in tae bo........ how come...........?
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She is exercising, and different people produce different amounts of sweat when doing so.  She apparently has a large production rate.  She may also be a wise one that keeps her body well hydrated with fluids before and after exercise--which help to flush toxins from the body.
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It's like watching your favorite ballet on TV but with more action. The better you act the more money you make & the better your position becomes. BUT they still have to be schooled. They have to learn how to hit to make the most noise, how to take a hit, how to fall all with the least amount of injury. Basically your an actor doing all your own stunt work. It might be choreographed but it is still very physically demanding.
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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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People have been fighting since before there was language to describe it.  Various styles are attributed to various places but there is a lot of interconnection.\n\nLegend has it that there was a secret band of monks living in Northern India that perfected a system of fighting hundreds and hundreds of years ago.  Nobody really knows just how old.  With the spread of Buddhism and other related religions, these monks started travelling.\n\nThey travelled throughout Asia and kept up their secret martial arts.  The secret got out though and soon many people were practicing martial arts with their own little additions and subtractions.\n\nChina developped Kung Fu.  Korea developped Tae Kwon Do.  Japan developped Karate and a whole number of other disciplines.  Today there are hundreds of styles that mix and match from many different traditions.
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As long as you diet and exercise.  I have done TaeBo for two months now (usually 4-5 times a week) and have lost 30 lbs.  (I don't know how many kg that is - sorry!)  BUT I also put myself on a 1200 calorie diet and I try not to eat fattening foods.  I can still eat the things I want, just not as often or as much.  It's really not that bad.  Just keep going - you'll get where you want eventually!
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Is it too late to start Tae Kwon Do ?  \n  The answer is NO. \n     Tae Kwon Do is a great sport or art- form for Young & Old. Ps . ( You Still Very Young) . My Son & I started Tae kwon Do together a couple of years ago. I am in my Middle forties & my son is now 11yrs old. We had a  blast learning this together & it was great for building ours self- confident. We competed in Tournaments & did quite well. I actually has more trophies then my son. When you compete it is group by age & belt rank.  My Son is now a Black Belt but I still need one more test, due to some old injuries.  Tae kwon do is great , you will love it !!
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They just made it legal to do one butterfly kick during the breastroke pullout\n\nIt's really just a way to justify their huge mistake of not DQing Kitagima at the Olymps for kicking on every pullout..
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Korea is very traditional when it comes to martial arts. Thankfully though they are not too traditional. In order to answer this question you need to know where Black Belts originated. 100's of years ago a black belt was a person who had trained so much that their belt turned black from all the practice and workouts as well as fights they had. This is how the black belt came to be!\nHope this helped!
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Maybe he knows that his weight will always be on the edge and doesn't want to risk being overweight.\n\nThen again, maybe his body is really ripped and he's using the opportunity to show the opposition as an intimidation ploy.  He's already got you thinking about it, rather than wrestling itself.
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Ok, I'm gonna stop this one with one fell swoop. There is NO cure-all one move to win anything. Period. With that said, I can direct you along a path of finding a martial art that fits you:\n\nKarate: Okinawan. Covers Percussion. Civil Art. Kara- meaning open or empty depending on translation. -te originally meant Chinese Hand but they later changed it to just hand after the Chinese were driven out. Derived from White Crane Kung Fu. Believes in hardening the body against strikes and striking hard is the key.\n\nKung Fu: External Chinese. Most cover percussion, projection, and armament, with a few covering immobilization as well. Usually either martial or civil art. There are SO many systems within the term kung fu that it is hard to describe this system effectively. To say the least the best Kung Fu I have seen was in Dallas, and was translated to the Water-Fire Kung Fu.\n\nAikido / Aiki-jujutsu: Japanese. Covers immobilization with slight touch on projection. Civil Art. Was originally derived from Nihongo Jujutsu or Japanese Jujutsu (honestly I hate that I have to specify WHICH jujutsu compared to Brazilian or American… as if you would get an French taco or Russian sushi). Aikido has sadly become one of the snobbiest “styles” out there and they insist that what they do would work in real combat, although only about 10% of EVERYONE who is involved with that system knows what they’re doing. Though I will admit those that do, can do some beautiful Aiki.\n\nJudo: Japanese. Covers projection. Sport Art. Another derivative of Nihongo Jujutsu. A sport derived from the throwing system used in Japan’s combat. As with all sports, there are certain things that they threw out as “illegal moves” due to their effectiveness therefore making the “style” weaker.\n\nBrazilian: Japanese origin. Covers a portion of Immobilization and Projection. Martial Sport. This “style” was made famous by the Gracie family after they were originally taught by a Japanese man who refused to show them any more than the grappling section of Jujutsu. So they concentrated on the art of ground fighting. Most people that do Brazilian are extremely competitive and aggressive in nature.\n\nTaekwondo: Korean. Percussion. Sport Art. This is a primarily kicking “style” and is considered one of the most famous “styles” in use. Another system that is sport / competition based they rely heavily on flexible and fast legs. Originally a derivative from a certain school of Karate which name eludes me at this moment.