Taekwondo Yarm

Taekwondo is an ideal sport for children in Yarm, because it teaches self-discipline and a respect for others. Its more physical aspects make it more suited to younger people. It can sometimes be too taxing for older adults unless they are exceptionally fit and active. However those who take up Taekwondo in Yarm at a young age will find they can easily carry it on into older adulthood. Something a bit softer like Tai Chi might be more suitable for the less agile of you.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently developed of the martial arts, with its root beginnings in Korea, South-East Asia in 1945. A group of Korean martial arts specialists in Seoul founded some new schools known as "kwans", incorporating various martial arts techniques. Taekwondo, which it eventually became known as, primarily consists of high-kicking manoeuvres, particularly rapid kicking strategies, jumping/turning kicks and head kicks.

With over 60 million people engaged in Taekwondo classes all around the globe, this has certainly become an extremely popular pastime, and if you really master the martial art you might possibly one day qualify for the Olympic Games, of which it's been an integral part since the Sydney Games in the year 2000.

For the people of Yarm who want to learn a martial art, a major priority is the aspect of self-defence. Since this is a key concept of Taekwondo, it isn't difficult to appreciate the appeal of this particular sport. With the extra reward of learning self-restraint and having a deep respect for those around you, getting involved in a local Yarm Taekwondo class seems to be a no brainer.

While it will instill you with confidence knowing that you have such self-defence skills in your locker, the chances are you'll never be required to test them outside of an organized Taekwondo class.

Your First Lesson

If you make your mind up to register for Taekwondo training in Yarm, the very first thing you will wish to know is what is going to transpire on the initial class and precisely what will the coach expect to see from you. Different Taekwondo masters in Yarm will contrive differing routines for this first lesson but you can count on performing a fifteen to twenty minute warm-up to loosen your muscles and get the blood circulating, learn a couple of Poomse (forms, go through some technical training (blocking techniques, stances, kicks and hand attacks), do a bit of sparring, and last but not least, warm-down.

The body regulating Taekwondo in the British Isles is British Taekwondo and any person wishing to join a Taekwondo club in Yarm has to also become a member of British Taekwondo. You'll be able to read about beginning a new Taekwondo club, coaches and referees, safeguarding and equality, safe practices, news, clubs and members, coaching courses, events, first aid, and more on the British Taekwondo website, or find the latest news reports on their Facebook or Twitter page.

The Benefits of Taekwondo

There are of course, lots of benefits to be gained from practicing Taekwondo, and listed here are just an idea of the ones which may be attractive to you: Teach self-defence techniques by helping you realize instances in which self-defence could be required, and empowering you to turn such circumstances to your advantage, Increase feelings of self-esteem by raising both physical and mental health, Strengthen your mind and body by way of accelerated physical coordination and mental discipline, Improve agility, flexibility and stamina by means of intense cardiovascular work-outs, Reduced anxiety and stress using advanced breath control, Develop discipline by extensively educating your body and mind in the principles and techniques of Taekwondo, Build confidence by pushing you to succeed and to take control of your life.

Taekwondo Belts

Because there are various different types of Taekwondo there's never really been any recognised system for assigning belts (ranks). What exists however is quite similar and comprises a couple of belt groupings "junior" and "senior" ("colour" and "black"), each one of these groupings is split into grades, 8 to 12 colours in the case of juniors and 9 "blacks" for seniors.

Tournaments and Competitions

Contests are an important aspect of the Taekwondo legacy, and all the different styles across the globe stage tournaments where Taekwondo exponents gather together to battle it out. Hard contact is hardly ever permitted in any of these competitions which mostly comprise patterns (forms), sparring and breaking. Sparring only is allowed in Olympic and WT (World Taekwondo) tournaments, while some hand attacks are tolerated in ITF (International Taekwon-Do Federation) events.