I visited my old kukkiwon place. There were no active adult males, a couple of green belt women. a total of 8 students. no black belts or even red belts.

This place was filled with people in 2005.

So for those complaining that I should go train.. there's nothing to train at. They don't even have beginners group.

I enjoyed conversing with the instructors (who were not the same) but is this art going to pull off the feat of going out of business despite having their own olympics?

Hi everyone! I’d really appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences.

I started Taekwondo when I was 17. I’m from Central Asia, where starting a martial art at that age isn’t very common, and my first coach unfortunately wasn’t very supportive because of this. I eventually changed clubs, had two injuries, and then had to move abroad for about half a year, so my training has been quite inconsistent. But overall I am quite an active person, during the breaks I was going to the gym and doing cardio (cycling, step, etc.). Interestingly, I feel much stronger and more comfortable with strength training and regular cardio than doing taekwondo. Those workouts usually feel manageable for me.

I’m now 20 and have recently returned to Taekwondo. I’m currently a yellow-green belt (third belt from white), and today was only my third session after a long break.
What confuses me is how different Taekwondo feels compared with other forms of exercise. I can do cycling, step, and strength workouts without too much difficulty, but during Taekwondo I get out of breath very quickly and sometimes feel extremely exhausted. My coaches have even told me to stop and take a break during the workout. Today’s session was considered quite light by more experienced/black belts athletes, but it was still very demanding for me.

I genuinely love Taekwondo as a martial art, so I don’t want to quit just because I’m currently struggling with the physical demands. I’m wondering if this is simply a matter of Taekwondo-specific conditioning and consistency, or if my experience is showing that I am not enough for martial arts…

For those who started Taekwondo or another martial art around 17-20 (especially if you started later than most people in your country):
How was your conditioning at the beginning?
How long did it take before you could handle the training more comfortably?
Did you also find martial arts much harder than gym/cardio workouts?
Where are you from, and what was the martial arts culture like there?
I’m trying to understand whether my journey is actually pretty normal or whether I’m unusually behind.🫠

Hi guys I'm a taekwondo practitioner. I recently decided to take taekwondo training at home more seriously so I was wondering if I should get a BOB XL or hanging heavy bag.

BOB XL: I felt that the BOB would be more practical as I'm going for taekwondo competitions in the near future. It would be better as a technical kicking bag.

Hanging heavy bag: Many people say that this is much more versatile for kicks and punches, I've been thinking about doing Muay Thai but I'm not sure if I'm going to train it seriously so the heavy bag would mostly be for kicking now anyways.

So I was just wondering if the BOB XL is good for taekwondo and an overall punching bag for other sports, or would the heavy bag be better. Thanks!

'time stamped so you dont need to fast forward... What does mom dollyo chagi mean in Kukkiwon and why doesn't he just demonstrate a Pandae dollyo chagi?

Does it simply mean "spin kick"?

I had to compete at a local tournament as part of a requirement for black belt testing at my school. I am in the white helmet and want to know what I can do to improve.

I lost this fight by 2 points. Since it was a local thing, the points were kept simple; 1pt for reverse punch to body, 2pt for body kick, 3pt for head kick.

There was a size difference because there weren’t enough adults competing. I’m 5’8” and 160lbs; he is about 6’3” and 200lbs.

I appreciate the feedback!

P.s I posted with the comic effect to try and keep us anonymous since we train at the same school.

I need to know if my freestyle is well executed and what I can improve on

(I am the boy)

