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Visiting Tae Kwon-Do Ki-Do Kwan in Perth 12 Aug 2013 | 09:09 am
The last two to three months have been massive. I attended and enjoyed an urban combatives course though unfortunately sustained a back injury that messed me up for nearly a month. Thankfully, I heale...
The Fifth Precept of Gichin Funakoshi by Mireille Clark 10 May 2013 | 10:48 pm
5. Spirit first, technique second. It has taken me years of contemplation on this precept to even start to come to the understanding of what it is trying to say. I offer the following personal inter...
Slagging MMA Kicks 5 Apr 2013 | 07:55 am
Taekwondo gets slagged all the time. And while I constantly make the distinction that not all Taekwondo is the Taekwondo I do, sometimes I look at who's doing the heckling and I wonder why some peopl...
Scoop Block from Wonhyo 19 Mar 2013 | 09:00 am
The Scoop Block out of Wonhyo - can you see it in Step 19 and Step 22? In the diagram it's labelled Circular Block rather than a scoop. I've seen (and I also teach) applications for this against a si...
Acquiring Roundhouse Kicking Power 9 Jan 2013 | 12:20 pm
I was working with a couple of young practitioners on the lawn a few days ago, and I noticed one of them kicking but only kicking with the leg. Kicking with the leg? Aren't all kicks done with the leg...
Chinese New Year 2013 24 Nov 2012 | 04:55 am
I'm planning a trip to Singapore, Chinese New Year 2013. Looking forward to meeting any fellow practitioners there, if anyone is interested. -- Colin Wee Joong Do Kwan Chung Sah Nim Hikaru Dojo Shihan...
Taekwondo - Where is the Lock from? 31 Oct 2012 | 08:35 am
Taekwondo has striking techniques, gap closing tactics, close quarter techniques, traps, locks and takedowns. It is easy to say, hey, where did that wristlock come from; and similarly as easy to resp...
Walking Up the Arm 22 Oct 2012 | 06:18 pm
Taekwondo Wonhyo features the very strange but captivating double forearm block sequence in steps 1-3 Taekwondo Pattern Won-hyo opens like Heian Nidan - with a double outside forearm block called Hai...
Taekwondo Won-Hyo Scoop Block 30 Sep 2012 | 05:15 pm
It's there in step 19 and 22 of Taekwondo Pattern Won-hyo, the arms move like you're gracefully turning a large steering wheel. In the pattern diagram above, it's called a 'Circular block,' but I norm...
Getting the Most from Traditional Taekwondo Techniques Blog 28 Sep 2012 | 09:12 am
I never thought I needed to play tour guide on this blog. But hey, we've got more than 450 posts here! Of course many were written and fired from the hip - but that's what you get from going non-comme...
