Pronouncing Toi-Gye
This is a sample of Mrs Irene Pires-Yu taking us through the pronunciation of all the Taekwon-Do patterns. In this clip you will hear the tricky pronunciation of the pattern Toi-Gye.
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Toi-Gye Tul with Mark Trotter
This video is a coaching session of the 3rd gup pattern Toi-Gye tul. Toi-Gye has 37 movements and is learnt at red stripe level.
In this video Mr Trotter takes 13 year old junior black belt Carter Hall through Toi-Gye pattern step by step.
Snippets of amazing old footage
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.
Do we need core stability training in Taekwon-Do?
Course stability training has been a trend in the exercise world for a decade or more. But what is the core, does it need strengthening and what is core stability training? And more importantly, do we need to do it in ITF Taekwon-Do?
These are the questions Sanna Rantasaari answers in this video, giving you a thorough understanding of the anatomy and function of the core, as well as providing you with some great core stability exercises.
The video is very entertaining as Sanna presents the topic in a fun way.
Club Lessons on-Line
These lessons were created for my own clubs while we were closed due to the Covid19.
4 Direction Punch and Block
Our first LIVE Expert Coach interview – broadcast in our Members Facebook Group on 21 March 2020.
Relaxation : the key to power and performance
Spend any amount of time in a dojang and you will see some guy (and it is more often than not a guy) whose moves look, well, clunky. They have a tense stiffness about them, a forced attempt to generate power. Trust me I know I was that guy (and still am on occasions).
Instructors faced with the clunky guy almost invariably say “try to relax”. Of course as soon as anyone tells you to relax you are likely to find yourself completely unable to do so, in fact, you are likely to actually stiffen up more. Akin to the experience of being told not to think of a pink elephant, the first thing that pops into your mind is a pink elephant.