These guys are crazy, i'm a 2nd dan right now but i really want to to get much stronger so i can eventually get to the olympics for the Philippines even though i'm in the U.S.A, these guys are very inspiring i wanna work 3x harder now
@martialartist048 it's called tatami. You can buy it in a martial art store or one of those big sport stores or even online. There a few sites that sell them.
I wonder when am I going to be trained like this in order to improve my natural kicking skills. my kicks are quite fast and yet powerful. but it's just the beginning and I need to improve my kicks and also my fighting skills. my turn kick is in the same level with his kick but he has an advantage which is his kicks are a little more solid than mine just a little. he's good!!!!!!!
Yeah but the rest of the world is catching up. Many Korean Masters have gone to other countries and are teaching the same methods they taught in Korea. Mexico, Iran, US, and Canada are not that far behind anymore.
@bling6 no way because in my kyokushin karate training we do the smething but without the vest yes there some people who have broken ribs but that not very common but i think that the way it schould be done
Not these Koreans. They aren't your average Taekwondo competitors, they're a class beyond. There's a reason why in all 4 years Taekwondo has been in the Olympics that EVERY member on the Korean National Team has won a medal.
lol yea but its only temporary. like if u have a fight the next day and u need to loose 2-3 kg's to make ur division. i wudnt try it if ur not a serious athlete and have a low resting heart rate
i don't know about you pepole but i say if you train and fight constantly wearing a vest on it's not gonna let you get used to pain because that's what your gonna get in a real fight
@bling6 we don't fight the japanees karate style they run too much we fight the aruban kyokushn style were it's mostly stand and trade punches and kicks till the ther one can't take it anymore for that our sensei's take our top gi's off and start punching us in the solar plexus continuosly and kick us everywere hard! so we can get used to the pain.i just came from karate 30minutes ago i just busted my hand punching a guy and now my foot is completely swollen and hurt like hell and we don't blok
the comment about wearing jackets...its possible they are trying to lose weight but i would say cold. the insulation in a lot of the buildings in korea are not that great, especially training halls.
lolz yeah I'm a korean and I suck it's not like koreans suddenly have a talent in TKD as soon as theyr'e born they're also ppl and for americans, you got the advantage your most likely taller than the korean guy XD i don't see how ppl think ppl are better cuz they're korean :3 I mean I suck at TKD too :3 and I'm so against mr. Jonas brothers HELLO~ I suck in TKD it's just koreans, they have SUPER DISCIPLINE :3 thats why not cuz of the method and koreans aren't sued for getting hit
how is it a disgrace? no traditional practitioner could hang in a fight with a top level tkd athlete...i respect the traditional aspect, and all fighters do learn it as part of their belt testing, but the traditional martial art is antiquated for modern day use.
