae kwon do was created to be the Korean martial art but really what he did was combine aspects of Karate with Taekkyeon. Tae kwon Do really focuses on kicking. Some instructors claim that it is 70% kicks and 30% punches… in my experience it has been more like 99% kicks and 1% punches.
What I like: Kicks, beautiful kicks. It’s a traditional martial art take it or leave it but you’re going to learn Poomse(also known as kata or forms) and have to bow alot but honestly there is value in that and it’s a great place to start your martial arts training if you have never trained before.
What I don’t like: high kicks are fun, good for competition and nice to look at. However you have to be very flexible and if you don’t take your time learning proper technique or your teacher is a bonehead you will get hurt and it will probably be your knee. It’s not a self defense art; will someone trained in TKD fair better in a street fight then if they were untrained? Yes, but if you want self defense training don’t look here.
Where to learn: So many great teachers out there, so many terrible ones. Make sure your school is a member of the kukkiwon and get involved in sparring once you get your blackbelt you will become very bored with the Poomse and sparring really fills the gap.
What I like: Kicks, beautiful kicks. It’s a traditional martial art take it or leave it but you’re going to learn Poomse(also known as kata or forms) and have to bow alot but honestly there is value in that and it’s a great place to start your martial arts training if you have never trained before.
What I don’t like: high kicks are fun, good for competition and nice to look at. However you have to be very flexible and if you don’t take your time learning proper technique or your teacher is a bonehead you will get hurt and it will probably be your knee. It’s not a self defense art; will someone trained in TKD fair better in a street fight then if they were untrained? Yes, but if you want self defense training don’t look here.
Where to learn: So many great teachers out there, so many terrible ones. Make sure your school is a member of the kukkiwon and get involved in sparring once you get your blackbelt you will become very bored with the Poomse and sparring really fills the gap.
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