First off, congratulations! Getting accepted to college is an admirable accomplishment. Now the question is: how do you continue training? Going to college is a big step forward and certainly an important one to make. Whether or not you continue what you are already doing, such as practicing taekwondo, is…

Why Are Taekwondo Schools Different? Let me guess: You’ve changed taekwondo dojangs and discovered that the new school teaches something different from your old school. This can raise many questions. Why is it different? Did I not learn what I was supposed to? Am I even learning taekwondo? These are…

Doctors have the Hippocratic Oath. Lawyers have ethics committees. Even architects have oaths they take to do their job. What about taekwondo instructors? The short answer is yes. The long answer is much more complicated. In taekwondo, ethics and morals are very important and very complicated. There are many factors…

So you’ve likely heard of taekwondo, but did you know that modern taekwondo is actually based on the styles of 9 older versions of taekwondo? It’s true! Now, there is a lot of complex details that differ between the schools, but here is a quick summary of a handful of…

So recently I ran across a couple taekwondo instructors who, as part of their work, read philosophy textbooks. Even better, it was more than just The Art of War and The Five Rings. They were well versed in Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Marcus Aurelius, and many more classic philosophers. That got…

In a previous post, I wrote about what a McDojo is. After publishing it, I thought it might be good to also tell you what a good martial arts school has in my opinion. So here you go! 1. Qualified Instructors The foundation of any great martial arts school is…

Training in martial arts is so hard! You know what makes it easier? A good Tae Kwon Do instructor! But what makes a good Tae Kwon Do instructor? Is it the trophies? The belts? The number of students? This is a question that I find many people have at some…

So, you’ve read some of the articles on what a good instructor is. Anyone who has been in taekwondo long enough knows that not every instructor is amazing. Now you want to know: what is a bad instructor? How do you know? Here are the 5 most harmful flaws I’ve…

If you’ve been in Tae Kwon Do awhile, you’ve probably noticed how different each of your instructors are. Just like every professor and teacher, they all have their own ways of teaching. Over my many years of training, I’ve noticed that there are specific types of teachers. I decided, for…

It’s Valentine’s Day, and I thought it might be fun to write a post about love… love of Tae Kwon Do! If you can’t tell from the numerous posts I’ve published, I love Tae Kwon Do! I decided that it would be fun, on Valentine’s day, to ask around and…

Ok, so I’m going to clarify something. You can’t float if you meditate. That’s not a thing (at least as far as I know), but it is real. There are lots of ways to do it, but here is a basic one that many martial arts schools practice. Personally, I…

My instructor uses a bunch of Korean terms in class, but what do they mean? I’ve found in my time in Tae Kwon Do that lots of students come in to Tae Kwon Do and are very confused by the number of words that their instructors use. I often catch…

Welcome to the Tae Kwon Do Tutor Blog! At this website I write blog posts about everything Tae Kwon Do. These range from interesting facts, to answering questions, to the latest Tae Kwon Do news! The taekwondo world is a diverse one, filled with everything from professional athletes, to hobbyists,…