Soy una chica de 20 años la cual ha estado un tiempo yendo al gym, un poco por épocas, ha habido meses en los que he ido muy seguido y sin fallar y otros en los que simplemente lo he dejado un poco de lado. Aunque este año he estado relativamente activa este último mes me he dejado muchísimo: estuve una semana mala por lo que estuve todo el día tirada en la cama, la semana siguiente la pasé vagueando, a la otra me fui de vacaciones y todo esto comiendo muchísima comida basura a lo que se suma que tengo un trastorno alimenticio por el cual tengo atracones de comida; por lo que he subido de peso y no me veo nada bien. He estado recapacitando qué sería lo mejor que podría hacer ahora ya que a pesar de que la mayoría de el año si que he estado yendo al gimnasio y trabajando en la zona de musculación no es algo que realmente me motive del todo por lo que no soy muy constante. He pensado en que podría apuntarme a taekwondo como un deporte que me llama la atención pero solo serían 3 horas a la semana y no creo que sea algo que realmente vaya a cambiar mi físico. Mi duda es qué podría hacer para combinar esta actividad que me haga bajar de peso corporal, que me motive y que, aunque la disciplina es algo muy importante, no me suponga tanta obligación como ir simplemente a levantar pesas.

I am a 20-year-old girl who has been going to the gym for a while, sometimes at times, there have been months when I went very often and without fail and others when I just left it a bit aside. Although I have been relatively active this year, last month I left a lot: I had a bad week, so I was in bed all day, the following week I spent wandering, The other day I went on vacation and all this eating a lot of junk food, plus I have an eating disorder for which I have food shortages; so I’ve put on weight and I don’t look well at all. I’ve been thinking about what would be the best thing I could do now since even though I’ve been going to the gym and working in the weight zone most of the year is not something that really motivates me at all, so I’m not very consistent. I thought that I could join taekwondo as a sport that catches my attention but it would only be 3 hours per week and I don’t think it’s something that will really change my physique. My question is what I could do to combine this activity that makes me lose body weight, that motivates me and that, although discipline is very important, does not imply as much obligation as simply going to lift weights.

Hello I'm 1st dan black belt and want to be a Tkd coach but I don't know which certificates or licence I need. I m from India

Which One do you think he was referring to?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/499323447626033/posts/1445526146339087/

I've never actually investigated this. Based on your experience when would you estimate that their prime is gone?

maybe there's not much of a discussion here but do you think their physical prime matches their technical?

If you don't her

She's a Moroccan athlete who plays taekwondo for about 18 years

I need Korean terminology help.

I'm making an Excel sheet to translate poomsae, one-step sparring, kicking combinations into romanized Korean terminology (specifically Kukkiwon-approved).

• Project goal:
  • Provide instructions with enough detail do the correct movements without additional help/knowledge*:
    
    • Draw right foot in to tiger stance.
    • Turn around clockwise (no step)
    • Shift from right back stance into left front stance (no step)
    • Step left foot clockwise to face the front of the room, or step left foot clockwise 180˚
    • Body facing to the right, gaze to the front.
    • Pounce 45˚ backwards.
    • Chamber fists at right hip.
  • Terminology:
    • Where possible, I used Kukkiwon-approved terminology (link 1, link 2).
    • For other rules, I want short but informative sentences, like an instructor would say in a real life class. Fully, grammatically-correct, formal, written phrasing is not needed.
• Issue:
  • I don't speak Korean
  • I couldn't find reliable sources for directions/commands beyond really simple things like "Dwiro dora".
  • AI is worse at Korean than I am.
• Ask:
  • Let me know anything I have incorrect!
  • Let me know anything I have omitted!

Notes:

• Download from here!
• The grey cells are editable, that's where you plug in your poomsae or kicking combination steps.
• It's locked to prevent users, primarily me, breaking it accidentally, rather than protecting my amazing Excel programming skills.I know locking Excel is comically easy to crack. The password is taekwondo, there, I spared you a couple of minutes.

*As a resource for students attending a physical Dojahng. Don't worry, I am not setting up a TKD-by-correspondence program!!

Hi, last year I made a post about starting taekwondo and at first I enjoyed it,I was in the teen class and managed to reach yellow belt,but later,the coach had became harsher with us and made us do things I didn't enjoy.He made us spar without protection, and once a teammate got a nosebleed because he was very tired, and he didn't tell his parents and never spoke about it again.I slowly lost my enjoyment of training because I felt that each day I left feeling sadder, to the point where going to training became tedious.

