One-Step Sparring

Teaching 1-step sparring sound easy but in actual fact it is one of the hardest component to teach as the students tend to remember the techniques than to understand the purpose of it. One-step sparring is actually a self-defense technique where the students learn to protect themselves using the basic block and counter-attack. By focusing too much on remembering the technique itself rather than the big picture of its' usage will defeat the purpose of it.

The students have to understand that the 1-step sparring is not just for passing their test but it is the self-defense techniques in Taekwondo training that one day might be needed to protect themselves. Therefore, they should understand the concept of it and not just treat it as part of a test component.

Intensity and Volume

I am using the same approach for all the classes that I'm conducting but implementing different intensity and volume. This is because there are many differences in every classes. The differences consist of age, level of training, training age and different capability.

The intensity and volume of the exercises are very important to elicit training effect to the students. Depending on their level, too much will hamper their development and too little will not be enough to elicit adaptation. Therefore, we have to find an optimal level of intensity and volume of exercises which is effective to their progress.