Focus on Taekwondo Podcast

Focus on Taekwondo Podcast

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ALEX GILLIS, “A KILLING ART: THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF TAEKWONDO” – FOT 013

May 26, 2018 • 28 mins
Today's interview is with Alex Gillis about his book, “A killing art: The untold history of Taekwondo” Firstly we chat about what motivated Alex to undergo such a comprehensive study into the unknown history of Taekwondo? Within the book Alex talks about the KCIA quite a lot I ask him was he worried about the consequences exposing such secrets could cause? ……and did any harm come to him? We both chat about doing a follow-up...
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ADAM CORRIGAN, FROM TEAM GB TO TEAM ALPHA MALE – FOT 012

May 18, 2018 • 40 mins
Today's interview is with Adam Corrigan - From Team GB to Team Alpha Male. Adam has competed for three different National Teams in Taekwondo on three different continents and now is an MMA athlete under the famous Team Alpha Male. We discuss his Taekwondo history and how his journey has taken him to different corners of the earth. So we move onto MMA and how he finds training with one of the top UFC teams and about how easy w...
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CARL EVANS ON PHYSIOLOGY AND S&C FOR TAEKWONDO ATHLETES – FOT 11

May 5, 2018 • 55 mins
So today's interview is with Carl Evans he is the Sports Science Support Officer and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Liverpool John Moores University. We chat about his current job and his PhD which is to do with weight making for Taekwondo athletes. We also cover physiology of a Taekwondo athlete and S&C thoughts. Next, we talk about the new 5% rule in World Taekwondo. Carl still coaches and has worked with var...
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TODAYS TAEKWONDO WITH GARETH BROWN AND PAUL GREEN – FOT 010

April 20, 2018 • 45 mins
So today's interview is with Paul Green and Gareth Brown from Todays Taekwondo. Firstly I had to congratulate them on their achievements to date 300k followers on Facebook, the YouTube channel, the website, the downloadable tutorials, and obviously for all the medals that the athletes they’ve coached within team GB have achieved. We chat about at the numbers 2 golds from the Olympics, 4 world champions, 8 Grand Prix gold...
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TALKING BUSINESS WITH MASTER RONDY – FOT 009

April 6, 2018 • 45 mins
Master Rondy is the owner of White Tiger Taekwondo & Martial Arts - known as the world’s largest superschool located in Cary, NC, USA. The 24,000 sq. ft. school just celebrated its 22nd anniversary and enrolled its 12 thousandth student. Master Rondy lived in Korea from ‘94-’96 as a member of the Korean Tigers Professional Demonstration Team. Today she is the Program Director and instructs at White Tiger, is a columnist for Tae...
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PORTUGUESE NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER & OLYMPIAN, RUI BRAGANCA – FOT 008

March 30, 2018 • 18 mins
This week it is an Honor to talk to Rui Braganca, Olympian and Portuguese National Team Player. We chat about how Rui is ranked 10th in the Olympic Ranking, and 7th in the world both for - 58kg and how it must be tough now to stay in the top 10 - with all the Grand Prix and grand slams etc it must mean lots of travelling! Then we discuss world and Olympic No.1 Tae Hun Kim from Korea and how he is lots of points ahead of everyone el...
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THE HEADHUNTER, JADE JONES – FOT 007

March 23, 2018 • 24 mins
In this podcast, we interview the “Double Olympic Champion” Jade Jones MBE. Firstly we talk about where she came from and if she could have ever believed she would one day become double Olympic champion. We then chat about her first Olympic gold, the one from the youth Olympics. Then we chat about where her Taekwondo journey began and a look into how she got to where she has today. The World Championship Gold is something that'...
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BIANCA WALKDEN, “QUEEN B” OF TAEKWONDO – FOT 006

March 16, 2018 • 22 mins
This week's Interview is with none other than 2 x World Champion and Grand Slam Champion, the amazing Queen B, Bianca Walkden. Our chat starts off with what every athlete should be thinking about, Hopes and Goals for 2018. Bianca has had a great year in 2017, I ask how she finds competing so often and does she peak for certain events or just try to maintain a high level of conditioning all year round. Then it's onto what ...
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AARON COOK, TAEKWONDO LEGEND – FOT 005

March 9, 2018 • 31 mins
Today's interview is with the legend that is Aaron Cook, Aaron talks about his journey from competing as a child right up to his current competitions and how he's looking to the future 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Then its a chat about his eventual book, the biography of his ups and downs twists and turns and what the title of the book will be called and why. As Aaron is still competing at elite level, training is a big part of hi...
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MASTER TAEKYUNG YANG, EX KOREAN NATIONAL DEMO TEAM MEMBER – FOT 004

March 3, 2018 • 20 mins
Master Yang has his own school in Korea teaching Tricking, he was fortunate at a young age to become a member of the Korean national Demonstration Team travelling all over the world - in this interview we will speak to Master Yang about his history, his goals moving forward and his thoughts on beach taekwondo and the world of tricking. www.focusontaekwondo.com/master-taekyung-yang Please leave us a rating and review
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TAEKWONDO NUTRITION WITH ERICA STEPHENS – FOT 003

February 24, 2018 • 28 mins
Erica Stephens is an Accredited Sports Dietitian and a former Taekwondo athlete for Australia. She made the Australian team for the Junior World and Junior Asian Championships, the World Championships and Asian Championships and the World University Games, before giving away the sport at the age of 20. She has completed a Bachelor of Applied Science, a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics and the International Olympic Committee Diplo...
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SWEDENS NATIONAL TEAM COACH, NIKLAS ANDERSSON – FOT 002

February 16, 2018 • 54 mins
Niklas is a well-known face on the Elite Taekwondo competition circuit travelling all over the world. This interview will show you there’s more to Niklas than meets the eye. We chat about his hugely successful club in Sweden “Soo Shim High Performance Centre” then onto where his most recent, at the time of the interview competition attended and his thoughts from the experience. He also shares his views on strength training for kids...
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MASTER JAEUNG SHIN 7TH DAN, MY KOREAN FRIEND – FOT 001

January 30, 2018 • 39 mins
Master Shin is a 7th Dan Kukkiwon International instructor. I’m glad to call him my friend. In this episode, we chat about our history where we first met, then move onto how Taekwondo is in Korea, the world and how he came to settle in Ireland. We discuss Grand Master Ik Pil Kang and the effect his teachings have had on his tkd. We then move onto his opinion on taekwondo, the benefits and also if there is anything missing in the ...
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