I have recently started taking teakwondo lessons.?

Question

I have a problem with my footing and the way I shift my weight. Everytime I kick and go back to stance I am leaning forward and I am corrected by the sensei. He has told me it will take time to break that habit, but I was wondering if anyone has any tips to help break that habit. When I go back to the stance my weight is suppose to be even on my feet so I am centered but I seem to have trouble doing that. Any (serious) suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Your sensei is right.  The problem as you have described it is likely a result of your newness to the artform.  The more you consciously work on this, though, the quicker you will overcome it.  

The only thing I can suggest is to practice more at home and, if at all possible, watch yourself in a mirror.  If you can, you might also want to video yourself practicing so you can see how your body moves through space at different angles.

Hope this helped.

Answer 2

1- It's more commonly spelled and is most accurate as "Tae Kwon Do". The pronunciation is a little off with "teakwondo"

2- You should show a little respect to your art by giving it the proper capitalization and learning the spelling.

3- Why, oh why, do you have a sensei? Sounds a little weird to me that your Sabumnim (the proper title for a teacher of a Korean art) would have you address him with a Japanese title.

Now that I got that out of the way..

It sounds like you may be losing your balance when you kick and getting it back by falling on your front leg. If this is the case, I would suggest more controlled kicks. Try them slower; make sure you got the technique and body mechanics down solid. As you get more comfortable with kicking and getting back into the correct stance, start speeding things ups a little until you get it.

Good luck!

Answer 3

If you are referring to a round house style kick with your rear (i'll assume right) leg, is it possible that when you return your foot back from the kick, it is too far forward? Regardless of wether or not that is the case, some slow practice (especially in front of a mirror) will likely help. Perform the kick as slow as possible while focusing on your technique. Don't worry about speed just yet. See if you can spot the problem by doing this, although it is likely that just by strongly focusing on performing the proper technique slowly, the mistake will disappear. I hope that helps you out a bit.

Answer 4

it takes time and patience i dodnt get it right till green belt.

now red black tag and wiping the floor with everyone