Autumn 2003
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Good job to all who tested!
022480
84% Attendance
Good flexibility; you're swinging your arms too much; good spirit; you pivot too far on your front kick; good height on your front kick and axe kick; but try to get your axe kick faster; watch your balance on your kicks!; good crisp movements, but try to fully extend your kicks; good TKD spirit; try for more power and make your kicking form more precise.
Good crisp movements, but make sure you fully extend and show your kicks for poomse; beautiful stances and great concentration!; excellent stances and excellent flexibility, but aim for more power.
Work on bringing your axe kick down faster, and getting your roundhouse kick faster--you have good form, so work on speed; get an upper belt to show you proper fighting stance; try to be lighter on your feet; nice movement combos.
112580
42% Attendance
Good side kick; good form overall; work on bringing the force downwards for an axe kick; good roundhouse kick and smooth transitions.
Great job overall; very sharp; excellent power, but try to get full extension on your techniques.
Keep your back heel off the ground in fighting stance; nice footwork!; excellent job overall.
53% Attendance
Make sure your side kick uses the heel of your foot.
Make sure your blocks are crisp, and that your arms are not floating; good snap to your techniques but try to add intensity; good basics.
Keep your back heel off the ground in fighting stance; try to improve your movements off the line (don't just move straight backwards!); reach a little bit more on your kicks; good job overall.
89% Attendance
Your kicks are a bit too tentative right now; make sure you force your axe kick downwards and move faster on your side kick.
Make sure your blocks are crisp and have a snap to the ending; good basics.
Good responsiveness; good job staying light on your feet; good intensity; try to move off of the straight line between you and your opponent more; nice footwork; good attempts at motioning.
68% Attendance
Look at your opponent while kicking; the heel of your supporting leg should be facing your target for side kick; good roundhouse kick; work on your axe kick some more; try to add a bit more snap to your kicks.
Focus with your eyes on your target; exude more confidence in your poomse; good job overall; good job on all the basics, but work for more definition in your stances.
Keep your back heel off the ground in your sparring stance; good distance work, but it could use a bit more tweaking (ask a high belt); kick more!
89% Attendance
Good posture; pivot more for your roundhouse kick; good form on your front kick, but try to flex your foot on the axe kick; extend past the centerline for your roundhouse kick; make sure you kick with the flat of your foot (the instep) on roundhouse kicks.
Try to have more energy in your poomse presentation; good power; practice your poomse a bit more; good basics, but try to work on your stances.
Good job on the speed of your kicks; good offense in sparring; good back kick and good lateral movement, although you're a bit bouncy--calm down!; very nice back kick combo; good kiyap and motion.
55% Attendance
Watch your upper body--it goes down on your roundhouse kick; try to maintain balance and minimize bouncing after kicking; be sure to properly finish your first kick when doing a kick combination; relax your upper body; make sure your back kick comes straight back rather than from the side; try to fully extend your kicks; bring your kicking knee straight forward when executing a roundhouse kick; good speed!; good spirit; extend your front kick more.
Watch your stances--be sure you distinguish between front stance and walking stance; watch the positions of your hand blocks--some are too high, some too low, some are not far enough forward; great intensity, focus, and strength; try for more extension on kicks; very sharp; kick higher; keep your eyes up; good power; your stances need work; relax more!
You need to kick higher; try to pace yourself so that you do not get too tired too quickly; keep your hands up (your head is very vulnerable); don't kick so low; work on your stamina; never show how tired you are!; work on your timing for your kicks.
11% Attendance
Your feet should be parallel in horse stance; try to relax more; work on maintaining balance after kicking; don't bounce after kicking; good flow from one kick to the next, but be sure to relax your upper body; re-chamber your leg before executing the next kick in a combination; work on fully extending your kicks; good power and height on your kicks; focus ahead of you; good power on punches, but punch more towards the center; kiyap louder; extend your roundhouse kick through the center line.
Watch your foot position on kicks; good intensity and strength; watch the position of your high blocks; try for more focus--you did much better on your own than with the group; prepare your blocks more carefully; punch higher; good power; good form, but watch your erratic speed; stances need work; memory problems in sah-jang.
Good job keeping intensity; try to make your sparring more typical of taekwondo and less of karate; no face punching!
68% Attendance
Keep your eyes on your opponent; good flexibility; good back kick (but work on your balance); good spin step-roundhouse combo; generally good kicks; keep focus ahead of you; good height on kicks; make your punches sharper; move along a straight line during spinning techniques; make sure your first forms a flat surface for punching.
Aim for more strength and crispness; look for more precision with your hand blocks; more energy!; punch harder; need more energy!; memory problems in sah-jang.
Watch your back kick--you're not turning your upper body; try to be more aggressive; mix up your attack; not too bad--CONFIDENCE!!
Good counters; good persistence after getting hit; try to add more combination kicking.
79% Attendance
Your hands go down too much (especially on side kicks); good flexibility for axe kicks; keep your feet parallel for horse stance; check your foot position for front kick; watch your back kick balance; focus on your target for punches; good extension; work on speed; don't bend your torso for roundhouse kicks; keep your arms in on kicks; good punches; good focus generally.
Watch your foot position on kicks; kiyap!; good form; good preparation on your blocks and punches; good power; relax your shoulders a bit; memory problems on ee-jang and sah-jang; aim for more energy.
Definitely come to sparring class to better your strategy--use your reach more!
