Sparring Gear details - 2025 edition

 

Once a student passes their yellow stripe test, it is time to get sparring gear.  The school has WT compliant head and chest protectors that will be shared and cleaned between uses.

The students will need to purchase the World Taekwondo compliant sparring gear on this list:

 - forearm, 

 - shin, 

 - gloves

 - footgear 

 - mouthguard

 - groin protection 

Students attending sparring class are subject to a gear check.  If the student does not have the required gear, they may not be allowed to participate.

THE MOUTH GUARD CANNOT BE ANY SHADE OF RED.  Red, orange, purple, pink are not acceptable and the student will not be allowed to spar.

ALL genders will need to purchase groin protection to be worn under the uniform.  Our instructors use this particular brand, but anything similar should work.

Students may wish to obtain their own WT compliant head and chest protectors. Contact any instructor to place an order to take advantage of the wholesale club discount.

Resource: Grandmaster Ikpil Kang's instructional videos

 Grandmaster Ikpil Kang, leading author of instructional texts on Taekwondo has published a list of instructional videos that carefully examine poomsae and go into great detail of many Taekwondo techniques.  

Resource: Learn Taekwondo in 1 Minute video playlist

 The Taekwondowon has provided a great series of videos called Learn Taekwondo in 1 Minute that carefully explains the basics of Taekwondo

Safe Sport Training Re-Certification

The instructors are in the process of renewing their SafeSport training as required by USATKD.

SafeSport training helps the instructors keep students safe as they train.  This certification is just one of the ways that our instructors pursue knowledge about our sport.

USA Taekwondo: Massachusetts State Championships

The deadline for registering the USATKD Mass State Championships is April 18. USATKD members can log into their membership and look for the tournament under "events".

For the second year, Instructors Robin and Robert are signed up to compete and are looking forward to seeing you there!

Interested in competing?  Talk to one of the instructors before or after class.

Instructors Robin and Robert receive coach certification from USATKD, the US Olympic organization for Taekwondo

Instructors Robin and Robert recently passed the certification testing for both sparring and forms events.  Their credentials were published to the USATKD membership site this week.

 They are looking forward to sharing their new knowledge with their students.

Instructor Robin is now certified as a Poomsae Coach

 

Instructor Robin has completed the training and testing requirements and is now a certified USATKD Poomsae Coach.  His next goal is sparring certification. 

We're excited for our other instructors who are pursuing their USATKD Certifications.