| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| kicks | 6/28/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: what are the basics kicks of taekwondo?
A: hey jimelito, thanks for the question. I'd want to apologise for the time its taken to answer this, ...
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| olympic taekwondo team | 6/24/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: what are the names of the people on the U. S taekwondo team and what city are they from.
A: Larry: Thanks for the question. Steven Lopez - Sugar Land, Texas Diana Lopez - Sugar Land, Texas ...
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| Speed | 6/17/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: I'm an okay at my kicking speed but i wanna get faster, what excercises can i do? (13 year old girl) ...
A: taekwondo is very fast and so it will help if you are faster. If you want to increase your speed, a ...
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| Difference between Elite Open Sparring vs. World Class Sparring | 4/30/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I have looked all over the internet but cannot find any information regarding the difference between ...
A: Eriko, It's my understanding there's only one division at Nationals for color belt competitors. ...
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| Difference between Elite Open Sparring vs. World Class Sparring | 4/29/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I have looked all over the internet but cannot find any information regarding the difference between ...
A: Eriko, Great question. Elite Open is an open division at Nationals that anyone (black belt) can ...
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| Weakness | 4/9/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: What different types of weakness are there and how can they be over-come with Taw Kwon Do training .
A: hey max, thanks for the question. to get right down to it, there are many different kids of ...
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| Fighting | 4/8/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: What are some of the mental and physical weak points one should be aware of while fighting?
A: Max: Thanks for the question. Physical weakness can be over come with proper training and recovery ...
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| power in patterns | 3/30/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: My 7 year old is superb in sparring,knows patterns quite well,but will not execute power while doing ...
A: hey james, thanks for the question. in order to answer this question we have to identify certain ...
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| blocks | 3/18/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: so how do i know which one to use?
A: now sparring is my favorite aspect of taekwondo and it is probably the field of taekwondo that i ...
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| Sparring | 3/17/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I've recently joined tae kwon do at my local dojang. They had a tournament on this last friday ...
A: Wade, Congratulations on beginning your Tae Kwon Do career. I would talk to your instructor ...
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| preparing for a tournament | 3/13/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: i am a student in a polytechnic, i have 6 year experience in taekwondo , but i have got a ...
A: Kingsley, Thanks for the question. Since you have a short period of time before the tournament, I ...
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| Hamstring strains | 3/10/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: Respect to you Saleem, I got a left hamstring strain since two weeks from a middle left round kick.I ...
A: the R.I.C.E method is definitely the correct protocol to follow after doing an injury such as this, ...
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| Training in my free time | 2/28/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: I just had my first Tae Kwon Do class tonight, and I'm excited to be taking it, but I am afraid I ...
A: he joel, thanks for the question. in my experience they best way i learnt to train my legs was ...
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| Little rusty, been out of competition for a bit. | 2/21/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I just found the place, but love the idea. I used to compete a lot, but now I am getting more ...
A: Marc, It's great that you decided to start training in martial arts again. I need more ...
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| sparring footwork | 2/3/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: your previous two answers are pretty worthy for me.this time i have come with the question of ...
A: Praveen, I apologize for the late response. We are still having problems receiving emails from ...
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| PULLED MUSCLES...how to heal it! | 1/27/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I had a sore muscle in my right leg since the first 4 weeks that i started tkd but it gradually ...
A: Ramsey, I apologize for the delay in responding. We are having difficulty receiving emails from ...
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| Resuming training after surgery | 1/20/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Have you heard of people who were able to resume TKD training after a belly button surgery? ANSWER: ...
A: Dirk, If indeed it's an umbilical hernia, then yes, if after the healing process and the recovery ...
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| Resuming training after surgery | 1/19/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Have you heard of people who were able to resume TKD training after a belly button surgery?
A: Dirk, I need more information on the surgery. What kind of surgery was it? Was it a umbilical ...
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| Olympic Tae Kwon Do | 12/13/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I am a beginer of tae kwon do and was just wondering the rules of olympic tae kwon do. i was just ...
A: Adam, It's great that you are beginning Tae Kwon Do and are interested in the sport aspect of the ...
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| hip joints | 12/8/2007 | Saleem A. |
Q: ive been training in taekwondo for over a year and i was wondering if it is good to pop your hip ...
A: hey lacen, first of all sorry about the long delay, ive been away and havnt actually had access to ...
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| TKD sparring | 12/2/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: For the last 6 months or so I've been doing sparring training every Saturday morning and was ...
