basic techniques are simple and effective. the students learn all the basic techniques (blocks, blows, kicks) which can be found in the traditional art of tangsudo. "dojang" (schools of the tangsudo), gives special importance to the "art", not only to fighting. the hand techniques involve, amongst others, many different fist techniques and "knife-hand" techniques. each of them has a correct form and special practical use, and they are used in blocking and in attack. the tangsudo is the martial art which gives much attention to foot techniques and to flexibility. they are also used for both blocking and attacking.