Only a small team of 4 from Warwick went to the Scottish Championships this weekend but what a team as it was an awesome performance by all of them!
- Alex Cameron - Silver patterns, gold Sparring
- Zoe Clark - Silver patterns, silver sparring
- Charlotte Clark - Silver patterns
- Sebastien Perrier - Silver patterns, gold sparring
Well done to all of you for keeping the up the high standards of Warwick-TKD and a big thank you to Alex Cameron, Team Manager, for an excellent job looking after everyone and coaching the team to success.
The Valsalva maneuver is performed by forceful attempted exhalation against a closed airway, usually done by closing one's mouth, pinching one's nose shut while pressing out as if blowing up a balloon. This is also present under exertion during severe coughing, straining on the toilet, blowing musical instruments (trumpet), bodybuilding, giving birth and exercise! The exercise element is the part I want to concentrate on, but first we need to understand the mechanics of what is going on!
This is going help a great many martial artists. The psoas muscle with its complex joint actions and influences can cause a lot of issues from hip pain, back pain, biomechanics dysfunction, if there is an imbalance it will seriously affect your training and performance. Watch this video for an effective stretch to hopefully assist with your problem.
This is the first video of the Taekwon-Do Science series which explains the scientific principles of Taekwon-Do.
In this video GM Nardizzi explains what a sine wave is and how Taekwon-Do sine wave motion is similar to a sine wave because it shares the important attribute of being smooth motion.
Yesterday saw the first of the new regional black belt training sessions in the Central area bringing the 2 black belt clubs, Warwick and Stratford, together. Mr Archer, Mr Noddings and Mr Dhillon delivering instruction in patterns, technical kicking and sparring. A good turn out considering it was still the Easter holidays, a great platform to work from and great to see the effort and enthusiasm from the participants.
The next session is planned for the 4th June in Warwick, get the date into your diaries.
As we get older we start to slow down, get less fit, become less flexible, balance is affected and we start forgetting things. However having a pastime such as Taekwon Do is an excellent way to slow this natural degenarative process down. TKD will achieve the following:
Although this video clip involves defence with a gun it has some very important lessons and is relevant for a non-weapon threat environments:
- Being aware of your surroundings at all times and the threats
- Don't get blocked, have an escape route
- React quickly to resolve a conflict before it starts i.e get the hell out of there
- If physical threat is absolutely about to happen react with shock and awe
- When the threat is over and you have used approriate defensive force don't keep going as you will be breaking the law!
I am pleased to announce that we have now completed the club shop which we are very excited about. You can now order your club clothing and other items via the shop page on the website. This is a great addition to the team aspect of our clubs and will be great for identifying us at tournaments and gradings, the Tee shirts can also be worn at Fight Club. Items available at the moment:
This video shows you how to perform a Rising Block using the Outer Forearm. Recommended for beginner students (10th or 9th kup), the video explains, in detail, how to practice every aspect of the block including positioning the arms before the block, positioning the arms at the end of the block, sine wave motion and how to develop more power.
Well done to all the ladies who completed the latest Women's only self-defence class last night. Great effort, such improved risk awareness, conflict resolution skills and confidence coupled with greater aggression and technical skills and abilities if you are unfortunate enough to have to react. Just think where you are today from where you were on day one, excellent group, I enjoyed working with you!
Also a big thank you to the Warwick-TKD men that turned up last night to assist and make the drills more realistic and a 'real life' experience for the ladies, great team effort.
