1 step, 2 step, and 3 step sparring allow Taekwondo practitioners to repeatedly practice defensive techniques.
Cael McCabe and David Howard provide a demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/?v=9-lorE4xYj8
On April - 29 - 2009 Green Step Sparring Students Testing Yellow
At the blue belt level, students are expected to free-fight with protective gear. This takes a great deal of courage, confidence, and self-control.
http://www.youtube.com/?v=h0jQlfNf2GA
On April - 29 - 2009 Blue Free fighting Students Testing Video
Our school emphasizes disciplined free-fighting. There are many opportunities to demonstrate powerful kicking and punching. During sparring with classmates however, we look for students to demonstrate controlled accuracy with only a few permitted targets. Only kicks to the chest guard or side of the head are permitted. Punches are permitted to the chest guards as well.
Many thanks to Tom McCabe for providing the videos!
John Buck breaks 2 boards with a back kick.
Priscilla McCabe breaks 2 boards with a back kick
The Hill family and Terri Graig demonstrate basic kicking, blocking, and punching techniques during Oneonta Taekwon-do promotion test in March, 2009.
A great deal is going on at Oneonta Taekwon-do and we couldn’t wait to bring you the May newsletter! Please take a few minutes to read the exciting and important news items below!
Mr. Mannion returns
Heineken USA has agreed to retain me as a software consultant working remotely from Oneonta with only a couple of day trips per month down to White Plains. I am very grateful that Mr. Davis does such an excellent job running the school in my absence and am
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On April - 24 - 2009 Announcements Grandmaster Kim News