A: Niall, I think it's commendable that you are training and fighting with black belts. Hang in there ...
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| Age requirements | 11/28/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: im going to be 17on Dec the 4th and in march will be my 11th year in taekwondo...i hold 2007 world ...
A: Dan, Congratulations on your world titles. I think it's great that you have aspirations of ...
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| 2008 Jr Nationals prep | 11/27/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: my name is Elise, I live in Canada and I am 15. I have been doing TKD for 3 1/2 years, and sparring ...
A: Elise, First, congratulations on beginning your sport TKD career. I think it's great that you've ...
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| 2008 Jr Nationals prep | 11/27/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: my name is Elise, I live in Canada and I am 15. I have been doing TKD for 3 1/2 years, and sparring ...
A: Elise, First, congratulations on beginning your sport TKD career. I think it's great that you've ...
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| advice for wtf sparring | 11/20/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I am trying to get back in shape so i can come back into competitions again. I am a short player ...
A: Andre, It's great that you've decided to come back to competing. To answer the endurance question, ...
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| hello sir | 10/22/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: sir, thanks for replying,im working on my conditioning right now.shaping up weel.kudos to u.i have ...
A: Praveen, First, congratulations on making the commitment to compete. I think that's great! If you ...
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| Preparing for sparring competition in a month | 10/13/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I have train in taekwondo for about a year and now im preparing for my very first taekwondo sparring ...
A: Stanley, I apologize on the delay of our response. Congratulations on your training for your fist ...
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| series of roundhouse kicks | 9/29/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: whenever i watch a wtf tkd match online, i observed that most of the fighters ( i dont know what you ...
A: Justine, The round kick combination you are referring to is called a double kick or double round ...
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| USA OLYMPIC TEAM | 9/19/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: >>> Nicole Burton >>> Hi, my name is Nicole Burton, I am from Ringgold Georgia. I am wanting ...
A: Nicole, Unfortunately the trials for the 2008 team have already taken place. The date for the ...
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| Sparring Combinations | 9/4/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: i have been told to work on my combinations as far as competition sparring, i have none that are ...
A: Lee, I need some more information about your fighting level, skill and kicks you are comfortable ...
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| Sparring | 8/24/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Heyy I'm a 14 year old girl and have been doing taekwondo for 4 years now. I train at a club 3 ...
A: Natalie, There are many ways to use counter fighting tactics and win matches. However, with today’s ...
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| Taekwondo Population in the US | 8/21/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I have a homework about Martial Arts. Could you tell me what Taekwondo Population in the US?
A: Louie, This is outside or area of questions. We specialize in Olympic TKD sparring and training ...
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| Self taught | 8/19/2007 | Saleem A. |
Q: Can tae kwon do be self taught through a book? There are many books that claim that they can teach ...
A: John, Tae Kwon Do, like any other martial art can be 'self-taught' through a book. The problem ...
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| most important techniques | 8/16/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: my name is praveen,23 years old,been practicing taekwondo for the past 14 years,initially i was ...
A: Praveen, The most widely used kicks in Olympic TKD are round kick, fast kick, cut or push kick and ...
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| Weight training and TKD | 8/11/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I am 26 y/o, 5'7", 145 lbs and just beginning to compete in tournaments. I just got my first green ...
A: Angelique, Speed and Power are something every martial artist is looking to increase. ...
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| tournament | 8/8/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: i am a brown belt at an ATA academy. I really like martial arts and i want to go to a tournament ...
A: Cam, I apologize for the long delay in returning you follow up question. I was looking at this and ...
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| Sparring | 7/31/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Master Nowak, I have questions regarding the differences between point sparring and Olympic ...
A: Angelique, There are major differences in Olympic and Point Style sparring. First, the gear is ...
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| acl | 7/26/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: hey nathan. srry im asking u another question. ummm for my acl i got patella instead of hamstring im ...
A: Tariq, First, you shouldn't listen to anyone that speaks negative about situations. Being a TKD ...
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| acl | 7/24/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: hey i tore my acl at a taekwondo tournament. i got surgery like 3 weeks ago and now i can walk ...
A: Tariq, I've had ACL surgery before too. It wasn't fun. Sorry you had to experience that. As for ...
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| tournament | 7/21/2007 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: i am a brown belt at an ATA academy. I really like martial arts and i want to go to a tournament ...
A: Cam, I'm sure I understand the first part of the question. What combinations are you referring too? ...
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