I am taking ITF taekwondo,i am wondering if i can...?
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VERY EASY!!!!!!!!!! Wave a couple bills of hundered of dollars in the instructor's face and they will hand it to you.
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I have taught Wing Chun Kung Fu for several years - while you may be able to learn some set movements in this way, there is much about stance, power generation and centre of gravity that can not be learnt by copying from a video.\nFind yourself a good reputable instructor and go for it!
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yes u can ... just its need more hard at first ....\n\nbut if u can take soem courses ... its ok ..if u cant ..dont be sad bcs u can learing ur self any language u want if u meant to it ..\n\ngood luck :)
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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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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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you could also try www.itftennis.com :D
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It seems you like full contact sparring, so you have to train a full contact martial art! (Muay Thai, MMA, etc…)\n\nThe most Karate schools are not into full contact. For full contact you need different rules and different safety equipment ! \nSo go out and find a good full contact martial arts teacher. \n\nAnd forget this street fighting bullshit! If you are well trained in sportive full contact, you will do good in the street as well. (see the link)
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Second time I've seen this video today...the girl is not actually hitting them--and even if she tried, they probably wouldn't feel much pain, because she isn't executing her techniques properly. \n\nThe strikes she does would hurt someone if done properly, but this demonstration isn't realistic; the attackers often stand there and let her hit them. They don't resist in a realistic way. What is pictured in this video is not proper or effective self-defense.\n\nAnd as for her stepping on the guy's stomach: (1) she probably doesn't weight that much, (2) she only stepped on him briefly, and (3) he probably tensed his stomach muscles, which would subtract some of the pain. (Poke yourself in the stomach with your abs relaxed; then tense them and poke yourself again. Your finger goes less deeper when your stomach muscles are tensed, which cuts down on the pain response from your internal organs.)\n\nP.S. What you're seeing isn't karate; it's probably sport taekwondo. If you actually want to learn karate, try a traditional version, such as Shotokan or Goju-Ryu karate.
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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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You could practice on your own but you will need an instructor to really correct things.  A good website is www.kendo-world.com You can find a lot of info there as well as some videos!
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This link has all the hand styles for Taekwon-do.\ncheck it out...
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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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lol there are a few around where i live... in independence missoure the guy who brought it 2 the us lives... retired i bet... u can take it in topeka k.s. and u can learn it and any ryu-te karate(or ryukyu kempo) place along with tuite jutsu the 2 things that make ryu te totally diffrent than all other karates.... good stuff.... u can rean kyuso online by its self off the oficial website... 4 a price... but scince its a independant study..... i cant say youll get quality
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Where ever there is schools there is competition in that art i think Taekwondo is pretty popular in Asia and most of the world i don't know if you want to watch or compete but if you are just wanting to watch i don't know if you can get a hold of any Korean Tournaments they are the best in the world at Taekwando and are as crazy about it as America is about Baseball.
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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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I think that Tae Kwon Do is the perfect martial art for him. I have taken Tae Kwon Do for 10 years and so has my brother. It teaches self defense, self discipline, respect, etc. I think that if you go to a traditional Tae Kwon Do school that you will learn those things, but if you go to an olympic style you wont learn as much. I think that what you learn also depends on the Tae Kwon Do school that you go to.
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Personally, I'd prefer an instructor who could sensibly explain anything he is asking you to do, but sometimes that isn't always the case.\nSometimes the teacher's suggestion really is not sensible, but it could still work. For example, some tell you to "peel an onion" to hit a slice serve. This really doesn't make technical sense, but it may get you to move your racket head across the ball, which is required for a slice serve.\nOr he may suggest that you need to jump to hit a serve, which again is not really correct. Your momentum carries you off the ground as you hit, but you don't jump and then hit. However, it could help to think about jumping if you hadn't been using your legs.\nI also realized a long time ago that, in terms of strategy, an "incorrect" plan may be better than no plan at all. I.e., doing the wrong thing well can cause you to focus confidently on that strategy, causing you to do better than if you remained confused.\nThat's the best I can do. Good question.