Tenets of Taekwondo are recited at the start of each Taekwondo class at Sidekicks Martial Arts Academy in San Diego. What are the Tenets of Taekwondo ? They are Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control, and Indomitable Spirit. The result is Victory! …
Today's Taekwondo At Home Lesson is "What Taekwondo is Not" Taekwondo has demonstrated that it is not a fad. It has been around for decades and has been popular in the United States for over 50 years. Fads usually do…
Meaning of the term Tae kwon do The literal translation of the word Taekwondo can be broken down to "tae" meaning to kick with the foot. "kwon" means to punch or strike with the hand. "do" means art or way. Therefore, Taekwondo translates…
Sometimes when parents watch a martial arts class at Sidekicks and see their child sparring for the first time, they may wonder what is going on? When Sidekicks students achieve Green Belt Rank, they begin learning and practicing sparring. Be…
Lots of kids that train and practice marital arts with Grandmaster Orange are second generation students. This means that their parents were also students of GMO, and now the parents bring their kids to Sidekicks. In several families, the grandparents…
The belt rank order is as such. One of the determining factors between a red belt and a yellow belt is the following. How do I know if my kid is ready to be promoted from Yellow Belt? Pre test…
Walking through the milk aisle in Ralphs, GMO has known to be spotted. Here you see him being stopped by a former student, of many many years ago, who recognized him. She was very pleasantly surprised to see Grandmaster Orange,…
The Sidekicks Taekwondo style emphasizes the develop-ment and use of both kicking and hand techniques to its best advantage – which provides greater striking strength in all areas of its techniques. The school has a collective wisdom and experience of…
