Dont take your kids to a Tae Kwon Do school. It isnt a real effective form of self defense. Jiu Jitsu Judo kickboxing are more effective forms of self defense. Check out www.Sakurawarrior.com or Google Bushidokan Master Jim Harrison. Try to find a martial arts school in your area that is belted in any of these systems. If you find a bushidokan school that is belted under Jim Harrison even better. We went to the North American Grappling Association U.S. Open this past summer in Orlando FL. After taking second place in my division and leaving with a medal, a tae kwon do go who won a trophy for breaking boards commented to me that my medal was cute. My friend replied to him well in jiu jitsu you have to try to break another human beings arm or leg to win it s easy to break boards cause they dont hit back. After lowering his head and quietly walking away, people around us began to laugh and make jokes about tae kwon do. It is not a respected martial art. When hase there ever been a fighter in dream pride ufc wec k 1 or any other martial art fighting competition that has claimed to have a black belt in tae kwon do. Not any that I know of. It s just not effective. Koreans invented tae kwon do to be very brutal but the American version is extemely watered down with no striking to the face in competitions.
