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Semicontact sparring is generally only allowed once students have advanced through the ranks to blue-belt level and possess substantially more control over their techniques than novice students. In this style of sparring, the student directs an attack toward a specific location on the opponent's body, and strikes it lightly. From this, advancing taekwondo students not only learn to maintain control over their offensive techniques, but also develop the ability to target a strike on an opponent exactly.

Full-contact sparring is virtually never taught in the mixed-level taekwondo classroom. Full-contact training is relegated to a specific class, usually at black-belt level, where practitioners are trained in strictly competitive taekwondo skills.

Meditation

Meditation is the single most important practice taekwondo stylists can undertake to focus their attention and to heighten their concentration.

Sitting or kneeling meditation is generally performed at the end of a taekwondo class. As the student's adrenaline is usually highly aroused by this point, the best style of meditation to perform is to simply close your eyes and consciously take in several very deep breaths. This will instantly calm you down, refocusing your energy and preparing you for other life activities.