Sang H. Kim: Overcoming a Fear of Sparring

Sang H. Kim answers the following question from ryan: "Dear master kim, i am ryan and i'm a student of taekwondo for almost 3 years now but i can really attest that my progress is really slow. I am now 27 years old and i have problems with my flexibility, stamina and endurance. but my greatest dilemma is the kyorugi part. The first time i attended a belt grading for the blue belt i was really beaten down hard and lost the fight. Since then i seemed to have developed a phobia in sparring. Can you give me an advice on how to get overcome my fear of sparring? most of the time i envy my co-students because they seem to enjoy sparring without the fear of getting hurt. Please help. thanks.for me? This will be my second tournament but my first sparring." More replies to fan questions by Sang H. Kim can be found at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...