Wayne and Erika Pfeiler

We went to a Tae-Kwon-Do class at the YMCA tonight. It looks like a lot of fun, so we're thinking about joining the club there.
When we lived in Knoxville, we both took Isshinryu Karate and we had a lot of fun. Unfortunately, we had been too busy with classes to think about taking any martial arts until now. So the neat part about this class is they have people of all ages in there. Young kids around 5 years, up to older guys in their 50s. Our previous karate class was only college-aged people and older. The class here looks like it's a very good environment to learn in, so that makes it much more welcoming for beginners. The only sad thing is we have to start out as white belts again. :/ But, I'd imaging it might be easier for us than for someone who's never done anything like this before. The small differences we've noticed so far are intersting. For instance, our karate class taught us never to lock any joints, but this TKD class uses forms that require that frequently. Also, little things like the side of the arm you block with, and the direction your fist is turned during a punch are different. I think it'll be fun to learn something new.