u/Ecstatic-Juice-2289

Hi everyone! So, for context, I’m a young martial artist training in tkd. My body works well at the moment and I don’t have too many limits on my range of motion or pains, etc. But I see lots of other martial artists around me who are older with severe limitations. I see older martial artists who struggle with being very “tight” and “stiff” and they seem to be in pain when executing tkd’s techniques.

So my question basically is, what recommendations would yall have for me as a young martial artist, for things I could start doing now so I could stay able to train as long as possible? Very curious what y’all’s thoughts are on this. Thanks!

Saw this post on Facebook today, discussing the philosophy behind kata in karate. Curious if any of yall share a similar philosophy behind teaching / learning poomsae.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CGZzxHKdz/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Any general advice or tips on learning Koryo? Anything to focus on, watch out for, ideas on how to practice, etc? I have the poomsae memorized and can execute it but not at a high level. I see these people do the form on YouTube and it looks so good but no matter how much I practice it, I can’t get it to look as good as I hope. Let me know any general thoughts you have on this.