..... desire to find love .....
"Is Ae Cha giving you a hard time?"
"Ah..... no Mr. Kim."
"Good," Do Yun then straightened up and headed to the elevator.
"Ugh....." Amor silently sighed. "What was that all about?" she thought.
As soon as they arrived in the office, Do Yun went straight to his desk but did not close the door behind him. After about an hour, he called Amor in and she immediately heeded his request.
When Amor entered his office, Do Yun was looking outside the window; unsure how to call his attention she just cleared her throat. Do Yun then turned around to acknowledge her presence, wearing a medium grey flannel 3-piece suit and the sun reflecting on his face he is just a too picture-perfect sight to behold.
"Take a seat."
"Oh.... yes Mr. Kim."
"I need you to take the Taekwondo lessons early today then afterward do a site visit for all the available high-rise condominiums in the city. I'm not in a rush but I prefer to make the necessary preparations as early as now. I need 2 2 bedroom units 100 square meters of the area each on the 12th floor with convenience and accessibility. Make sure the unit has the following:
Painted Walls, Partitions & Ceilings
Tiled Flooring
Tiled Toilet & Bath with Complete Bathroom Fixtures
Kitchen Sink with Countertop
Kitchen Base Cabinet
Installed Fire Detection & Suppression System
Provision for Kitchen Exhaust
Provision for Window Type Air Conditioning Unit
Provision for Cable, Internet & Telephone
Provision for Water Heater
It should have close proximity to schools, hospitals, lifestyle centers, and churches. Top amenities and prime security are also my much sought-after perks of condo living thus I need facilities for a healthy and happy lifestyle — fitness center, wellness areas, recreational and play areas, and pools — should be part of the property. It should also provide green spaces such as garden areas and walkways, giving a touch of nature while living in the city. If all will go well as planned I hope to transfer by 2023."
"Uhm..... copy Mr. Kim, I'll schedule the site visit before I take the Taekwondo lessons. Is there anything else Mr. Kim?"
Do Yun gestured her to leave thus she stood up immediately and closed the sliding door behind her.
"Are they staying here for good?" she asked herself.
After a couple of hours, Amor was able to successfully schedule 5 site visits and is now ready to leave for her Taekwondo lessons. Standing outside Do Yun's door, she leaned her left ear to check if he is busy but could not hear anything. "Is he still busy?" she thought. Pressing her lips, she lightly knocked thrice and slowly opened the sliding door, without waiting for an invitation she stepped inside and closed the door. Do Yun looked busy in front of his computer thus Amor slowly closed the door but he called her attention, "Are you about to leave now?"
"Ah..... yes Mr. Kim, I was just trying to ask permission to leave."
Do Yun gestured for her to leave thus she hurriedly closed the sliding door behind her.
As soon as Amor arrived in the gym she greeted her sparring partner and bowed, "Good afternoon, I'll quickly change now."
They started with a good stretching and warmup first, "We'll focus on basic punches today."
"In TaeKwonDo throwing the right punch or strike at the right time and using the right technique requires practice and skill. There are many punching combinations in TaeKwonDo. Most think that punching just involves the arm, but it involves the whole body."
Her sparring partner demonstrated the punches and Amor obediently followed.
"Your feet are the foundation on a punch. They need to be grounded to the floor to be able to generate power. Stay on the balls of your feet in order to be able to step, turn, and pivot during punches. Your abdomen is the center that connects the power generated by your feet to your hands. Keeping a tight core will prevent you from losing the power generated during a punch. Obviously, your arms that do the punching movement are important. Make sure to keep a firm fist and wrist when throwing a punch to avoid injury. TaeKwondo has an assortment of punches used for specific purposes."
In TaeKwondo, the jab is used to measure distance and defense. It is also used to bait an opponent to act and open themselves up for a counter. You can prod an opponent with a jab when they come in to attack or get them to react to set up a kick.
A punch with your backhand that involves rotating your body to generate power is what we call a straight or cross punch. Hitting the opponent with your first two knuckles. It's the same movement as in boxing and it can be thrown either to the head or body. Straight punches to the body are great to use when an opponent is moving forward.
To execute an uppercut punch, you turn your body to load the punch and send it upward at an opponent. Both hands can be used and it is good for close combat to rip a body shot.
A hook punch is a short compact punch used to hit the sides of an opponent. Your body makes a tight turning movement when throwing this punch. This punch can be used to hook over an opponent's guard to strike them or hit a body shot in close combat.
Backfist performed with the front hand. It's similar to a jab, but you hit with the padded part on the back of your hand. The motion is a flick of your hand reaching out and hitting the side of the opponent's head.
Turn Backfist/Spinning Backfist are the other two types of backfists used in TaeKwondo and there's a slight difference between the two. A turn backfist is a 180-degree turn before hitting the opponent with the back of your hand. The spinning backfist is a 360-degree spin that generally comes with another strike that initiates the spin. Both are usually set up with a punch or kick to set the backfist up.
To throw a hammerfist punch, you do the same motion you would as if you were swinging a hammer. A downward motion hitting with the padded part of your hand can go over an opponent's guards. This punch can also be thrown off a turn or spin to add more force.
To throw an extended knuckle punch you make a fist and use your thumb to push your index or middle finger up and reinforce the finger's middle joints. It is used as a stinging strike to hit a weak part of an opponent's body such as the temple.
Spear Hand Strike is an open hand strike, where all your fingers are fully extended and it resembles a spear. Target areas for this strike are soft parts of the body like the side of the neck.
Knife Hand Strike is the karate chop move, where you chop down on an opponent's neck with the outside ridge of your hand.
For Ridge Hand Strike, your hand and fingers are extended and you strike with the meaty part of your hand under the thumb. This is a really good strike because it is thrown similar to a hook and overhand punch. But it covers more distance to the hand being open and can easily pass over an opponent's guard and strike the sides of their head.
For Palm Strike/Palm Heel Strike your hand is open with the fingers tucked in to strike the chin or nose.
To throw a Throat Strike/Tiger Claw you form a C with your hand and strike at the throat of your opponent.
"That's it for today," then her sparring partner bowed and Amor bowed in return.
"Do I still have the strength to do site visits later?" she thought after practicing for the last 3 hours.
Looking at the other side of the Dojang, Amor was hoping to see Do Yun also changed into dobok even only as an onlooker.
He may not remember the slightest of these moments, but she remembers even the minute details of those moments.