Taekwondo Pembury

Because of its more physical attributes, Taekwondo is possibly more appropriate for the younger person in Pembury and is particularly suited to kids as it is wonderful for developing respect for others and self-discipline. Older adults may find it a bit too strenuous unless they're particularly active and fit. However, those who take up Taekwondo in Pembury at a young age will find they can easily continue with it when they are older. The less nimble of you could think about something gentler like Tai Chi.

Based mostly around kicking manoeuvres and moves like head-height kicks, rapid kicking styles and turning/jumping kicks, Taekwondo was formulated from the practices of different martial arts, by a group of Seoul martial arts experts in new schools called "Kwans" during the 1940's and 1950's. These "Kwans" were given the names Songmu Kwan, Chungdo Kwan, Jido Kwan, Mooduk Kwan and Changmu Kwan.

Popular all over the world Taekwondo now has over 60 million practitioners. Joining a local Pembury Taekwondo club or class is a good way to get involved in this sport which has even featured in the Olympic Games since the Sydney Games of 2000. While reaching Olympic standard may be aiming a bit high, there is no reason why you cannot become a Taekwondo master.

Though there is a great deal to be gained by practicing Taekwondo, it is the aspect of self-defence that most Pembury people find appealing. You shouldn't be surprised by this, when you bear in mind the high incidence of violence seen in today's city centres. However, exercising self-restraint and a respect for others goes hand in hand with the self-defence principles of Taekwondo.

Though you'll spend a lot of time mastering these vital self-defence skills, hopefully you will never need to apply them apart from within your local Taekwondo club environment.

Your First Taekwondo Class

Different Taekwondo clubs in Pembury will have different thoughts on what pupils should be covering on their initial class, however to give you an idea of what you should expect most first Taekwondo classes will include a warm-up, a bit of sparring, learning patterns (Poomse), an overview of blocks, stances, kicks and hand attacks (practical training) and a final warm-down to relax weary muscles and get the body back to a state of equilibrium.

Anyone who joins a Taekwondo class in Pembury has to also register with British Taekwondo which is the official governing body of the sport in the UK. You will be able to find a lot of info regarding coaching courses, safeguarding and equality, health and safety, events, members and clubs, first aid, news, coaches and competition referees, beginning a new club, and more, by exploring the official British Taekwondo website.

Taekwondo Kicks

Kicks play a key role in Taekwondo, here are a small selection of the best known ones ones: Push Kick (Meereo Chagi), Back Kick (Dwo Chagi), Side Kick (Yeop Chagi), Axe Kick (Naeryeo Chagi), Whip or Hook Kick (Huryeo Chagi), Roundhouse Kick (Dollyo Chagi), Crescent Kick (Bandal Chagi), Front Kick (Ap Chagi). Taekwondo Blocks: Taekwondo "blocks", that are used to fend off the various attacks, are known as Makgi. They're held in specific positions and enlist the hands with areas of the arm. Every "block" can be coupled with a kick or punch to establish a counter-attack, and each "block" is meant for a specific attack. The main "blocks" (makgi) include: Double Knife Hand Block, Rising Block, Palm Block, Nine Block, Knife Hand Block, Double Forearm Block, Low Block, Single Forearm Block and Upper Block.

Pembury Taekwondo for Beginners

Even the very best exponents of Taekwondo in Pembury began their journey as novices, therefore it's no shame to be a complete beginner at Tae kwon do, or any other activity for that matter. The purpose of a Taekwondo beginners class is to provide a few basics, improve confidence and build a firm foundation moving forward. Most importantly of all is that it needs to be fun, trainees having a great time are going to learn quicker and be better engaged.

Taekwondo Belts (Rank)

Because there are a number of disciplines of Taekwondo there's never been any standard system for assigning belts (ranks). What exists however is quite similar and consists of 2 belt groups "junior" and "senior" ("colour" and "black"), each of these groupings is split into levels, 8 to 12 colours for juniors and 9 "blacks" for the seniors.

In the UK there are a sequence of ranks (belts) in Taekwondo that are called "Kup". The lowest is Tenth Kup and the highest is First Kup. If you are interested in the Taekwondo belt order, it's as follows, and is portrayed by a range 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. Beginners of Taekwondo in Pembury will begin with the 10th Kup (White Belt), and move up through the coloured belts until they earn the Red Belt With a Black Stripe (1st Kup).

Taekwondo trainees in Pembury become "black belt candidates" once they have succeeded with this challenge, and they'll then be faced with progressing through a further 9 ranks (Dans) if they plan to achieve the greatest accolade Taekwondo Black Belt. So, to put it simply, there are 3 primary groupings in the Taekwondo belt order, that is Junior Belt, Senior Belt and Black Belt. The Junior Taekwondo Belts comprise; White (10th), White With Yellow Stripe (9th), Yellow (8th), and Yellow With Green Stripe (7th). The Senior Taekwondo Belts are; Green (6th), Green With Blue Stripe (5th), Blue (4th), Blue With Red Stripe (3rd), Red (2nd) and Red With Black Stripe (1st). The Black Taekwondo Belts go from 1st to 9th Dan which will take a number of years to successfully progress through.

In Conclusion

Precisely what you acquire from Taekwondo will be proportional to what you invest in it (as is the case with life on the whole). Many of you will simply want to improve your fitness levels, make new friends and meet different people, some might want to progress to tournaments and competitions or maybe even the Olympics. But bear in mind, we can't all end up being a Jade Jones or a Lutalo Muhammad.