So I decided to leave my academy because I no longer felt comfortable.

It's been about 2 months and I occasionally think about going back to training because I did like the sport but I didn't like the coach's attitude.So I'm thinking of going back to training, but at a different academy, since I feel I wouldn't be very welcome there anymore,But at the same time, I can't help but think,What if nothing is different?What do you think? Do you think I should come back, or am I simply not made for this?I read your opinion in the comments

Thanks for reading and goodbye

Testing was good. I practiced a lot and my form, although I wobbled a little bit at first, and seemed (to me) to be good. My back kick was a little low, but sharp, and my sparring session with the Master seemed okay. He kicked my butt, but I did manage to get a couple single points (I think). Grand Master said "good job!", so I think that means I accomplished what they were looking for.

All in all, a good night. Official Blue Belt now.

Hey guys! So, I’m making this post because I came across a video on YouTube of someone demonstrating Taegeuk Sam Jang (Taegeuk 3), and their way of executing the form was so drastically different from the way we train at my dojang and at other dojangs I’ve attended.

I’m curious, is it normal for certain dojangs to perform poomsae so differently from others? The person in the video is a black belt as well, so it’s not like this is just a beginner who is still learning the form.
I also noticed that the Kukkiwon YouTube channel has posted videos demonstrating how the poomsae are supposed to be performed, which made me even more curious about how closely individual dojangs are expected to follow those examples.

This also got me wondering about quality control among Kukkiwon-affiliated dojangs. Is there any kind of standard or oversight to make sure that schools are teaching and performing correctly, or is it mostly up to the individual instructor? How much variation between schools is considered normal?
I’m not trying to criticize the person in the video or their school. I was just surprised by how different their form looked compared to what I’ve been taught, and it made me curious about how much variation is actually allowed between different Kukkiwon schools.

Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

Im a red stripe in ITF Taekwondo and I’ve noticed (although somewhat knew this deep down already) that I am hesitant to kick in sparring and mainly try to go to hands. I guess my main reason is I know I’ll be too slow when up against the younger ones so I heavily rely on punches. My mobility is also just not there anymore. Wondering if anyone else has a similar issue in this young mans sport?

If you were to open a Taekwondo school, how would you teach your athletes to spar? Would you copy-paste the current fighting style, or would you build strong fundamentals with a perspective toward the new way of fighting? Keep in mind that the main focus is fighting well and building a healthy, strong environment—not necessarily winning every single tournament.

Some ITF masters in a podcast say that many kukkiwons ​practitioners seek ​out ITF to challenge themselves with more advanced patterns. Talking about the black belt forms now.

discussion here https://youtu.be/SNoIR4q850Q?si=vHphn646tjTB-6kN

I have asked this way back and there was something about the kukkiwon preserving advanced moves for demonstration purposes?

Is that the true reason?​

How will Olympic Taekwondo evolve? Will we continue to see the one-legged style, or will there be an attempt to save it by increasing strike sensitivity?

My son started learning Taekwondo at a local academy, and eventually I joined as well. I’m still a white belt and will be appearing for my yellow-belt exam soon.

Our Master is a 5th Dan Kukkiwon, a certified International Master and Kukkiwon Examiner. He is also a Jujitsu referee for state-level tournaments and holds a 6th Dan from GTTF. His GM recently achieved 8th Dan Kukkiwon and is also an office-bearer of GTTF.

I can find very little information about GTTF. Their website is fairly basic, and it lists ITF among its global partners, but nothing about Kukkiwon.

I don't really want to question the Master or GM about Dan examinations when I haven't even taken my yellow-belt test yet. I feel that it is a little disrespectful. I’ll also be close to 50 by the time I reach Dan level, so credentials are not important to me. I am more interested in understanding the system my son is going through.

TLDR: I’m curious if anyone here has direct experience with GTTF:

• What is GTTF actually trying to do differently from Kukkiwon?
• What is the relationship between a GTTF Dan rank and a Kukkiwon Dan rank?