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  • Breaking. It is better to attempt and succeed in breaking one board, than to attempt two, and fail. Crowds want to see boards break. Sometimes half-boards may be used to insure breaks are accomplished. Mix breaks throughout the program to maintain crowd excitement. Use different types of breaking materials using hand and foot techniques.

  • Self-defense. We all know that some techniques are crowd pleasers but are practically useless in a self-defense situation. These are the techniques to use in a demonstration. Use large motion techniques with lots of action. The attacks should be attacks that you would likely face in the street. Techniques should not look rehearsed and should look painful.

  • Skits. Skits are a crowd pleaser and are enjoyable for team members to perform. Skits should not have too many things happening at once, so limit action to one “good guy" and two or three “bad guys.” Use some type of highly visible clothing to differentiate the good guys form the bad guys. Skits should be fast, well choreographed, and well rehearsed.

  • Focus. To demonstrate the control use by Taekwondo practitioners, include a demonstration using of precise control in punching and kicking by stopping full-power techniques just short of the target.

  • Free Sparring. Use a variety of skilled students to demonstrate sparring so it does not look fake and amateurish. Good focus, technique, and flow of movements are important to maintain crowd interest.

• Publicity. At every demonstration, have handouts describing your school and plenty of students and staff that may answer questions and interact with the crowd.

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