im entering my first Taekwondo tournment im very nervous what do i need to do to prepare for it?

Answer 1

Relax. What's the worst thingf that can happen? You won't get a trophy. You don't have a trophy now. You'll be no worse off than you are now. Also remember that you will be competing at your belt level. Everyone will be just as nervous as you are.

Answer 2

When doing forms or poomse remember to keep your mind clear and focus only on what you are doing. Be confident in yourself and what you are doing. Stay fluid throughout your form that means dont have low stances and stong moves in the beginning and not at the end but try to keep them throughout until the end.

In sparring remember to always keep your hands up. Use smart sparring instead of just going out there and hoping that just anything will work. Spar everyone the way. Move around your opponent and use your speed instead of power. Use fast footwork, too.

All in all have fun. Dont fret if you dont win your first tournament. Make some new friends and enjoy yourself. Remember you have plenty of years to win trophys and medals and this also take alot of practice and training so enjoy it now when it really does not count.

Answer 3

Just relax and remember what you know, I was so nervous in my first tourney and I had the flu as well! i got my butt handed to me but i still made a good showing. Entering my second this month and much more confident because i've done one before> Practice is your best thing against nerves so after this one you'l be much better.

Don't get injured! Keep up your training and fitness, do some sparring practice but tkae it light and if your instructor hasn't gone over it get him to go over the rules and format so you're familiar with it. Just make sure you can get there on time and have time to get changed and stretch beforehand.

Then just go in there, bow, and do your thing! Best of luck!

Answer 4

Try meditating few days before. Or just shut you eyes, relax, and try to silence your mind. Visualise that you're fluidly delivering your moves -- attack-counter-block.

When you're actually on the tournament, focus on how your body feels. If you can practice beforehand to learn how to be acutely aware of where your limbs are and what they are doing precisely at the moment that you're interacting with your opponent, then you'll have no troubles at all letting your mind slip off allowing for a margin of error. (I've practiced this mental discipline and since then carried over to climbing comps).

Hope for the best and just try to enjoy the process. If the results are not good, then be patient because the next round will be easier. You'll get used to it. Good luck.

Answer 5

I was a Taekwondo exponent during my university years & won a few medals for the varsity team. Competitive Taekwondo sparring is quite fast & explosive - you don't have much time to think.
So don't just plan your moves, practice them. Practice them until they become almost automatic.

As this is your first tournament, you should master only 3 things:
- the turning kick (or roundhouse kick, depending on what they call it where you train).
- "sliding" forward:
stand in the sparring stance with your strong foot further away from your opponent. Pushing off with your rear foot, slide the front foot forward 1 step, and then bring the rear foot forward back into the sparring stance. Make sure that you keep your balance at all times so that you can kick with your strong foot immediately after the "slide". This move is to close the distance to your opponent so that your kick lands on him/her.
- "sliding" backward:
just do the forward slide in reverse. Do this when your opponent attacks, so that after he/she attacks, he/she is in perfect range for your kick.

Practice these 3 techniques one at a time and in combinations until you don't even have to think about HOW to do them. Then in the tounament, all you have to think of is WHEN to do them.

Another thing to keep in mind is: fight according to your fitness level. If you're not so fit, don't attack so much. Wait until you think you can score, then attack.

Good luck to you.

Answer 6

Well, all the champs always say that the most important part of a competition is not on your strength, speed, etc. but rather on your mind. You got to prepare yourself mentally before you enter the ring. Use your mind power and imagine yourself as a sea wave and you the wave crush everything in your path. You have to be able to imagine yourself as that and finally you have to imagine yourself receiving the trophy. Don't underestimate the power of the mind.

Answer 7

i have a huge tournament tomorrow too. and i usually practice a lot before tournament so you can be fluid with your techniques. and also make sure you meditate before you enter the ring. also do a lot of stretching so you can get a full range of motion with your techniques. don't think to hard about your next move because then you might telegraph it (show your opponent whats coming). Keep this in mind and you should do just fine. Good Luck

Answer 8

Just stay calm. Practice maybe a bit more than what you're used to and do your form and breaking a lot so that you have it second nature. Get a good nights sleep the night before the tournament (and don't work out that hard that night too) and get a good breakfast in the morning. At the tournament itself stay cool. Getting nervous won't help

Answer 9

Get to the tournament as soon as the doors open. Start doing exercises that will calm your nerves. The key is to make the tournament feel like practice where you are loose but focused. You don't want to loose all your energy and go crazy as soon as the match starts. This works for me.

Answer 10

congrats to you. My son who is now 10 is in kuk sool won. He entered his first tournament when he was 9 and he ws new to kuk sool won. He practiced at home alot before the tournament. Just practice and keep your mind focused. He ended up getting 1st in sparring and 2nd in forms. He practiced everyday and kept his mind focused when he got there good luck to you. You will do just fine.