63% Attendance
Your hands dangle too much; try not to have your hands open which kicking; watch your eye position; work on balance; stay focused; keep your weight on the balls of your feet; keep your hands up; turn your hip over on your roundhouse kick; side kick needs work; good extension on kicks; work on stamina--you look tired at the end; don't get sloppy in your form--extend, snap, retract your techniques.
Great poomse; watch foot position on kicks; make sure to fully extend kicks and show them; great effort; focus on each motion; good form; good power, but practice the form more and work on your front stance; have more confidence!; good spirit; unstable upper body.
Great speed; watch your arms--they often swing so that you leave yourself open; good motions.
74% Attendance
Good balance; you're very consistent in your techniques--good job; good roundhouse kick; keep your weight on the balls of your feet during kicking combinations; side kick needs work; good height and speed on roundhouse kick; look over your shoulder at the very end of your back kick; start the extension of your roundhouse kick before you hit the centerline; good front kick.
Look before each turning movement; focus on each motion; good form, but add more power; try for crisper movements; right now you're just placing your hand techniques--there's not enough energy there.
Be more aggressive in your sparring; don't just charge in on a taller opponent--they will always intercept you--have a plan to draw them out.
89% Attendance
Watch your fists; your arm moves to the side too much on kicks; keep your thumb in when punching; try to fully extend your back kicks; chamber correctly for side kicks (right now it looks like a roundhouse kick); work on your balance; good sharp techniques; good axe kick; good spin step-roundhouse-back kick; work on your balance.
Look before each movement; aim for crisper movements from your blocks; slow down a bit more and focus on each motion; work on your power; keep eyes focused on the target; work on your side kick; good focus and concentration; you're rushing!; memory problems on sah-jang and oh-jang.
You can be more offensive-minded when sparring; be more aggressive!
74% Attendance
Good use of hips; don't let your head go down on your back kick; keep your weight on the balls of your feet; good hook kick; work on back kick and overall speed; kiyap louder; good roundhouse kick; when doing multiple techniques, stay along one line.
The early poomse are well done, but you need to work on the later poomse more; don't let a single mistake ruin your whole poomse--focus and recover!; good stances and form--practice a little more, and explode!; work on more focus; good basics, but no intensity; your kicks need to snap back; your fingers are spread out on your knife hand; go for more power.
Too much pushing, grabbing in your sparring; terrible control--you must learn what Ôno contact' means.
58% Attendance
Watch your fists (your thumb is sticking up); rechamber your kicks; good hook kick; good focus; good back kick; good precision; yoru kicks are generally good but work on retracting them faster; good back kick.
Aim for more consistency in looking before each movement; get full foot extension on kicks; good crispness; good positioning; nice job--remember to relax and explode into your techniques; good, crisp movement; excellent basics; good focus; you're leaning forward slightly on front stance; relax your shoulders.
Way too much time getting your gear on; try to work on your speed getting off the attacking line with your opponent.
74% Attendance
Good speed; good combo timing; good eye position; you sometimes overturn your back kick; good speed; don't let your knee drift up in your back kick; good basic kicks; keep your instep flat for roundhouse kicks; make sure your back kick is along a straight line; good spirit.
Make sure you make distinctions between your stances; watch the foot position on your kicks; good crispness; good focus; add more energy; very crisp--good job!; add a little bit more power, though; work on your back stance; good focus; where is the power?; watch your front stance (your back knee should not be bent).
Good aggression; keep your arms down when you kick (you look like you're trying to fly)--you leave yourself open for a counter-attack.
79% Attendance
You're looking down too much; sliding techniques are looking like hopping techniques; you're over-rotating on your back kick; work on your spin whip kick (add more whip); make sure your feet are parallel in horse stance; good naraban; your spin hook kick looks like a spin crescent kick (too much rotation before throwing the kick); good power and extension; work on your back kick; get your knees over your toes in horse stance; move along a line during multiple techniques; watch your upper body positioning in spin whip kicks; good power in kicks and punches.
Hold your kicks out a little bit longer; stay low on your movements; well done overall; aim for better stances; good forms; great energy; good crisp movements; prepare your blocks more; keep your feet parallel in horse stance; good power and focus; good solid basics; excellent chil-jang (although maybe a bit rushed); you're rushing your forms a bit; make sure your reverse hand is pulled back simultaneously when punching; punch target should be the center of the body; side kicks need work; hand techniques are not getting the full range of motion.
Good trapping and counters; good control of distance; learn to kick harder and attack the head more; never punch with an open palm.
63% Attendance
Good commitment in techniques; good kiyaps!; you lose your balance sometimes after back kick; aim for more thrust and whip with your spin whip kick; good energy; more downward speed and power needed on axe kick; good footwork; your pivot is choppy on naraban; work on your spin hook kick (balance and accuracy); good energy on jump kicks; good sliding techniques; good extension on kicks (except back kick)--now add more power; make your kick level in hook kicks--don't crescent the kicks; extend your back kick fully and then quickly retract it; excellent spirit.
Watch the position of kicks and your foot position; good crispness in blocks; need stronger kiyap; good form, but lacking power and intensity; nice kicks; great body positioning; keep your wrist straight on blocks; kiyap!; keep your confidence up if you make a mistake; your overall form is very clean--you are ready for black belt; excellent kicks; you had some memory problems; insufficient power; knife hand should block with the edge of your hand, not the back of your hand; your thumb is separated on your knife hand; you have no confidence in your pal-jang.
Never walk in a match; you've sparred better than this.