Taekwondo Demo Video

We've opened our video archives and are in the process of reviewing hundreds of hours of seminar, demonstration and competition video. Below -- just a little sampling of what we've found -- are highlights from taekwondo self-defense and breaking demonstrations given by Master Sang H. Kim in 1994. The footage was filmed in Glasgow Scotland and Bristol England during a series of seminars that Master Kim gave there.

Grappling: Defending Against Chokes

While we all may like to think that we’re the ones putting our opponents in bad situations and not having to be defensive very much, the fact remains that being skillful at defending yourself against strangles and chokes is an important aspect of any form of grappling. If you want to be a complete grappler, you need a good defense. Being able to stay in the fight and being well versed in keeping your opponent from tapping you out means that you are competitive and doing what is necessary to try to turn the tables on your opponent. Just like John Saylor said; “Staying out of trouble keeps you in the fight.” As long as you’re in the fight, there’s the possibility that you will win.

read the rest of this article excerpted from Grappler's Guide to Strangles & Chokes by Steve Scott