tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post7168459587517926157..comments2024-03-22T19:24:38.860+01:00Comments on Traditional Taekwondo Ramblings: Kihap, "Taekwondo`s spirited shout"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-75858215127387537442018-10-19T11:36:45.302+02:002018-10-19T11:36:45.302+02:00Thanks for commenting. Kihap is akward for most be...Thanks for commenting. Kihap is akward for most beginners, but in the Dojang's I have trained with and in we have it as a natural part of training from the very start. Each time the instructor reaches count or rep #10 we Kihap, each time we turn while doing linework we Kihap, before any formal sparring and at the end of all formal sparring we kihap etc. If you guys don't do that in regular training I can see that it might be difficult to get this ingrained. Perhaps you could try to do what we do in all kinds of training, starting low (just outside of your comfort zone) and then increase to a full kihap? Do your form, count inside you as you do your movements. When you reach the Kihap point instead of counting it within you silently, just say it out "eighteen" or whatever. When this feels comfortable, say it louder. When this becomes the new normal do a kihap low. Then increase it to the desired loudness :-P Hope this helps. Ørjan Nilsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506123119682274818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-83577235757143174332018-10-18T13:26:39.633+02:002018-10-18T13:26:39.633+02:00Hi, I have been practicing for almost a year and I...Hi, I have been practicing for almost a year and I have not done a single Kihap. I was pressed to recently but I had a panic attack and could not proceed with the form. I just stood there and my heart pounded and I began to cry. My head felt hot. <br />How do I over come such fear that I learned as a child that crying meant severe punishment. What techniques for healing from that? Sheena Beaudoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854134711646903810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-2576041184483585172016-01-25T09:24:09.078+01:002016-01-25T09:24:09.078+01:00That is an interesting way to do it:-) I might try...That is an interesting way to do it:-) I might try it out sometime. Thank you for sharing Jemima. In traditional Taekwondo though you will Kihap a lot in Your training because there are a lot of "set" Points in training to Kihap. We Kihap in basics when we get into a New stance. We kihap on the Count of 10. We Kihap when we turn 180 degrees. We Kihap before we attack as attackers in formal sparring. We Kihap before we defend in formal sparring, we Kihap in Poomsae and after Poomsae (depending on the Poomsae) etc. I think that if this is all regulary done in training People will overcome the fear of Kihap in training after a short time :-)Ørjan Nilsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506123119682274818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-64086465169846969412016-01-22T18:36:58.021+01:002016-01-22T18:36:58.021+01:00One of the challenges we face teaching professiona...One of the challenges we face teaching professional adults is they can be very reluctant to shout at all, sometimes for as much as a couple of months. I think they hate to draw attention to themselves and their 'beginner' status. I spotted an instructor with a good approach to overcome this the other day: she got her beginner students to shout out a count as they punched. She corrected their shouting as much as the punch. From here, it looked like an easy step to a kihap, as they were learning to use their breath without the confusion of what sound to make. Jemima, Kick T-shirtshttp://www.kicktshirts.comnoreply@blogger.com