Ive been doing Taekwon DO for 3 months now and i am already a yellow tag, i already feel more flexible from going to these classes but other than the fitness aspect i am not too sure about what benefits i will get from TKD??
2006-11-17 21:35:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Hood_12 again with your bull sh!t. You have an urge to answer every damn question about TKD then try and give it a bad name. Not all TKD schools are like yours. This guy asked a perfectly legit question after only 3 months training in TKD then you give your boo-hoo story about how you were taken for a ride and had a bad instructor AND it took you 5 years to work that out!
In reply to the question. Congratulations on your yellow tag. You'll continue to notice improvements over the next few years as you progress towards black belt. Even after black, you'll improve. Your reaction speed will increase, you'll be more flexible, confident, healthier, stronger etc.
Good luck with your training and ignore Hood_12's ramblings :)
2006-11-21 15:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by Username 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you'll get the cardio benefits from a good sparring workout, and of course you'll be better apt at defending yourself if the time ever comes, you'll also learn discipline, respect, and a better sense of duty as you progress higher in you rank in the class.
because you may also be given more duties (like teaching the junior belts their techniques or forms) when you get into the higher ranks (usually brown belt and above) and be expected to teach the class or lead the class in the different drills by showing the junior students how to properly execute the techniques they'll learn.
2006-11-18 10:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you are in a good school, lots. Aside from the obvious benifit of being better able to protect yourself & the fitness you mentioned, you should see improvement in your self confidence & ability to focus. You should be treating others with more resprct. Your ability to concentrate should also improve. You will gain an improved philosophy of life.
2006-11-18 06:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My uncle and cousin are both Black belts in TKD and are now going for their first Dan. They say it is great for keeping fit, active, and good for discipline, and they have a good social life because they have made so many new friends through it.
2006-11-17 21:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by chelle0980 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Other than being more physically fit, you gain confidence, agility, stamina, and your stress level decreases greatly. You gain more perseverence, and many other things. The more you put in to a class, the more you get from that class. You gain more as you progress to your black belt!
2006-11-18 08:00:38 · answer #5 · answered by Linz 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
benefits of tkd?hmmmm...you get a black belt really quick.you can find out that your health insurance needs renewing when some 90 year old woman gets out of her car and beats the **** out of you for taking her parking spot.you'll feel good about yourself for donating all that money to charity.they sell cheeseburgers(mcdojos).so you can do 5 pushups obviously you got your yellow tags.
the only other benefit i can think of is you dont get to learn how to defend yourself by doing a real style.3 months another 3 you'll be able to get your black belt you'll be able to kick some serious **** then.
2006-11-18 02:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by BUSHIDO 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I've noticed a lot of tkd'ers get their panties in wad because of the lack of respect their style gets. Speaking from experience, I can honestly say that most people actually give MORE respect and patience for tkd than it deserves. I can trufully say that the WTF, ATA, and ITA are completely irrational in their training methods. I don't have time to write the several pages of bullcrap I experienced so I'll make a list of the more memborable ones.
1. Blocking punches with kicks. We were actually taught to block punches with kicks. Specifically, the first haymaker block we learned was an outside cresent kick. I **** you not, we practiced blocking punches with cresent kicks. One other student asked if that would really work in real life because you can punch much faster than you can kick. The instructor replied that "it doesn't matter because your legs will always be longer than your opponents arms".
2. One and two step sparring was bullshit. I don't mean that 1-steps are stupid in general (which they are), I mean TKD went even further into the land of fantasy. When we did our punching defense drills, we literally had to stand so far apart that we couldn't touch each other even with our legs. Just imagine two people standing 5-6 feet apart and trying to "realistically" learn to block punches with kicks. We were not allowed to be within punching range to learn to defend against punches.
3. Total denial of other martial arts. TKD "masters" went to obscene lengths to bury their head in the sand during the few times they encountered martial artists from other styles. One former instructor constantly said "There is no such thing as a full contact martial art. If someone sparred full contact they would die. If anyone tells you they spar full contact, they are lying". On one occasion a shorinryu black belt visited the school. I watched him spar with some of the higher ranked tkd'ers. At one point the Shorinryu bb blocked a crappy tkd roundhouse with one arm and backfisted the tkd'er with his free fist. The match was stopped so the instructors could give their comments. The master said that fancy stuff like backfists might look cool in sparring but they would get you killed on the street. He later went on to say that "the visitor may of hit his opponent a whole lot more than he got hit, and he may of been a whole faster but that DOESN'T mean his is a better martial artist."
4. Wrist locks. The dreaded tkd grappling technique of doom. Everyone knows they are next to useless, but the rationale as to why they didn't work when your partner resisted was hilarious. In response to a student who doubted their applicability in a real fight, my teacher said that he was only able to resist the technique because he expected it. "On the street no thug expects you to grap his wrist. I've used them in several of my street fights so I know they absolutely work. If you do them right, they require almost no power".
5. Extreme discipline. err I mean extreme teacher worship. The classes are ridiculously disciplined. We say "Yes Sir" to everything...Literally. I don't mean we say yes sir when told to do something. I mean we yes sir everything we do. If we did a pushup we had to yes sir after each one. If the class is doing crunches you bloodly well better say yes sir after each God damned one. I wouldn't have been to surprised if we had to yes sir to our teacher if he farted.
In fairness TKD does do a few beneficial things. If a kid had low self esteem, focus, discipline, and social skills TKD would probably help him/her. However as far as fighting, I'm confident it would actually make you less prepared for physical confrontations. I'm sure there will be a few TKD diehards that will slam my critique. If you are in the ITA, WTF, ATA, or ITF keep in mind, that I'm only criticizing their training methods. Outside of class many of the instructors are some of the nicest people you can meet. I don't deny they do a few things well, however; I think they are irresponsible to suggest their training prepares you to defend yourself.
Well there is my rant.
2006-11-21 05:01:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My friend does Taekwando! It boosts confidence and fitness and strenghth.
2006-11-17 21:39:02 · answer #8 · answered by mortimerbiscuits 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
its highly disciplined and as well as that soon you'll be tough as a brick wall
2006-11-17 23:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by lexoooooooo 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
discipline....... stamina... felxibility...... focus......
2006-11-17 21:40:23 · answer #10 · answered by bugi 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