Starting Tae Kwon Do?
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Tae Kwon Do is great for discipline and health, but I suggest that you learn about martial arts first to determine which art you prefer. try the library, and get a\nMartial arts encyclopedia. be careful their are instructors who claim to be certified to teach but aren't
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karate-i took kempo, but tae-kwon-do is also modernized.  make sure it is self-defense-not to be a "gangsta".  i wrestled for six years-that helps with close self defence significantly
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the difference between choi kwang do and tae kwon do is this one:\nchoi<------->tae\nang<-------->on\nyeah... booring
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Tae Kwon Do  \n\nIf you train hard enough and are flexible the kicking Tae Kwon Do offers is what your looking for. Koreans are world renowned for their kicking both in Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do\nTae Kwon Do has fast kicks made for striking and point sparring don't get me wrong kicks in Tae Kwon Do have power but are designed for speed and Hap Ki Do has kicks made for power and but also has speed and are devastating
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I am a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, but it is not with that association.\n\nI can say, however,that it is the thing I am most proud of doing in my life, up to this day. I'm 17, and i took me about 4 years to recieve my belt. I worked very hard, and what makes it so rewarding is that its worth it!
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It really depends what you are looking for in a martial art.  Do you want to learn to handle yourself in any situation on the street?  Do you want to compete in a ring, forms or weapons?  Do you want to learn stand up fighting or grappling arts?  Or do simpy want to know some cool kicks to show your friends?  It comes down to your personal goals.  \n\nI've trained for five years in Kung Fu San Soo.  I'm an advanced brown belt today.  I've learned free form fighting from day one, weapons forms from day one and learned extremely effective methods for defending myself and my family from day one.  I enjoy it but it's not for everybody.\n\nSearch for KFSS, Jimmy H. Woo or Kug Fu San Soo online and you will find more than enough sites that share history, teachers, shcools etc...  Good luck on your quest.  \n\nEnjoy the journey as much as the goal.\n\nOne word of caution (beware of McDojos), if you are forced to sign a contract that ties you to a large debt $2,500 or more WALK.  If they want you to pay huge bucks $150 per month (WALK).  There are plenty of fantastic schools and instructors who will teach you Japanese, Chinese, Phillipine, Korean or Thai fighting arts and not break your bank.  In SoCal the usual fee ranges $45 to $60 per month and private lessons start around $100 per hour.
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This helped me a little, These are Tae Kwon Do Forms for basic color Belts to intermediate color belts to advanced black belts, just follow the list of videos down: http://www.natkd.com/taeguek.htm
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Turbo jam sounds fun, its almost identical to Tae Boe (Billy Blanks). Anyways, I've started TaeBo because I found the tapes REALLY cheap at a store and started 14 days ago. I have lost 3 pounds and more importantly 2 inches! I have 37 more pounds to go. But I feel great!
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It depends on the Tae Kwon Do school, the size of the school, the quality of the instructors, and the quality of the classes. You could end up paying $100 a month for classes 6 days a week at some school and other schools a very cheap. I think that I would honestly rather pay more and get a quality class and go to a nice school and not worry about what my child or I am learning.
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Any Taebo videos by Billy Blanks are good. They really make you sweat.
