Originally Posted by
pazman
I started training taekwondo when I was 7 and stopped when I went to uni. Trained 5 to 6 times a week. When we tested, we sparred, we kicked the heavy bag, we did pad drills, and we broke boards. We also did forms but that was the most boring thing, done at the end, almost as a cool down from the test. We even did the "cool" forms like passai and gaebek. Kids love to mix it up and have fun.
I like learning and training taolu, but I can't feel from one day to the next if I'm improving or not. When I spar, when I hit the bag, when I wrestle around with my friends at the gym, I know exactly where I stand. That's why it's "belt testing" not "belt receiving."
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