Taekwondo Bruton

It must be said that Taekwondo can be pretty challenging physically, which might intimidate the less agile and more elderly people in Bruton from becoming involved. To be fair, the most common people participating in Taekwondo classes are children and the younger generation, but of course older people who are in good physical health can easily take part and benefit from this activity.

Based largely around kicking moves and manoeuvres like fast kicking methods, head-height kicks and turning/jumping kicks, Taekwondo was created from the practices of various martial arts, by a group of Seoul martial arts experts in new schools called "Kwans" during the 1940's and 1950's. These "Kwans" had the names Changmu Kwan, Mooduk Kwan, Jido Kwan, Songmu Kwan and Chungdo Kwan.

Nowadays an Olympic sport, Taekwondo has over 60 million practitioners all around the world, and while you may not have any aspirations to be an Olympic Games sportsman, you can still sign up for a Taekwondo club or class to learn what will no doubt turn out to be a rewarding and interesting activity.

For a lot of folks in Bruton, it's the self-defence element of Taekwondo that holds the most appeal. And in these times of increased violence, particularly in town and city centres, it really is no surprise that this aspect sits high on people's priority lists. It is a key element of Taekwondo that you're able to become more confident in your capacity to defend yourself and at the same time learn to respect other people and learn self-restraint.

Although it will instill you with self-confidence being aware that you have these self-defence skills tucked away inside you, the likelihood is that you will never have to test them outside the monitored environment of an organised Taekwondo class.

Your First Class

If you elect to register for a Taekwondo club in Bruton, the first thing you will be wondering is what is going to occur on the first lesson and what will the teacher be expecting of you. Different Taekwondo masters in Bruton will put together differing routines for this initial lesson but you can expect to do a 15-20 minute warm-up to get the blood flowing and loosen your muscles, learn several Poomse (forms, go through some practical training (stances, hand attacks, blocks and kicks), do a certain amount of sparring, and last of all, warm-down.

Everyone who's a registered member of a Taekwondo club in Bruton or anywhere else in the British Isles, is also required to join British Taekwondo, which is the regulating body of the sport. You will be able to find a lot of details about members and clubs, news, events, first aid, beginning a new club, coaches and referees, health and safety, safeguarding and equality, coaching courses, and more, by checking out British Taekwondo's website.

The Benefits of Taekwondo

There are needless to say, quite a few benefits to be had from practicing Taekwondo, and the following are just an idea of the ones which could be tempting for you: Toughen up your mind and body via increased physical coordination and mental discipline, Enhance self-esteem and concentration by raising both physical and mental health, Teach self-defence by showing you how to understand situations in which self-defence might be required, and allowing you to manipulate these situations in your favour, Improve agility, flexibility and stamina by means of strenuous cardiovascular effort, Boost your confidence by motivating you to take control of your life and succeed, More discipline and willpower by comprehensively educating your mind and body in the techniques and concepts of Taekwondo, Reduce anxiety by doing deep breathing exercises.

Taekwondo for Beginners

With any sport or activity we've got to start someplace, and Taekwondo is no exception. Even the the most brilliant Bruton Taekwondo masters were total beginners at one time. So, exactly what can you expect as a complete beginner at Taekwondo? Beginner classes should give their students enough coaching to give them the fundamentals and allow them to develop confidence as they move forward. A perfect beginners class needs to be enjoyable as well as educational, when students are enjoying themselves they're far more engaged and are going to learn much faster.

Taekwondo Forms (Poomse)

Beginners in Taekwondo don't need to fret excessively about forms (Poomse, patterns) in the early days, but they will get to grips with some basic ones to start with and advance to more elaborate forms as they move through the various belts (dans/grades). A form is denoted by specified elements of Taekwondo including stance, technique and direction. Getting to grips with these techniques is a key part of perfecting Taekwondo.

Taekwondo Belts

Since there are a number of disciplines of Taekwondo there's never really been any standard system for allocating belts (grades). What does exist however is fairly similar and comprises 2 belt groups "senior" and "junior" (black and colour), each of these groupings is divided into ranks, eight to twelve colours for juniors and nine for the seniors.

Rankings in Taekwondo in the UK are depicted by what generally known as "Kup". The highest rank is 1st Kup and the lowest rank (beginners) is 10th Kup. If you're curious about the Taekwondo belt order, it's as follows, and is portrayed by a number of different colours i.e. white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediary belts with stripes, specifically white with a yellow stripe, yellow with a green stripe, green with a blue stripe, blue with a red stripe and red with a black stripe. Students in Bruton getting started in Taekwondo will begin with the White Belt (10th Kup), and proceed through the coloured belts until they achieve the Red Belt With a Black Stripe (1st Kup).

Taekwondo students in Bruton are known as "black belt candidates" after they've successfully completed this process, and they will then need to move through an additional nine ranks (Dans) if they aim to achieve the consummate accolade Taekwondo Black Belt. Thus, the Taekwondo belt order can be put into 3 sections; Junior Belts, Senior Belts and Black Belts. The Junior division Taekwondo Belts are; White (Tenth), White With a Yellow Stripe (Ninth), Yellow (Eighth), and Yellow With a Green Stripe (Seventh). The Senior division of Taekwondo Belts are; Green (Sixth), Green With a Blue Stripe (Fifth), Blue (Fourth), Blue With a Red Stripe (Third), Red (Second), and Red With a Black Stripe (First). The Black group of Taekwondo Belts comprise First to Ninth Dan rankings, and demands many years of dedicated training.