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Well we discovered leaving them out in the freezing -15 weather does no good..my kids gear was smelly as ever after leaving it in the truck a few days..lol...oh well was worth a try!

Maybe they are just tired of hearing about it because they are not interested in fitness personally?? I have family members that have hobbies that are of no interest to me what so ever..I will chit chat about those things occasionally with them..but if they started emailing me details or links about the stuff I would be…

I can see the photo's..you look fanstastic!!

Taekwondo is my main form of exercise..I train several times a week for the past 3 years..I love sparring..it's my favorite thing to do :) We train traditional tkd, sparring and also have a couple of conditioning classes per week. I also do some home workouts (p90x, jillian micheals) and run a bit when the weather is nice.…

You guys heal up quick..I bruise easily and they seem to linger around for so long..I'm still sporting a wee bit of bruising from my fights on the 15th.

what are Sai?

thx! That is exactly how we break it down but I just have trouble getting my hip/leg turned over in step 3..I alway come up instead of across! Not going to stop trying though!!! Thanks!

Good idea!

yes..it is a major issue for me

No..that is not it at all... I am the only one who has a problem with nailing it properly. I understand what I need to do & we have a number of instructors who have tried to help me, I just can not execute it properly..unfortunate for me!

haha..love it!!! :bigsmile:

You guys are great..thank you so much for your thoughs and feed back on this, I am going to take all of this info and continue to try and make adjustments. I know in my mind what I need to do--now I just have to convice my body to do it. I have worked on it so much already and have had so much instruction that I am not…

I usually train for 3 hours at a time on Saturday's...I was hesitant the first time I set out to do that..but you get into and the time goes by quickly. I just make sure to be done eating at least 1.5 hours before I start (otherwise I feel icky) and I drink alot of water while I am at it. If your going to have a snack I…

I have been hoping that one day it is just going to click for me..just like your side kick did (it looks pretty awesome in your photo btw!)..I'm not going to give up..willing to try anything to get this right!

I know what you mean..we don't step out but we have to pivot on that foot..I had a really hard time with that to start with (nothing about a roundhouse comes naturally...I'm jealous of you people who do it so easily!! lol) and have improved that part somewhat. I can only imagine how awesome that must of felt when you…

That is rough..it sounds like making everything yourself will be the best way to go. Gives you total control over the situation.

In the past few months I have increased my training/sparring time and I have had a significant increase in my stamina/endurance. We have always done conditioning drills (sprints, all out timed kicking drills with minimal recovery time etc) and while that gave me some improvement over a long period of time it really has…

I am so proud of you..I have seen you give it 100% effort and look at the payoff!! So happy for you :)

Check out all your options & see what style you like best, I think you'll find one that you enjoy more..go with that. I train in WTF Olympic style TKD. We do a lot of conditioning (2classes a week just on this-you need to be fit to do well in sparring & in the regular tkd classes), kicking, self defense, poomse, and of…

I think you look amazing..wow!!! You have really achieved so much! Can I ask you what kind of earbuds you are wearing in your pic with your running gear? They look like a pair I was checking out yesterday and wanted to know what you thought of them.

Contact sports are going to hurt...lol--love the rub some dirt on it comment!! I spar on a regular basis and bumps & bruises are a regular part of my life now. My last fight a couple of weeks ago I clashed hard throwing a roundhouse..I had to ice that ankle for a couple of days and it was really painful. You'll get used to…

So many brands I have not heard of!

You guys are awesome..thanks for all the suggestions! Many of these I have not even heard of!

Black belt test in taekwondo next year..trying to get as fit as possible!

I have not watched Karate before, I watched the link above, can you link me to something that you would say is more impressive, I am interested in seeing the difference.

You can add me! I am pretty active on my newsfeed..and I like friends who are the same!

All of our taekwondo gear smells pretty funky..we air it out after every use but I feel like it just comes with the territory..lol! Never thought of freezing it..it is below freezing here now..I should leave it outdoors!

You stop this behavior by being accountable to yourself and saying saying "no thanks". Your the only one that can stop it. In my office the "treat" table is right outside my door, I walk by it at least 30 times a day. No one else cares if I am eating healthy, no one else cares that the treat table is by my door, no one…

Yep..our school is as well. I should be testing for my black belt in the spring.

added you :)