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Gold and Silver Medals in Taekwondo Tournament

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:19:34 -0500

I've done so much updating on Twitter and Facebook, and in our program locally, that I totally forgot to update this blog.

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2 Days Before Taekwondo Tournament

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:23:23 -0500

At this point, it's all about staying healthy, keeping timing sharp, and endurance strong.

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Taekwondo Conditioning for Competition

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:07:50 -0500

Today's Taekwondo competition training was only an hour so we had to jam!
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Preparing for Taekwondo Competition in 7 Days Cont.

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:13:04 -0500

Here is the plan. I had to consider the ability, and athleticism of the competitors I am training. After those two major points were considered, we put a plan into high speed and got to work.

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Prepare for Competition in 7 days

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:03:03 -0500

Is it possible to prepare for a major competition in 7 days? The answer is Yes! And, the answer is No!

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1,000 Pushups Today!

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:33:38 -0500

Today, I pledged that I would do 1,000 pushups. A few people have asked why? Of course, I responded with, “why not?”

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Which Style of Sparring is Better? Attacker or Counter Attacker?

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:45:30 -0500

The match was still 0 to 0 by the end of the 2^nd round. The referee could’ve given us both another kyongo, but I think he realized it wouldn’t have mattered. I feinted an attack, and he responded with nothing. He feinted toward me, but I knew he was only trying to draw out my attack.

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1 Tip for Scoring in Competition

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:27:32 -0600

This question comes from Muhammad from Malaysia-

I'm wondering how to make my kicks give more impact to the padding or to the oppenent when sparring. I am also wondering how to mantain my stamina...

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Knuckle Push Ups

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:36:53 -0600

This question comes from Cheong, in Malaysia. "Will knuckle push ups on the road improve punch or cause severe injury?"

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Sparring Endurance, Attacks, and Counters

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:53:06 -0600

This question comes from Sara in Florida, USA.

"I do have a few questions about sparring and forms:

1) When Sparring how can i get my endurance to go up??

2) What are some good counter attacks??

3) What are some attacks that are harder to block??"

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Black Belt Test Costs

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:13:24 -0600

This question comes from Mass V. in Sweden:

Hi, Sir

Is the higher dan means more important in Martial arts than sportman's performance?
Why in T.K.D is so costing to apply for higher dan?
In kickboxing and another martial arts are more reasonable!!

Sincerely,

Mass V

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Stretching in Taekwondo

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:45:24 -0600

This question regarding stretching comes from Stuart in Canada. "At the ripe young age of 53, I've decided to take up TaeKwonDo ( although I studied Martial Arts back in my 20's ). My question to you is, do you have any tips or suggestions for stretching exercises?"

Can you believe there are people younger than you that claim they are too old to be involved in martial arts? I have a student who is almost 50 and began about 9 months ago and has competed in an international tournament and has a goal to compete in the US Taekwondo Open.

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Basic Requirements for a Black Belt

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:40:43 -0600

This question comes from Vuk Jovanovic of Serbia. I should become a black belt in few weeks, so I would appreciate if you could write about the basic requirements for a black belt.

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What is a Plyo Tuck Jump and Wind Sprint?

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:54:12 -0600

This question came from Solomon. I was unable to track the country of origin. It's actually a good question because plyometric exercises and wind sprints maybe very obvious to some, but in other parts of the world, these terms "plyo tuck jump & wind sprint" can sound very foreign.
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Counter the Spin Hook Kick- Oops, that Was Actually a Back Kick

nospam@example.com (Duncan) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:22:47 -0600

This question comes from James in Tennessee, USA:

One man feeds a spin hook attack and the other responds by shifting the head back and countering with a round kick in place. The kick ideally hits the opponants abdomen as they are delivering the spinn hook. ( @ the same time). I have always moved back or to the side when an opponant spins backward to manuver away from powerful kicks but, this counter is quite impressive and Id like to incorperate it. My questiion is this, How can you tell if the kick is going to be a spin hook or a spin back when they begin that backwards turn? As cool is this particular response is it just looks like a bad idea to remain relativly stationary and chance getting the wind knocked out of you by a spin back kick. There must be something else too it that I havn't noticed or had explained to me.

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