The US Olympic team's site ran a story about the Lopez siblings, the first set of siblings ever to qualify for the Olympic team. Pretty cool.
To learn more about your Olympic team, click here.
Tae Kwon Do competition begins August 20th (from what I can see), and will be held at the University of Science and Technology gymnasium.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
2008 Rhode Island State Tae Kwon Do Tournament
Coming up on May 17, 2008, the Ocean State, will hold its state Tae Kwon Do tournament.
The school sponsoring the event believes that "brevity is the soul of wit." Check out the link to see what I mean.
The school sponsoring the event believes that "brevity is the soul of wit." Check out the link to see what I mean.
Big East 2008 Tournament (XV), Rahway, NJ (4/27/2008)
The Big East 2008 Tournament (XV) is coming up April 27, 2008. It will be located in Rahway, NJ, and from all accounts will feature a high level of competition.
The site where you can find the tournament application seems to be awaiting update.
The site where you can find the tournament application seems to be awaiting update.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Is Tae Kwon Do Dangerous?
Found a site with lots of information on TKD this morning.
One of the topics in its Introduction section is "Is Tae Kwon Do Dangerous?" They mean - is it dangerous to train and compete in the sport Tae Kwon Do. They have some interesting information about rules around sparring, etc.
There's also a good amount of historical info. Enjoy!
One of the topics in its Introduction section is "Is Tae Kwon Do Dangerous?" They mean - is it dangerous to train and compete in the sport Tae Kwon Do. They have some interesting information about rules around sparring, etc.
There's also a good amount of historical info. Enjoy!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
2008 Connecticut Open Competition Coming Soon!
In the coming weeks, we'll have details on the upcoming 2008 Connecticut Open Tae Kwon Do Competition, which is targeted for May.
Check back for more details!
Check back for more details!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Rule #1 - Don't Get Hurt
There are a few golden rules in Tae Kwon Do, but one of the most important is also very simple.
Don't get hurt.
If you injure yourself, you can't train. If you do, you will likely injure yourself even more. In any Tae Kwon Do student's career (multiply this times 10 if you are a competitor), you are going to end up with some injuries. A twisted ankle, a tweaked muscle, bruises, cuts, or worse.
Sometimes it's pretty simple - you cut yourself, you bandage the area, and avoid using it until it heals. You break your leg, you're out.
The tough area is the middle ground, which I find is mostly the province of twisted joints and pulled or tweaked muscles. The tendency with these is to accidentally train too hard, and make a small problem a big problem.
Especially if you are also doing calisthenics or weight training, it's easy to aggravate a twist or a pulled muscle. So be diligent about not working out with that joint (when I recently tweaked my shoulder, I stopped doing push ups, practicing weapons, and, even in class, did not do blocks or punches with that arm), and let it rest.
Lightly stretch, use liniment, but overall just stay away from it. When you begin to use it, test it with light activity.
Don't get hurt.
If you injure yourself, you can't train. If you do, you will likely injure yourself even more. In any Tae Kwon Do student's career (multiply this times 10 if you are a competitor), you are going to end up with some injuries. A twisted ankle, a tweaked muscle, bruises, cuts, or worse.
Sometimes it's pretty simple - you cut yourself, you bandage the area, and avoid using it until it heals. You break your leg, you're out.
The tough area is the middle ground, which I find is mostly the province of twisted joints and pulled or tweaked muscles. The tendency with these is to accidentally train too hard, and make a small problem a big problem.
Especially if you are also doing calisthenics or weight training, it's easy to aggravate a twist or a pulled muscle. So be diligent about not working out with that joint (when I recently tweaked my shoulder, I stopped doing push ups, practicing weapons, and, even in class, did not do blocks or punches with that arm), and let it rest.
Lightly stretch, use liniment, but overall just stay away from it. When you begin to use it, test it with light activity.
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