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EzeWong
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:57 pm Post subject: Tae Kwon Do in Korea |
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Before like moths to a flame, and people start troll me,
I DID use the search button, and I got results like "Funniest Hagwon names"...
So anyways,
Anyone have any experience learning Tae Kwon Do in Korea? I'm thinking of picking it up there but I fear for the language barrier might make it a bit uncomfortable.
Also I'll be living in Daegu if anyone knows any good schools.
Any advice or knowledge about the matter (even second hand) would be great. I'm psyched |
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hagwonnewbie
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Location: Asia
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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There's a school across the street from my apartment that has 12 one on one private lessons per month for 100 bucks. I thought the price was very reasonable but I never signed up. My coworker did, and he said the class focuses a lot on fitness exercises as opposed to technique.
Most foreigners do hapkido, but there are fewer schools for that. |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| hagwonnewbie wrote: |
There's a school across the street from my apartment that has 12 one on one private lessons per month for 100 bucks. I thought the price was very reasonable but I never signed up. My coworker did, and he said the class focuses a lot on fitness exercises as opposed to technique.
Most foreigners do hapkido, but there are fewer schools for that. |
Hapkido, Seonmudo, Judo, Shirum, and Takgeyon schools are all over the plce but often you must spend some time looking for them as they are not like TKD schools and as abundant as KT and SK phone shops.
12 private lessons for $100 sounds like highway robbery. Most martial arts schools charge 70-90,000 for 4 weeks worth of lessons five nights a week. |
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EzeWong
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Any recommendations on which is better for physical health?
I figure Tae Kwon, but I don't know much about happikido, it seems more of a technical martial arts... |
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KrazyInKlamath
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Location: Gyeongsan, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Where in Daegu will you be? I worked and Suseong Ding Ding Dang last year and I did Tae Kwon Do at 정석 by Suseong Heights Apartments (by the Daegu Bank Headquarters). They were a lot of fun. Even though the guys didn't speak English (well, not much) a lot of it was learned through observation and they helped you out a lot. I cannot remember how much they charged.
I really enjoyed doing Tae Kwon Do and it is great for fitness. |
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Bryan
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| xingyiman wrote: |
12 private lessons for $100 sounds like highway robbery. Most martial arts schools charge 70-90,000 for 4 weeks worth of lessons five nights a week. |
lol Highway robbery? You're paying the instructor less than $10/hour for private one on one time. You can work on anything you want to work on and he will put his undivided attention on you. |
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Tukkong
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Daegu is well known for Hapkido - some would argue that its the home of Hapkido. You should be able to find some excellent schools there. |
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