TKD Warmup

Instructors can choose their own warmup.  The warmup should be tailored to the class audience.

MLD Warmup:  

This is our original Moo Lim Do warmup.  If you do this one, please modify it as follows: 

(1) The neck exercises and grip exercises should be done in a horse stance. The MLD warm up prior to about 1985 did it that way instead of as shown.

(2) Instead of "circles" (neck exercise), tilt the head from side-to-side. We've received feedback from multiple sources to make that change.

(3) Do not do "hands support hips" shown beginning at 8:10.  We've received feedback to discontinue that due to concerns of possible excessive spinal compression.

This warmup is fine for younger people, but older people will find that the stretches come too fast and too furious for an older body, and should be slowed down.  For those people, the GM Kim warmup is better.

GM Kim Warmup

Grandmaster Kim does this warmup.  It splits it into two parts: (1) warmup the muscles, followed by (2) stretching.

Part 1: Muscle Warmup.
This exercises the core of the body quite a bit more than the MLD warmup does.

Part 2: Stretching
Compared to the MLD warmup, this is a slower "low impact" warmup that is generally more suited for older people.  However, there is a part (beginning at 13:52) that will be too difficult for anyone with knee problems.

Here is another warmup video of Grandmaster Kim.  This one is a bit different than the above videos:

 
LMA Warmup

Here is the warm up that John does for his BJJ/Self Defense class.  It is very similar to ours.  

The warmup in the video is done at full speed so you can follow along at home. Additional details contained in the text overlay.