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well i myself joined a martial art school when i was 11 and i am currently 17 yrs old and have my black belt and i am the asistant instrcutor at my dojo i currently attend and i myself learned who i really am as a person and learned to control my temper and not jump at any chance to fight i learned how to become a person and learned how to defend myself....\n\ni personally think you are doing a wounderfull thing by placing him in a martial art at such a young age and i dont understand what all these other people are talking about if they are all martial artist then why are they telling him....a next generation martial artist not to begin the arts everyone has to start somewhere and at some age..\n\nanyway i would make sure that the dojo is teaching him the right things and not to go around hitting people if the instructor is a good one he will teach his students when and when not to use it and also i wouldn't alow him to go to tournaments untill he is a higer rank if he goes and looses it could damage self-confidence..\nmy verdict is to deffinetly put him in an art but make sure it is teaching him the right thing...and i highly suggest something other than Tae Kwon Do it is unpractical
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There is a very old and very true saying... \n\n"The Jack of all trades is a master of none."\n\nI believe it is a good thing to learn multiple martial arts. The issue is that many martial arts are fundamentally so different that it is hard to learn them together.  Arts like Tae Kwon Do and Aikido are so different from one another that learning them together is not a problem. Other martial arts such as many forms of Kung-fu are do conceptually different from Tae Kwon do that learning the art will be very difficult, if not virtually impossible. \n\nFor instance. Aikido uses circle to enter into your opponent and bring him down with any number of throws, pins or locks. Tae Kwon Do uses strait lines to enter into an opponent and then either attack with a strike (Kick or punch) or block their strike and then counter strike. Many forms of Chinese Martial arts don’t block, but rather parry attacks. They also use circular or more common angular movements to enter into an opponent and prefer multiple rapid attacks using chi as power rather then the one or three step sparing drills used in Tae Kwon Do.  Furthermore, many forms of Chinese martial arts are as much mental (philosophical/strategical)  as they are physical. It will be hard to do one thing one way in one class and another way in another class. Also, traditional Kung-fu instructors will not train a person who is studying another martial art. Not because they think there are is the best or some such nonsense as that, but because they are afraid that if you divide your thoughts and energies between their art and the other art(s) then you will not be able to give 100% of your time to their art. \n\nRemember, many Martial Arts, (Unlike Tae Kwon Do) take many, many years to become even the least bit proficient in. Learning forms is not the only goal. In a traditional Chinese Martial Arts school it often takes several moths to learn a single form and then a year or more to get to a level of proficiency that the Sifu thinks you are ready to learn another form. I've known more then my share of people that have dropped out of Chinese martial arts schools because they felt they weren’t learning anything new after working on the same form for six months. \n\nThe problem you will face is that Tea Kwon Do is linear and hard. Most of your forms are Move, then strike. Step left into a front stance, then perform a down block, followed by an upper block, step right into a right front stance and then do an eyelevel front punch. Chinese martial arts forms are different. As you step into a stance you are striking and before you settle into the position, you are already moving again. It is much more fluid. Everything flown one into the next. TKD is more Choppy. In fact, if the forms are not performed in a Step by step fashion, you aren't doing them right. (I have a 2nd Dan and use to judge at tournaments) \n\nAll I am saying is that is would be hard to master an art that requires your undivided attention if you are not giving your undivided attention. It's something to think about.
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Wow, you just opened a can of worms with that question. There's always a big debate about "which is the best style?" and "is there such a thing as a best style?"\n\nI am of the opinion that there is no best style, but some styles are better for certain goals than others. Tae Kwon Do is good for those who want to take up martial arts purely for sport and competition. But I wouldn't pick up TKD if self-defence is your main goal. \nAnd just a note, usually, how you get along with the instructor is much more important than the style. If you plan on taking up any martial art, see what you think of the instructor, and then move on to the following steps (choosing a style, etc.)\n\nEvery style has its benefits, so why not tell us what your goal is, and we could help you out.
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You may be able to find classes at your local karate/taekwondo school. I know we have classes offered at our local taekwondo school. Just call around to your martial arts schools.\nGood luck!
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Taekwondo (also written as "tae kwon do", "taekwon-do" or "t'aegwondo") is a modern martial art from Korea that is characterised by its fast, high and spinning kicks. You are never too old to start taekwondo, as long as you are physically able to train\nTaekwondo will help you to become fit in a (relative) short amount of time.
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Tae Kwon Do is pretty nasty...it's a little like kickboxing and works alot of muscles.  Apparently, Akita (sp?) is supposed to be a new thing for working out your upper body.  It uses swords.  The examples I saw were more like carved pieces of wood, but the real thing is straight lethal.  Tai Chi is probably your best bet though...look it up and see.  I thin that's what you're looking for though.
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That depends on what your main purpose of learning the syles are.\n\nTae Kwon Do is mainly a Self defense and a central life cycle that balances your life.\n\nJeet Kun Do is mainly for offensive purposes and aggressive attacks and competiting.\n\nTae Kwon Do has competitions too, but the sole purpose and philosphy is more at peace then with JEET Kun Do.\n\nThats my opinion, Tae Kwon Do level 9 black belt Master\n\nJeet Kun Do black belt level 3\n\nYou be the Judge. Everyone has their own reasons, its not just one correct answer. But thats How I see it...\n\nI would use Jeet Kun DO to attack if my enemy was well trained in the arts...