One aspect of your TKD training

[Huntley]

What is the one element of you TKD training that you personally use every single day?

Why do you suppose this is the one thing that has stuck with you?

[Maxx]

I think a lot of people will be tempted to post social elements that have been developed through their training like learning how to deal with stress, deal with aggressive people, courtesy, self-control, etc. Not that there is a problem with any of those... as a matter of fact, a lot of these elements seem to be dissappearing from modern martial arts training, especially over the last several years.

Personally, I feel that one of the greatest things that I've developed though martial arts, TKD inparticular, is my agility... not so much in my ability to do a triple back flip, a cart wheel or throw 5 kicks while in the air, but just in simple everyday aspects. I find it easier to maneuver through crowds when I go to the mall or end up in a bar on a friday night. If I happen to drop something, I'm much more likely to catch it before it hits the ground that a lot of other people are, and there are countless times I can remember where I have lost my balance and have been able to regain it with little incident where most other people would have fallen and injured themselves. I feel that my agility and hand-eye coordination has a significant effect on my life in some way, big or small, every single day.

[TKDBJJ]

Every single day in the gym? Or outside of the gym?

[tenthousandkick]

A Taekwondo element that I use everyday, is respect. This is a good thread by the way =) Keep it up. And of course, confidence that I won't get thrashed around by some crazy hoodlums!