Ground Self Defence is something often overlooked by Taekwon-Do schools.
This clip shows a snippet of a 45 minute video for our Members, that gives the essential instruction of ground self defence all instructors should be teaching.
Thanks to Mr Phil Thompson for his incredible knowledge and generosity.
Members watch the full video
DON’T FORGET TO WATCH No. 10 – Paul McPhail performs Juche forwards and backwards
For my 5th degree black belt grading in 1993 I thought it would be a cool idea to perform Juche Tul forwards then backwards for General Choi.
The plan failed miserably as I started the backwards part… I hadn’t even considered the possibility that General Choi would take offence to it. He turned his head and refused to watch. I figured… well… I may as well carry on now and struggled through to the end.
I passed the grading so I guess the General had forgiven me by the day the results were announced.
Here is the footage of the pattern at the grading.
For the 1st to 2nd dan grading we have Ground Self Defence as the syllabus requirement, and this video shows the course where Mr Thompson introduced this to our instructors
TKDCoaching was again privileged to film Grand Master Kim Ung Lan in a very special training session. Grand Master Lan spent over an hour with students of an Auckland club, in a surprise visit in 2017.
Grand Master Lan is well known for his generosity, kindness and authenticity. A true Grand Master who is so happy to share his knowledge.
Kiwisport is a program from Sport New Zealand aiming to promote sport for school-aged children. Master McPhail, acting as the Kiwisport Coordinator, devised a programme aimed at introducing Taekwon-Do to kids in a fun way.
These lessons were created for my own clubs while we were closed due to the Covid19.
Dan-Gun Tul is the pattern required at yellow belt level. This video features yellow belt Rebecca Chitty alongside ITF Patterns World Champion Miss Melissa Timperley, coached by Master Paul McPhail.
Although this level of critiquing may not be necessary at yellow belt level, it is hoped this video provides helpful tips to improve performance at any level. Some of the points raised by Master McPhail in the video are:
Correct intermediate positions for knifehand guarding block, twin forearm block and knifehand side strike
Correct finished heights and hand positions on various movements
Avoiding turning the fist before the end of the punch
Performing the pattern is Miss Rebeca Chitty, a yellow belt from Paul M Taekwon-Do in Auckland, New Zealand. Performing alongside her is Miss Melissa Timperley, ITF 3rd dan Patterns gold medallist in 2013 from Auckland New Zealand. The video begins with Rebecca performing the pattern alone, followed by an analysis of her pattern compared to Melissa. Then Melissa performs the pattern at the end of the video.
