We had a live Balintawak class this past Thursday. We will try to schedule a free live class next month on self-defense most likely on a Saturday.

Looking forward to 2026 and sharing more content and building the platform here on Skool.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone. This past week has been a busy week and I have not posted as much, but I will be updating everything with new content soon. In addition, what day is typically best for a live class if you guys are interested? Friday or Saturday?

How has age and injuries affected your performance? George, I know you’ve had knees surgeries which limits your mobility in bjj. Does it hamper your tkd? In my case, I have some arthritis in my fingers. It mostly hinders my bjj, and I use more no-gi grips than the average person. Haven’t noticed a big difference yet in tkd; the flexibility loss is more from too many years away. It’s coming back quickly, but hip mobility is more of a concern than it ever was. Ive been fortunate otherwise. I hurt my back years ago, im sure i had a slipped disk, but i used common sense and gradually strengthened it and it doesnt hinder me anymore beyond knowing it will never be as strong. My knees, elbows, shoulders, hips have never had issues from tkd. Wear and tear from bjj though, so I spread out my workouts and crosstrain tkd in between. Anyone else deals with anything?

Hive, I will start off the Taekwondo portion of TMWU by sharing excerpts of Pro-TKD from the late 1990s. I believe that was the height of that era that spanned from the late 1980s to 2008. At that time power with execution was essential to not only score but to do damage. It was referred to as "Trembling Shock". Taekwondo took notes from boxing and had some of the best footwork in combat sports. Today this is missing while the modern day sport definitely has a following but only has skills that can be used within the sport Taekwondo world. The skillsets of old school while not perfect and did lack hands it was extremely explosive, powerful, and multi dimensional within the realm of being used in other combat sports. I will start sharing clips of a former professional league called Pro-TKD. It was on ESPN2 and Pay-Per-View. I will eventually share all the fights here for you personal evaluation. Also, I will start doing voiceover analysis of a few fights. Last, this will lead to the eventual instruction of the TMWUs Taekwondo program which will focus on the explosive and dynamic kicks of Taekwondo as well as its footwork, drills, application, and better understanding of kicking distance and timing and how this can be used with MMA, K1 kickboxing, Muay Thai, Sanda, and other combat sports. If there are some things you would like to see, please let us know in the comment section.