Se-Jong Tae Kwon Do Resources | MAKA TKD

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Any students attending the free martial arts classes offered by Se-Jong Tae Kwon Do Educational System Inc. in the Pittsburgh area or other areas may find the numerous available online resources to be quite helpful in their taekwondo training. When I first started attending weekly taekwondo classes, I found it difficult to remember all of the techniques that we were learning in class. Oftentimes, as soon as I got home from class, I would practice some of the things we just learned that day as a way to help remember them. In addition, I would spend a little bit of time (15 minutes or so) each day during the week practicing those new techniques. This was quite helpful, but there were many times when I could not remember exactly how to do a particular technique. This is where the numerous Se-Jong Tae Kwon Do resources available online can be quite helpful.

Punching a pad used in Taekwondo class.

There are documents available for download from Se-Jong Tae Kwon Do that list the required knowledge for the different belts that students may be testing for. Click on any of the following links to see the requirements for the specified belt: White Belt, White Belt with Gold Stripe, Gold Belt, Gold Belt with Green Stripe, Green Belt, Green Belt with Blue Stripe, Blue Belt, Blue Belt with Red Stripe, Red Belt, Red Belt with Black Stripe, 1st Degree Black Belt, etc...

If you have questions regarding a Taekwondo pattern, then there are step by step written instructions available on the Se-Jong Tae Kwon Do website. I oftentimes refer back to the written instructions for a pattern to make sure that I am doing the correct moves in the correct order and not forgetting anything. Click on any of the following links to see the written instructions for the particular pattern: Chon-Ji, Dan-Gun, Do-San, Won-Hyo, Yul-Gok, Joong-Gun, Toi-Gye, Hwa-Rang, Choong-Moo, Po-Eun, Se-Jong, etc...

On our website MAKA TKD, you will also find written step-by-step instructions for numerous taekwondo patterns. You will find them in the patterns section of our menu. We try and include a little more detail in our instructions to help students who are learning that particular pattern for the first time. In addition, you will also find a video demonstrating the pattern on the same page as the instructions.

Finally, on our website MAKA TKD, you will find step-by-step written instructions for each of the techniques that you will be tested on for that particular belt. These can be found in the techniques section of our menu. In addition to the written instructions, there are videos on the same page demonstrating each particular move or technique.
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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