\n\nKrav Maga: Israeli. Um… Percussion? Military wannabe. I REALLY don’t suggest this system unless you’re looking for a Billy Blanks on steroids kinda feel. This system was built to teach the foot soldiers of Israel a quick, brutal and less than effective hand-to-hand fighting method in a matter of a week, so seriously, don’t bother.\n\nThose Russian arts: Mainly knife junkies who think they know what they’re doing. More flashy than anything else, don’t fall for the hype.\n\nPilipino: Mostly Stick and knife, and they are not for the faint of heart, although not much art to the system, it seems those whom you can find who actually know what they’re doing are pretty good with a knife and stick but that’s it.\n\nMMA: Mixed martial arts. Probably the worst thing that has ever happened to martial arts besides Krav maga. The concept of mixing martial arts is taking a system that is inferior and mixing it with another inferior system to hopefully make up for the gaps left by the other one. For example: Karate doesn’t have Immobilization, so lets throw in Aikido and Brazilian, and those don’t have projection so lets throw in Judo, and all of those don’t have armament so lets throw in Pilipino. \n\nThere are zillions of others that I’ve missed because in order to catch them all, I’d have to write a book, which is stupid, but here’s the names of a few so you can look them up: Savate, Kenpo, san shou, shuai-chiao, gr
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Yes. The patterns do change. From the earilest beginings of Tae Kwon Do, the patterns were established as a way of self defense because most in acient Korea was not allowed to have weapons for fear of revolt. According to the lessons I have had and all the information I can find, I have yet to find any documentation that states the patterns MUST remain the same. Furthermore, martial arts is like the Earth, ever chaning. No two instructors can do or teach exactly the same nor can any two students learn and prefom exactly the same.
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LOL...  Well I have certainly come a long ways since TKD.  I mean, my "kick you off your horse style" is still quite effective, but I have more to learn.  I actually went back to my old dojang last night.  haven't been doing TKD in a few weeks.  Everyone asked what the hell i was doing since i was one of the best students there (not ego, just fact).  I told them the new styles that I was learning and they were interested.  I waited through class to the end to spar with some of my friends.\n\nI waited through the 45 minute run around cones drill.  The 30 minutes of Tap dance tag (also known as sparing).  And then got the chance to spar with a few of my friends.  They said that any style was ok.  One of them is a boxer so of course, he just boxed.  He was the only one I had real trouble with.  Hard to get in tight on someone to throw em, if your face keeps getting pounded!  Anyway, I made short work of the TkD "studs" (black belts), and eventually got the boxer to the ground.  \n\nIts funny to watch someones eyes as you go to full mount on em and start to Tee-off on their face!  I spoke with my old master, whom I still consider a really great guy.  I gave him ideas on what to do to turn TKD from Crap to Martial.  He has all the knowledge, the dudes a 4th degree from Korea under the best there, and a 4th degree in Hapkido from the same place.  Skill is NOT something he lacks.  But I told him what people thought about TKD and why i left.  He is making changes to get more reality based training and is now open to cross training.  Who knows.  I just might start to train there again if they mix things up.\n\nP.S - Hey nine... if you ever make it out this way dude.... I'd roll with ya any time!
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Check out Amazon.com...you might also wanna look for it under the alternate title "Tae Kwon Do Boys". \n   MakyShark...you've obviously never fought someone who was any good with that technique...\n   Hope this helps...
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At the present moment, I don't know of any UFC or Pride Fighters that use Kung Fu in the competition today. However, in the earlier UFCs, there were quite a few Kung Fu Fighters. I can't remember the names of most of them but one person that comes to mind is Robert Van Clief. He practiced Chinese Goju which is a type of kung fu. He fought Royce Gracie in UFC 4 and lost after about 3 minutes into the first round. I can't blame him though. Rob Van Clief was 51 years old at that time and he was fighting a young brazillian jujitsu master. Checkout the link below. You can see a list of people who fought in the UFC and the styles that they represented. All in all, the Kung Fu guys didn't do very well because they were not trained on the ground as well as the brazillian jujitsu guys. So I imagine that because of this factor, most fighters let go of kungfu and chose the other arts like thai kickboxing, Brazillian Jujitsu, Sambo, Judo, Wrestling, and Boxing. I don't think it means that Kung Fu is useless. It just doesn't seem to be effective in the confines of the UFC or Pride.
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Hey Taekwondo friend,\n\nI'm a second-degree blackbelt and have been doing TaeKwonDo 10 years. Ok, the best advantage that you're going to have being short is you can get close quickly, take your shot, and get out quickly. People are most likely going to have longer legs then you, and they can't knee you in TKD sparring, so they need to hit you with their feet. If you stay close, you're legs will be able to reach them but not the other way around. I know cause i'm tall haha, and little people really annoy me in the ring. \n\nIn a real fight, small people are really hard to get a hold of because of them usually being squirmy and fast, TKD is not useful for your height in a real fight, consider a grappling art. \n\nHope this helps... just stay in close and beat the crap out of em. \n\n-Ezekiel\n\n-Added : I wasn't talking about kicking below the belt. I mean kick their chest gear, staying close is still you're best advantage.
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Muai Thai would tear up an Aikido practitioner... pretty much any art is effective against TKD, its not a fighting art, its a sport.
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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.