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is taekwondo good for self defence?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin| 7 Comments

i only have one school near me that teaches some form of self defence and thats taekwondo. the man is a 7th dan blackbelt and i went to my first class a few days ago. i was surprised at how hard he worked beginners. towards the end of the class he taught us two self defence moves if we were being attacked from behind (the attacker grabbing you from the neck behind). he showed us two effective moves to escape the situation including what you would do if you were being dragged backwards at the same time. this is the only kind of class like this near me until the city and it is conveniently located as well a s fun to attend, while still building my confidence and strength. is it good for self defence in a real life situation?
thanks

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A Big Kid in my school is trying to pick a fight with me?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by admin| 12 Comments

Ive been bullied and made fun of alot in school almost all my life, it stopped just the last 2 years and started again. i learned karate and taekwondo and judo during these too years which boosted up my confidence to stand up for myself, and now this buff and big kid who is taller than me buy 20cm asked me to fight him cuz i stood up for myself during the time he bullied me. he said tomorrow after school. even though i hav learned karate and taekwondo and judo im still scared to stand up to this big guy what should i do? go fight him? and i dont want to tell on him cuz ill be such a tadle teller and my friends will disrespect me. HELP

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Help!! Which one should I practice, ITF or WTF Taekwondo?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin| 4 Comments

Currently I am a blue stripe belt and will be taking a test for the red belt in the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). I’ve practiced WTF TKD for quite a long time and I’m comfortable with the instructor and his teachings. But after I went to an ITF class near my house, I am very interested with it. I know that WTF is more sport oriented and ITF is martial arts oriented, and my purpose studying martial arts is to be able to defend myself, for health, and also for mental training (more confidence, not being a coward, discipline, respect, etc.). Actually i prefer to study ITF because it is tilted for self defense and also the philosophies and disciplines is better (in my opinion) than WTF.
I am not allowed to practice both styles, so now i am confused which to choose, continue WTF or start again in ITF. Personally i like ITF better but then i need to start from scratch if i choose ITF. Please, give me suggestions and also clear reason why i should do it.

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can i get benefits from wing chun or shaolin kung fu ?

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

i’m depressed all the time low self-esteem, confidence whatever you like

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I want to continue Taekwondo…but..?

Posted on May 25, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

Well first off, i’ve been taking taekwondo for a lonng time, and now I just turned into a black belt. Now i have to face with other black belts and im not familiar with the other people. I just feel like i want to quit because im scared, since im new. Is there any way to make myself not scared and build self confidence so i can face this and not turn my back on this?

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