Mr Norman Ng is one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand.
He started his club in Palmerston North in 1970, and after retiring as an instructor served two terms as the President of ITFNZ.
This is his story. Interviewed on 20 June 2023 aged 85.
Watch in the TKDCoaching App
Mr Norman Ng is one of the pioneers of Taekwon-Do in New Zealand.
He started his club in Palmerston North in 1970, and after retiring as an instructor served two terms as the President of ITFNZ.
This is his story. Interviewed on 20 June 2023 aged 85.
Watch in the TKDCoaching App
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.
This video technology enables students to compare themselves to experts side by side so that they can see how to improve in visual detail.
The full video gives this kind of analysis so you can see the differences in technique and timing. Even if you are not Riana, you can still get tremendous benefit by comparing someone to an extremely skilled athlete at the same time.
Massey University 1978 This is a great example of how training was in the 70s: fast and hard. You will see the Massey club in Palmerston North in an outdoor training session lead by Mr Michael Lowe, followed by one step sparring.
This was the second ITFNZ Development Camp – the original camp was in 1999. These camps are seen by many as the start of New Zealand’s rise in the World rankings in terms of competition and general standard.
The Master Byrne Interviews We interviewed Master Byrne about his philosophies and what he covered in the sessions we recorded. Master Adrian Byrne presents a…
