Taekwondo Barrowford

Owing to its more physical aspects, Taekwondo is possibly more appropriate for the younger person in Barrowford and is particularly suited to children because it is wonderful for developing self-discipline and respect for others. More elderly individuals might find it a bit too demanding unless they're particularly active and fit. Even so, those folks who persue Taekwondo in Barrowford at a young age will find they can easily carry it on when they're older. The less agile of you might think about something softer like Tai Chi.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently established of the martial arts, with its 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 many different martial arts techniques. Taekwondo, which was ultimately called, largely consists of high-kicking manoeuvres, especially spinning/jumping kicks, head-height kicks and fast kicking styles.

Taekwondo has become extremely popular in Barrowford and all around the world, with over 60 million students worldwide. Joining a local Barrowford Taekwondo club or class is a great way to get involved in this sport which has even been included in the Olympic Games since the 2000 Sydney Games. While the odds of you reaching Olympic standard are quite slim, there isn't any reason at all why you cannot master this exciting martial art.

For the men, women and children of Barrowford who would like to learn a martial art, a top priority is the aspect of self-defence. As this is an important principle of Taekwondo, it isn't difficult to appreciate the appeal of this specific sport. With the additional reward of developing self-restraint and having a deep respect for others, registering for a local Barrowford Taekwondo class seems to be an easy decision.

While its good to know they are there if you need them, with a bit of luck you will never have the need to use your newly acquired Taekwondo techniques for defending yourself outside of your local club surroundings.

Your First Barrowford Taekwondo Class

If you haven't done Taekwondo before you will likely be a bit concerned as to what you should expect on your first lesson. This will vary from school to school but will typically involve all or most of the following. 15-20 minutes of warm up exercises to increase heart rate and loosen stiff muscles, some technical training comprising some hand attacks, stances, kicks and blocking techniques, learning the first forms or patterns, a look at sparring including good timing, movement and targeting attacks, and lastly a warm down to relax and stretch weary muscles.

Everyone who's a registered member of a Taekwondo class in Barrowford or any place else in Great Britain, is also required to join British Taekwondo, which is the governing body of the sport. You can learn about equality and safeguarding, coaches and referees, members and clubs, events, coaching courses, news, health and safety, first aid, establishing a new Taekwondo club, and more on the British Taekwondo website, or find the latest Taekwondo news stories on their Twitter or Facebook page.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

With regards to promotion, ranking and belts there is not actually any standardization in Taekwondo, because there are various different styles of Taekwondo which each have their own specific arrangement. There are however parallels and they typically comprise two groups of belts "juniors" and "seniors" represented by coloured and black belts respectively. The senior ranks usually have 9 ranks and the junior, eight to twelve grades.

In the UK there are a series of ranks (belts) in Taekwondo which are known as "Kup". The lowest is 10th Kup and the highest is 1st Kup. If you're interested in the Taekwondo belt order, it's as follows, and is indicated by a range of different colours i.e. white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediate 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. The 10th Kup (White Belt) is what Taekwondo beginners in Barrowford will start out with, they can then advance through the colours, eventually earning the Red Belt With a Black Stripe (1st Kup), which can take approximately three to four years of lessons and training.

When this training regime has been successfully completed, Barrowford Taekwondo students become known as "black belt candidates", and they then need to progress through a further nine ranks or Dans if they are to achieve the title of Taekwondo "Black Belt", which is the consummate distinction. Hence, the Taekwondo belt order can be put into three groups; Junior Belts, Senior Belts and Black Belts. The Junior Taekwondo Belts are; 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 can take many years to successfully progress through. (Tags: Taekwondo Belt Order, Belt Order Taekwondo, Taekwondo Belts Barrowford, Taekwondo Promotion Barrowford).

Tournaments

A typical Taekwondo tournament incorporates patterns (forms), sparring and breaking, where the Olympics is concerned only sparring is involved. That being said there may also be some special events in particular tournaments such as self-defence and team demonstrations. World Taekwondo competitions are solely soft-contact affairs, while International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) competitions allow some hand attacks aimed at the head. There are also several multi-discipline contests.

To Summarize

We can practically guarantee that if you take up Taekwondo you'll gain self-confidence, make new friends and improve your fitness. If that is all you take away from it, then that is amazing, and you can call it an achievement! We aren't all striving to be Jade Jones's or Lutalo Muhammad's, but those of you who are, need to begin with that first step. Good luck on your adventure! 👊