Taekwondo

  • Choosing a martial art that’s best for you: factors to consider
    August 31st, 2009By Chuck Johnson
    As a martial artist for over 16 years, a lot of people have come to me asking me what martial system is best for them, and invariably, my answer has always been the same. “It depends. ” By and large, asking which martial art is the best is like asking, which car is the best: the » Continue Reading
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  • Movements as equations: how not to get kicked in the head
    June 23rd, 2009By Chuck Johnson
    While training in Korea, I once heard a former member of the Canadian national Taekwondo team, describe  Taekwondo ring fighting as nothing more than a system of equations: your opponent moves this way(”A), and you simply have to respond that way (”+ B”) to get the result you want (”C”). At the » Continue Reading
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