Should i continue my training in taekwondo?

i got into taekwondo when i was already 19, i stopped when i was 21. im 24 now.is it recommendable for me to continue this sport? it just keeps me in shape that is why i like it. should i continue?|||Yes, continue. If you have learned a sport and are good at it or have reached a certain level, keep at it. It will be beneficial to you in the long run. You%26#039;ve already noticed that it kept you in shape, so do continue. Good luck|||Taekwondo, Karate, Kunk Fu, Yoga all teach how to work hard to keep you in shape and teach you self control, determination, and perseverance. I started with Shotokan Karate in 1969, learned Akido later, and Northern Shaolin for the last 12 years. Now, after a hip injury, I am doing Bikram Yoga. I do it 5 days a week. The important thing is to find the one you like well enough to do consistently.|||yes it is the important factors of this sport will keep you in shape


think of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, indomitable spirit, selfcontrol. just as indomitable spirit means not being swayed


by adversity


courtesy- thinking of others and respecting others and respecting your self


self control means-you can only controll what you do


perseverance -means persevering never giving up or patience


the important factors of Taekwondo is in forms


to execute block in Taegoo chil chon and Taegoo palgong is too be excuted with focused power, relax and concentrate so that the generation of power will come from the snap which will tone all your muscles|||continue, u like it|||Why don%26#039;t you try something different, then if you don%26#039;t like you can go back refresh and ready to train in what your comfortable in. I know a couple of guys who train in Judo and taekwondo, but they do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu now there are beginning to be a lot more women practicing as well.|||if u enjoy doing it then do it, but i have one question arnt u a little old to be doing taekwondo???????? my freinds two little brothers do it and they are 7 and 9!!!???? well if u want to but go to an adult class dont do calss with the 5 year olds!!! good luck : )|||Do you base all your decisions in life around Yahoo! Answers? Damn! Twenty-four years old, make some of your own.|||I%26#039;m not so sure you should.





If you are just in it for the physical fitness aspect then I%26#039;m sure you could just find a cardio kickboxing class or something that would probably cost you less then membership to a Do Jang.





If however, you want to also learn a great way to defend yourself then I highly suggest you stay with Tae Kwon Do. I think Tae Kwon Do is a great form for females. Since it uses kicks so much you don%26#039;t have to rely on upper body strength so mush as you would with another form.





I%26#039;m not such a huge fan of Wushu or Kung Fu as a whole for women.





Whatever your reason, self-defense, physical conditioning, self- discipline, etc. I highly recommend that you stay with the arts.





You might want to try and mix it up with something unique. See if there is a Krav Maga school near you or a good Jeet Kune Do or even a Systema.





A few notes. The JKD world is currently spilt into to camps, those being the original Jun Fan JKD (Jun Fan is Bruce Lee%26#039;s birth name) branch which is %26quot;headed%26quot; by Taky Kimura, Ted Wong, Jerry Poteet and the JKD Concepts Branch which is %26quot;headed%26quot; by Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo, Larry Hartsell.





The difference between these two is night and day. The former branch teaches only that which Bruce taught prior to his death. They leave further expansion of the art up to the individual student. The Concepts branch teach an evolved form of JKD. Bruce designed JKD to be a fluid, ever-evolving form and that is exactly what the Concepts branch teaches as they have incorporated a wide variety of movements from other forms into their teachings.





Also, Systema and Krav Maga are more sepcifically aligned for self-defense in a down and dirty manner. Systema %26quot;is a Russian martial art. It is designed to be highly adaptive and practical, training using drills and sparring instead of set kata. It focuses mainly on the six body levers (elbows, neck, knees, waist, ankles, and shoulders), while also teaching pressure point application and takedowns.%26quot; Krav Maga %26quot;is a self-defense and military hand to hand combat system developed in Israel. It came to prominence following its adoption by various Israeli Security Forces; now more widely in use including by the special forces of other countries. The version of Krav Maga taught in civilian martial arts classes is more often a simplified version that emphasizes personal self-defense, and is likely to exclude the killing techniques taught to the military, or the holds and come-alongs taught to police forces; there are legal proscriptions in some countries which govern and constrain the teaching of hazardous or life-threatening techniques to civilians. English-speakers often shorten the term to Krav.%26quot;





Lastly, any class you take is going to beneficial in the fact that you will make new friends and gain new knowledge!





Keep kicking Jen!|||just continue, if you have a high ranking or it is not a white belt, go for it!





but i recommend other martial arts|||try wushu, its much cooler.|||If you enjoyed Tae Kwon Do I would go back and finish till you got the highest black belt in Tae Kwon Do.|||yes you should. or you can learn fung shui|||if the age is your concern, you are never too old to train martial arts. There are kiddy verison of martial arts in the U.S. as the one annoying girl posted here. But there are also classes that will continually challenge you to grow mentally and physically aswell as keeping you in good shape. I recomend martial arts just as stress relief and discipline practce so i say definately try it out again even if you only have a tiny inkling to do so.|||Sure why not. You can get back in the wing of things quick.|||If you are asking this question, then maybe you should take a break and focus on something else for a while.





If you love doing it, but feel burned out, then taking a break would be the next step to getting better at it.





If you are doing it purely for exercise, then move on and try another sport that will keep you in shape, yet offer a different challenge.





Have fun on your journey.|||I am a female MMA, started 8 years ago at TKD, 4 years at Ju-jitsu. my TKD instructor and I had a major fall-out, i was burned out, i felt like i wasn%26#039;t learning anything or improving, and then i blew my knee out at my Ju-jitsu class. i decided i was never going to set foot in a TKD school again. I kept going with my Ju-jitsu, but soon, i felt the TKD urge coming back. Going from up to 8 TKD classes in one week(my dojo had day and night classes available) to nothing was very difficult. after a year and i half i stopped fighting myself and started taking TKD again from a different school, and i haven%26#039;t regretted it since. Give TKD another try. You might surprise yourself.|||Take a look at a couple of different martial arts. Just seeing what else is out there will make you feel better about whatever martial art you eventually decide to stick with.