Hi Everyone

I have landed safely in Korea and am having a fantastic time. So far I have:

1. Have met and trained with the highest ranking Grand Master in the UK, Grand Master Vohra - 8th DAN (great man).

2. Been to the Kukkiwon and done some Poomsae practise with Master Vohra and Master Evans

3. Been to the the WFT Headquaters and met the Deputy Secretary (very important man)

4. Been to Chung Do Kwan Head Quarters and met the Grand Master Park Hae Man - 9th DAN

5. Have met the Head of Kukkiwon (another very important man)

These are just the top 5 things I have done in 3 days, as you can see im having a wicked time so far.

Keep training hard speak to everyone soon.

Master Esrar

 

Hi Everyone.

 

 

If you haven’t heard already then you will now. We had a fantastic weekend at the Southern Taekwondo Championships in Bournemouth on the 1^st June 2008. We took

 

9 fighters and came back with 7 medals. 3 x Gold, 1 x Silver and 3 x Bronze. Some great action from Tayyib, Adil and John who fought their way through to some exciting finals. John just missed out on Gold but the next competition is only around the corner. A great performance from everyone and im sure we all learnt something new to come back and work on.  

 

Take this opportunity to share some of you valuable skills, lessons and golden nuggets of knowledge with everyone.

 

Master Esrar Ahmed

Hi guys as you all know we just had the competition last Saturday, and without a doubt it was a explosive day. For competitors and spectators i can safely say it was a fun day had by all. Competition season hasn't left just yet as there are more opportunities to compete coming very soon. So lets share what we say on Saturday, what was good what was bad and help each other improve. Please share your thoughts about the day.

Hey guys, as we are bang smack in the middle of preparing for our exams. I thought it would be a great to share some tips on how best to prepare. What has worked for you in the past? How often do you practise? What would you recommend to someone who’s sitting their first exam?

 

Master Esrar Ahmed

Hey guys just came across a 3 part video about the History of Taekwondo. I thought it was a interesting watch and it gave me a better insight into the techniques we use and the physics behind them. Some good insight into Korean History and traditions as well as where paticular techniques derived from. Plus its nice to see how many people all over the world practice Taekwondo, how its benefited them and what lengths instructors have taken to spread the art  to the point where its reogonised internationally as a Sport and Martial art.

Part 1 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1kyyu_histoire-du-taekwondo-1_sport

Part 2 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1l90u_histoire-du-taekwondo-2_extreme

Part 3 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1n6si_histoire-du-taekwondo-3_sport

Hope you guys enjoy it :).

Every now and then i will be puting up matches for you guys to watch so we can all benefit from seeing how the pros around the world fight. This is not to say that we should fight like them but ther are no doubt techniques that we can learn from to improve our own personal style of sparring. I know i gain a lot from watching matches like these and it has helped me in improving my sparring . Please comment  the vid so we can all share our thoughts about the techniques used in this fight. Click the link below to watch this bout .....Enjoy.......

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Someone asked me this question the other day which got me thinking. Of course my answer was “I love everything Taekwondo throws at me”. What about you guys??????

Esrar

 

Hi everyone, Welcome to the Club Blog. I thought 2008 would be the ideal time to start a Blog for the club. This is just a place for everyone to discuss topics related to training. I'm sure as the year progresses we will have loads to talk about. This is for you guys so have fun.

 

All you need to do is create a quick login name and set a password or you are more then welcome to leave a anonymous comment.  

 

If you would like to start a new discussion please email your question or thoughts to blog@hadritkd.co.uk and it will be created. Please be patient as someone from the admin team will post it for you and it will not be instant.

 

Master Esrar Ahmed