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Yesterday the BBC reported that here in the UK we are expecting a visit from a Mr Tim Larkin from the USA. Tim is an American Martial Arts instructor who hes reputedly trained members of the US Navy Seals and the FBI.This man trains people in techniques designed to kill - with the suposition that his students will only use them when put in fear of their own lives during an attack. He claims to be able to teach these dangerous techniques to the young and the elderly.The idea that there are techni

Website change - a new name

Published on 2009-07-10 05:29:00

For the last couple of years my Taekwondo site has sat on a sub domain of my personal website at http://tkd.tomcatuk.net. I initially chose to do it this way for a couple of reasons.One was pure and simple - cost. To add a subdomain to my tomcatuk.net domain didn't cost me anything. I've decided the site deserves it's own web address and managed to aquire a nice domain for it which is relevant, olympictaekwondo.org (you should see it in your address bar).The other reason for using a sub domain w

Etiquette in Taekwondo (bowing)

Published on 2008-09-09 10:09:00

The first of the five tenets of Taekwondo is Etiquette, which means that as a student of Taekwondo you should show respect and good manners to others. Not just within the training hall (Dojang) but in your everyday life.The most noticeable way this happens within the Dojang is the bow which should be performed whenever appropriate, and specifically:When entering or leaving the Dojang. If an instructor is within the Dojang when you enter or leave, you should bow towrds them. If the Dojang doesn't

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