Your core’s primary job is to stabilize your spine. It does this using hip, pelvic, back and trunk musculature. When your spine is stabilized, it allows for more efficient movement of your legs and arms. When you jump, kick, punch,
Don’t neglect the kihap!
Recently a few of my newer students have been asking why we are ‘grunting’ or ‘shouting’ during techniques. What they are referring to is the ‘ki-hap’: literally, Ki means inner power, and Hap means coordination. So the shout is an