A few weeks ago there was a Taekwondo forms seminar in Missoula with Aikiko Reyes, one of the top forms competitors in the U.S. The first day focused on the official guide lines for forms set forth by the World Taekwondo Federation in 2007 and subsequently tweaked every year, much too the annoyance of myself and a few thousand other competitors world wide. Nonetheless, these standards do improve the level of competition and are a must for national and international-level competitors.
The second day of the seminar was directed specifically towards Nationals and US Open competitors. This session was more precise, due to the scrutiny that competitors at that level are put under by judges. Tiny "mistakes," such as not having your arm totally straight, or not coming back to the exact spot where you started could make the difference between winning and not getting on the podium at all. The seminar improved my forms tremendously and I'm feeling even more confident for the spring tournament season.
