Welcome to How to TaeKwonDo

Welcome to How to TaeKwonDo,   

My name is Tad Albano, and I have been the Wednesday TKD Teacher for your child.  I have sent them with information, so that they can understand a bit better about how I conduct class.

This is my way of keeping you informed on what we are currently working on in TaeKwonDo, and is a for you to keep your child's interest and learning curve at the peak edge in this amazing art.

Please use these resources and stay in touch with me as I can better instruct your child that way.  I typically work in soccer via my club, Athens Soccer Academy, and this spring you may get an invitation to add to your child's athletic engagement. ASA is currently training and competing indoor teams at the Under 6, Under 8, Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, and High School Girls levels.

1st let me introduce you to the How to TKD Blog
--Here is the link to the TKD Blog--http://howtotaekwondo.blogspot.com/

Next you should be aware and maybe subscribe to
 --Here is the YouTube Channel for How To TaeKwonDo--http://goo.gl/wBIu8r

Twitter@How2Tkd Twitter handle

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/How-To-Taekwondo/1533492406917596

There are two videos on YouTube to watch

One Step Defense Sparring
http://youtu.be/Wie6CIwF1oE

Open Sparring

http://youtu.be/Wie6CIwF1oE

And finally here is the Quarterly Checklist. I would like for everyone to be familiar with these terms and techniques BEFORE the belt test, we are spending class time reviewing these currently, so the sooner your child has the counting, greetings, tenets, and commands down, we can proceed learning the power generating secrets for each of these techniques.

TaeKwonDo is about--in one sense--delivering focused power to a specific point in space.  As the student matures technically and physically; so, too, ought the student begin to expand their persona and psychological power.  The spiritual dimension is not something that comes just about. Like anything we must work to attain this greatest gift in the Martial Arts.

Tad Albano--http://about.me/tadalbano

Athens TaeKwonDo Academy

Athens Soccer Academy

Basic Belt Testing Knowledge

Numbers 1-hanna 2-dul 3-set 4-net 5-dasot 6-yasot 7-ilgub 8-yodul 9-ahob 10-yol


Class Commands cha-ryot attention  kyong-ye bow  joonbi ready  si-jak  begin  dorra about face barro return to ready  gu-mahn stop


Stances Sogi
1 Attention
2 Ready
3 Front
4 Fighting
5 Horseback Riding
6 Walking


Blocks Maggi//Marki
Down
Up
Inside
Outside


 Kicks Cha-gi
1 Ahp Front
2 Yop Side
3 Dolryo Roundhouse
4 Dwi Reverse
5 Bandul Crescent


Five Tenets of Tae Kwon Do
Courtesy  Integrity  Perseverance  Self Control  Indomitable Spirit


Meaning of Tae Kwon Do
Tae Foot
Kwon Fist
Do (moral culture or way of life)


Ki-hop


Conversational Korean
Goodbye stays ahn-nyonhi gesipsiyo
Goodbye leaves ahn-nyonhi gasipsiyo
Greeting ahn-nyong hasimnika
Gamsa Hamnida Thank you (for teaching us)
Chonmaneyo You are Welcome

http://about.me/tadalbano

Traditional One Step Spar Open Sparring

Traditional One Step Sparring--

Belt Testing Basics

Basic Belt Testing Knowledge

Numbers 1-hanna 2-dul 3-set 4-net 5-dasot 6-yasot 7-ilgub 8-yodul 9-ahob 10-yol


Class Commands
cha-ryot attention         kyong-ye bow         joonbi ready         si-jak  begin
dorra about face          barro return to ready          gu-mahn stop

Stances Sogi
1 Attention 

2 Ready
3 Front
4 Fighting
5 Horseback Riding
6 Walking


Blocks Maggi//Marki
http://howtotaekwondo.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-to-make-fist.html
Down
Up
Inside
Outside

Kicks Cha-gi--It is very important to remember the Principle of the Ball and Chain. Pivoting early on the support foot, provides momentum and proper joint alignment...Every kick has the circularity concept built in.

1 Ahp Front--Pivot on support foot to open up hips
2 Yop Side
3 Dolryo Roundhouse
4 Dwi Reverse
5 Bandul Crescent

Five Tenets of TaeKwonDo
Courtesy--An example is in the Salutations we use when coming and going.
Integrity--
Perseverance--
Self Control--
Indomitable Spirit--An example is in the 10 punches to 1 punch metaphor: imagine you realize your opponent will defeat you, and strike you many times in the match.  Indomitable Spirit will lead you to seek out as many opportunities to counter your opponent, and land your strikes.  So defending against 10 blows and not seeking the opportunity for even one counter attack against your opponent implies a passivity of spirit. 

Meaning of TaeKwonDo
Tae Foot
Kwon Fist
Do (moral culture or way of life)

Korean Kimchi

Ki-hop
Externalization of Internal Energy--Internal energy/awareness can be translated into the physical, or "external" world.  You are the fish in the Cup, and the boundaries of the Cup are your limits of your present energy and power. Martial Training concentrates and focuses your power, and teaches you the various dimensions through which you can access your power.  Martial Training agitates the Cup, so much that the Cup tips over, and you spill out into a puddle.

The puddle has increased your field of awareness, and you can now access new limits of power to which before you did not understand. Further training is like a raindance, and the deluge which eventually flows, floods the puddle, and moves you now into a dynamic, interactive, and flowing stream.  Your boundaries from the Cup, and the puddle, slowly become dim memories, as you can
now understand your progress with perspective.

Conversational Korean
Salutations
Ahn-nyong hasimnika Hello, How are you?
Ahn-nyonhi gasipsiyo: Goodbye said by the person who leaves
Ahn-nyonhi gesipsiyo: Goodbye said by the person who stays


End of Class
 Gamsahabnida Thank you (for teaching us)
Chonmaneyo You are Welcome

Korean Bulgogi--불고기

Links
 http://howtotaekwondo.blogspot.com/

http://youtu.be/A8AOm79BeLY

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeRuQD0FDIR5H-v4aNRSOvqUn7R7OYmVE