When I finish work now it's cold and dark. I was going to drive to TKD after work - but I left work later than I wanted - by which time it was...
When you train, how much time do you give to working on single kicks and how much time do you put in to working on combinations or sequences of...
If you only had 20 minutes per day personal training time (i.e. outside of classes) and after "warming up," upon what would you focus your...
I get suckered in by this all the time. I'm coming in for the attack, and the guy quickly launches a front leg side kick...which usually sends me...
Actually, there's two questions (although they may have the same answer). 1. Why do you teach?(e.g. this could be because of a sense of...
What's your favourite way of boosting your energy levels back up when they've been low for a while, especially when energy levels are low due to...
Any suggestions on how to get more out of your aikido classes? I've been doing aikido for a couple of years, training 4 to 5 times a week, and I'm...
Do you see the purpose of atemi primarily as a mechanism to distract a person's attention (e.g. a quick hand movement in front of the eyes); or as...
Timber is medium to thick pine wood. Kick is a spinning kick (e.g. hook, down spin) rather than a "pushing" style kick (e.g. front kick, side...
Does anyone have discreet exercises that you can work on to improve flexbility while working in a visible office environment? I manage calf...
My instructor often says that one should stop doing aikido when it stops being fun. However, a lot is also written about aikido being a budo...
In addition to the various static and non-static stretches that are useful in increasing flexibility and hence the height of kicks, I also find...
Once the technique is being applied, how should uke "offer resistance"? Is "resistance" providing just enough counter-pressure so that nage has...
I'd like to jazz up my sparring with some turning combinations e.g. roundhouse kick followed by turning (reverse) side kick; inside crescent...
It seems some dojos have an accepted system with respect to choosing the uke/s the sensei or instructor selects for demonstrating a technique e.g....
For those people who cross-train between TKD and another martial art on a roughly equivalent basis (i.e. you split your training time between the...
Once we get into multiple sparring rounds, my sparring effectiveness drops off due to my lack of endurance. (I'm puffing, my arms feel like lead...
Sometimes there are several related aikido techniques demonstrated in succession before you get to practise them (e.g. same attack and same...
You are sparring in so close that punches are the only thing you can throw. The other person can match you speed (e.g. if you move to attack from...
I have trouble getting vertical height for jump spin kicks (from a stationary start or one step start). Does anyone have experience in exercises...
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