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MichiganTKD · 02-05-2004, 02:56 AM

The benefits offered by TSD, traditional TKD, and other martial arts are many:

1. Physical conditioning. It is awfully hard to defend yourself if you are out of shape (inflexible, no balance, no speed, no physical strength etc). As a result, I highly recommend complementing martial arts practice with conditioning (weight lifting to keep muscles toned, running or cardio activity for stamina).

2. Self confidence/warrior spirit. As stated before, this not something that happens overnight. This is something that develops gradually as you practice, become aware of your technique, and realize what you are capable of.

3. Distance. Continued practice will give you a sense of knowing how far away your opponent is, and knowing whether or not he could probably contact you and with what. This takes practice

4. Knowing vital spots. it is impossible to execute effective self defense without knowing exactly what targets to aim for, what techniques to use, and your own weaknesses. After enough practice, you will automatically start to keep in mind what targets on a person are exposed at any given time and what techniques are most likely to be effective in any given scenario. You will also take into consideration your own strengths and weaknesses: if you are not flexible, how would you effectively execute a middle technique or low kick and what targets are available.

Hope this helps.

02-05-2004, 02:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
MichiganTKD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 55 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Real fights The benefits offered by TSD, traditional TKD, and other martial arts are many: 1. Physical conditioning. It is awfully hard to defend yourself if you are out of shape (inflexible, no balance, no speed, no physical strength etc). As a result, I highly recommend complementing martial arts practice with conditioning (weight lifting to keep muscles toned, running or cardio activity for stamina). 2. Self confidence/warrior spirit. As stated before, this not something that happens overnight. This is something that develops gradually as you practice, become aware of your technique, and realize what you are capable of. 3. Distance. Continued practice will give you a sense of knowing how far away your opponent is, and knowing whether or not he could probably contact you and with what. This takes practice 4. Knowing vital spots. it is impossible to execute effective self defense without knowing exactly what targets to aim for, what techniques to use, and your own weaknesses. After enough practice, you will automatically start to keep in mind what targets on a person are exposed at any given time and what techniques are most likely to be effective in any given scenario. You will also take into consideration your own strengths and weaknesses: if you are not flexible, how would you effectively execute a middle technique or low kick and what targets are available. Hope this helps.