Wtf Forms!

[TigerAnsTKDLove]

this is for students of WTF what is your favorite form? what was your most easiet form to learn? what was your most difficult form to learn? im just curious about what you students have to say:D

[captainmoomoo]

It's probably either Tae Geuk 5/6/ or 7 Jang...

[nunchaku8587]

i've always been fond of taegeuk 3, but i think my favorite just to do on my own is taegeuk 7

[tkd_princess78]

I didnt like Tae Geuk 8 or what our school calls it Senior Red. But I loved Tae Geuk 6 (Senior brown) I even got a best form patch for that one. Tae Geuk 7 (Red) was the easiest to learn.

[Koryo]

I found taegeuk il jang the hardest to learn. My favorite would be either chil jang or Keum Gang.

[Artikon]

Okay now I have a question . . . what for you makes the form your favorite? A particular combination, the theme of the form, the flow of the form? I'm interested to hear answers, hope they vary as much as the fave forms themselves . . . lets not leave out the other organizations as well . . . what about the ITF et all others.

[Kwondo]

I would say, my favourite is taegeuk chil jang, and my hardest to learn... either taebaek or pyongwon.

[Capt Ann]

Uh...guys....I only have four so far to choose from :(

Ask me the same question in a year ;)

[Artikon]

Naa, I'll ask you right now :)

Out of the four you know which is your favorite?

[stratiotes]

My favorite so far is Yul Gok (ITF) which is the form i'm working on now. I've actually liked each one better than the last with the exception of dan gun. 4 high blocks back to back just seem useless to me. I like forms when you can kind of feel the kind of techniques you are blocking and stuff.

[Poop-Loops]

Right now I'm learning Tae Guk 4, so that's my favorite ATM.

PL

[stratiotes]

Is tae guk similar to the itf hyungs or whatever you call them?

I noticed we had a WTF black belt join our school, and when we did chon ji, she seemed to already know how to do it. It's easy anyway, but still, i figured it'd take a few minutes to catch on. I just assumed maybe tae guk was really similar?

The only problem i saw her having was she seemed to use more of a walking stance rather than a deeper front stance that we use.

[Din]

my fav is probably shipjin which was also the hardest to learn.. i think the easiest was teaguk 3 or 4
:woo:

[Tosh]

4 high blocks back to back just seem useless to me.

Whereas the 1st and 4th movements in Yul-Gok make perfect sense ;) :D

My fav, has gotta be either Hwa-Rang or Gae-Baek, gimme 3 weeks and it might be Juche ;)

[neryo_tkd]

well...if you master all techniques, the forms shouldn't be difficult. i like all forms but they get more and more interesting with the 4th and onwards.

[stratiotes]

Yeah 1st and 4th yul gok techniques are useless. But at least yul gok looks cool. step+highblock - step+highblock - step+highblock - step+highblock doesn't look cool, looks like an egyption dance, lol.

[estranged13]

Is tae guk similar to the itf hyungs or whatever you call them?

I noticed we had a WTF black belt join our school, and when we did chon ji, she seemed to already know how to do it. It's easy anyway, but still, i figured it'd take a few minutes to catch on. I just assumed maybe tae guk was really similar?

The only problem i saw her having was she seemed to use more of a walking stance rather than a deeper front stance that we use.

some wtf schools uses the blue cottage forms as a suppliment
mine being one of them

[Lucky]

some wtf schools uses the blue cottage forms as a suppliment
mine being one of them

Hello - What school do you attend in Minnesota ? :)

[stratiotes]

blue cottage? What the heck is that?

[Kwondo]

Patterns have always been my favourite thing to practice and teach. A lot of the kids seem to find the first pattern the hardest, but once they get passed that... it's more likely to become either taegeuk oh or yuk jang. But the most popular to watch and learn is Koryo. (at my school at least)

[stratiotes]

i get in moods. Sometimes i would rather do more sparring and practicing techniques, other days i like working on patterns. If anything, patterns give me something to do in order to get my blood flowing at 4 30 in the morning. I do them back to back fast as if really using the techniques, if done fast enough it really does seem to help get the mind primed for making up combinations too.

[Kwondo]

Practicing Patterns with fast movements is fine and is actually a great way to learn the techniques. BUT, let's not forget that paterns (formally practised) should contain slow movements when required, to show of the actual "Aesthetics" of it. And to show control. Without patterns, Taekwondo would be an 'artless' form. But like I said, I think that using fast movements is GREAT. I kinda wish I had thought of that myself. But both are important and everyone should keep that in mind.