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| Sparring | 11/12/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I've been doing martial arts of all sorts for 12 years, but my first and now my only is Taekwondo. I ...
A: Patrick: It's great to see that you're coming back to TKD. From the limited information you gave ...
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| increasing roundhouse kick power and speed | 11/9/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: I would like to improve my roundhouse kick by improving on my muscle capabilities, but i am not very ...
A: Hey Leonard, thanks for the question. So you want to improve your roundhouse kick? In order to ...
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| ACL Damage | 11/4/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I am in my mid 40s. Just started TKD(Song Moo Kwan) in September. I am currently training 4 days ...
A: Hugh: Great Question! Yes, knee injuries are a common injury in TKD. Some of the injuries can be ...
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| dwi chagi -back heel kick | 11/3/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: how r u?sorry tht i could'nt reply for a long time. i went for my national tournament,unfortunately ...
A: Praveen: How have you been? It has been a long time! I understand the question, but I'm not sure I ...
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| Olympics | 10/1/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Hey whats up? How come there is no karate in the olympics? If I have a black belt in karate, can I ...
A: Sean: I don't keep up with Karate too much so I'll do my best to assist you. I know that at the ...
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| Hip Popped during Stretch | 9/11/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I recently started taking TKD ; I'm 40 ; been running for 20 years 6-8 miles a day; no problem. I ...
A: Brad: I'm sorry to hear about your injury! I have a fighter right now experiencing the same thing. ...
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| tae kwon do | 9/7/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: I've been in tae kwon do for 5 years and I need a better understanding trick your opponent and ...
A: hey patrick, thanks for the question. you've been doing taekwondo for 5 years now so you should ...
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| training for Nationals/Olympics | 9/2/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Hey, I've been in Tae Kwon Do for 10 years or so, currently a 2nd degree blackbelt, been to ...
A: Jordan: The speed will increase with the muscle development. The exercise I gave you (and the ...
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| training for Nationals/Olympics | 9/2/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Hey, I've been in Tae Kwon Do for 10 years or so, currently a 2nd degree blackbelt, been to ...
A: Jordan: I start with what I suggested first. Depending on how much time you have to devote to ...
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| long ago | 8/30/2008 | Gerard Robbins |
Q: Jerry, you and I spared together many times at GM DK Parks school in jersey city. I ran across ...
A: The years and the LORD have been very kind to me. What are you doing thes to days? As you can see, ...
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| training for Nationals/Olympics | 8/28/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: Hey, I've been in Tae Kwon Do for 10 years or so, currently a 2nd degree blackbelt, been to ...
A: Jordan: First, congratulations on recommitting to competition. You didn't reveal your age, ...
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| Strategy | 8/21/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I've been training in traditional TKD for 10 years. In this time I've become extremely fond of ...
A: Joe: There are obviously different techniques used in different styles. I have seen several ...
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| WTF vs. ITF | 8/17/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: My daughter has been training at an ITF type school for 2 years. She will be testing for her black ...
A: Cindy: Congratulations on your daughters accomplishment! It is possible for your daughter to train ...
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| Do You have a Club Team | 8/6/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: I noticed in a previous question you mentioned information about your club or organization. If you ...
A: Ziggy: Yes, we currently have a TKD team competing at national and international competitions. We ...
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| pada chagi | 8/1/2008 | Nathan J. Nowak |
Q: how r u? sorry for being not in contact for a long time.i attended my state tournament and won gold ...
A: Praveen! It's great to hear from you! It has bee a long time since we've spoke last. Pada Chagi: ...
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| Hi | 7/10/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: What are the exercises that i must do become agile and flexible??
A: hey Florian, thanks for the question. Flexibility and agility are very important in TKD, they give ...
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| Getting back up to speed | 7/8/2008 | Saleem A. |
Q: I'm a 4th gup in taekwondo. I used to train at my school 4 days a week but now im taking college ...
A: Hey Phil, thanks for the question! I understand your problem completely. There have been many times ...
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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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