Hurt by COVID19virus-driven lockdown, Pinoy taekwondo instructors learn to roll with the punches
Like many sports, local taekwondo and the traditional way it is taught and practiced have been forced into a standstill by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Sa totoo lang, 'yung kita dito for the whole summer, equivalent to 1 year na 'yun na ipon ng isang instructor," said Baradi, a gold medalist in the 1984 Asian Taekwondo Championships. "Kapag summer, 80 percent ng beginners mga bata. Three years old hanggang teenager ang laman ng mga gym. The cycle starts in, then 50 percent sa kanila magdidirediretso na . . . Dito kami maraming nakukuhang potentials na in the future na magiging magagaling na players. Ngayon almost zero," said Baradi.
At the same time, he said, the organization reached out to parents of taekwondo students, informing them that the sport will continue online. "Tinulak namin talaga 'yung competition, para ang mga students ma-encourage magpapaturo kay coach," said Samson. "Parang on the job training ka, habang ginagawa mo 'yung teaching online, gumagaling ka na rin," he said, adding that the shift would hopefully mitigate losses incurred by both instructor and student." 'Yung Zoom operation ko sa ngayon pumapalo around 40 students. Instructors are reaching out to other jins, urging them to practice, kesa mag-Netflix."Samson said, this too, can be taught even without the actual boxing.
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