Form 176: Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Training for Attorneys

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Form 176: Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Training for Attorneys

Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Training for Attorneys By KENNETH A. VERCAMMEN

Having been a successful college athlete and never skipping a training day over the years, I continued entering road races and attempting to set PRs each weekend. Unfortunately, when I approached the 30 year old milestone I was tearing and injuring muscles more often than I was earning trophies. At the same time, due to increased work in my busy law office, my only daylight training time was 6:45am- 7:20am— hardly enough to even break a sweat. Going alone to Health clubs bored me, yet I needed a change in routine to get back into great shape. A return to martial arts and discipline has helped return me to excellent condition.

In December, 1991 I once again was fortunate to train under the personal guidance of Grandmaster Y. B. Choi, a world renowned expert in Tae Kwon Do (Korean Karate). Training under the right instructor is important for learning and personal improvement. Grandmaster Choi was the Korean National Champion and served as President of the World Korean Karate Federation.

The martial arts, disciplined Asian ways to stay in shape and defend one's self, have made, over the last several decades, definite inroads in our mega-dollar fitness industry. In these dangerous times it is important to learn techniques of self-defense. Classes also work on confidence, discipline, respect, and weight control.

Martial arts is a generic term that applies to a number of fighting styles, nearly all of which originated in the Orient and Southeast Asia. Tae Kwon Do is the most popular form in America and has now evolved into a official Olympic sport. It is Korean in origin and is widely practiced in the Korean military as their primary form of physical training.

Karate is a Japanese form and the word itself means "open hand". While Tae Kwon Do students learn to punch with a closed fist, Karate students use an open hand to chop or cut like a...