Taekwondo Broughton Astley

As Taekwondo has quite high physical demands, it's perhaps more suited to the younger people of Broughton Astley. That isn't to say that older individuals can't take part in this particular activity, but simply that there could be other martial arts which are more suited to the less agile of us. Tai Chi is a perfect example.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently created of the martial arts, with its early beginnings in Korea in 1945. A number of Korean martial artists in Seoul established some schools known as "kwans", combining a variety of martial arts techniques. Taekwondo, which it ultimately became known as, mainly entails kicking manoeuvres, particularly head-height kicks, spinning/jumping kicks and rapid kicking styles.

With over sixty million fitness enthusiasts taking part in Taekwondo instruction all around the globe, this has definitely become an extremely popular and beneficial pastime, and if you become really good at the sport you may possibly one day qualify for the Olympic Games, of which it has been an integral part ever since the Sydney Games in the year 2000.

Although there is much to be gained by practicing Taekwondo, it is the element of self-defence that most Broughton Astley people are interested in. And in these times of increasing violence, especially in town and city centres, it is no surprise that this sits at the top of people's priority list. It is a key principle of Taekwondo that you can become confident in your ability to defend yourself and at the same time exercise self-restraint and respect others.

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

Your First Taekwondo Lesson

If you make your mind up to register for a Taekwondo class in Broughton Astley, the first thing you will wish to know is what is going to occur on the first class and what will the teacher expect to see from you. Different Taekwondo masters in Broughton Astley will contrive diverse routines for this initial lesson but you can count on doing a 15-20 minute warm-up to get the blood circulating and loosen your muscles, learn some simple Poomse (forms, cover some technical training (kicks, blocks, hand attacks and stances), do a certain amount of sparring, and finally, warm-down.

The governing official body for Taekwondo in Great Britain is British Taekwondo and any individual wanting to join a Taekwondo club in Broughton Astley must also register with British Taekwondo. You can find plenty of information about first aid, coaching courses, health and safety, clubs and members, news, safeguarding and equality, coaches and tournament referees, events, launching a new club, and more, by checking out British Taekwondo's website.

Competitions and Tournaments

Taekwondo tournaments are staged across the globe in all of the various styles. There is usually not much hard contact but sparring, patterns (forms) and breaking. Olympic and World Taekwondo (WT) tournaments comprise only sparring, in International Taekwon-Do Federation competitions specified hand attacks are permitted to the head. Other organisations hold multi-discipline contests.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

When it comes to belts, ranking and promotion there isn't actually any real standardization in Taekwondo, because there are various different styles of Taekwondo each of which has their own specific system. There are however likenesses and they typically consist of 2 groups of belts "seniors" and "juniors" represented by black and coloured belts respectively. The senior grades usually have 9 grades and the junior, eight to twelve grades.

In the UK there are a set of ranks in Taekwondo that are generally known as "Kup". The lowest is Tenth Kup and the highest rank is First Kup. As with most of the martial arts, the Taekwondo belt order is portrayed by a range of colours, so that the ranks can be easily recognised. These colours are white, yellow, green, blue and red, with transitional belts with stripes in-between, 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 Broughton Astley getting started in Taekwondo will begin with the 10th Kup (White Belt), and advance through the coloured belts until they accomplish the Red Belt With a Black Stripe (1st Kup).

After succeeding with this challenge, Taekwondo trainees in Broughton Astley are considered as "black belt candidates" which requires them to proceed through a further nine ranks (Dans) up until they eventually achieve the accolade of "Black Belt" status. Thus, the Taekwondo belt order can be put into 3 classifications; Junior Belt, Senior Belt and Black Belt. The Junior Taekwondo Belts are; White (10th), White With Yellow Stripe (9th), Yellow (8th), and Yellow With Green Stripe (7th). The Senior Taekwondo Belts comprise; 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 many years to successfully progress through.

Taekwondo - The Benefits

When you're enrolling in Taekwondo classes in Broughton Astley you will be expecting to get a few benefits to make the whole undertaking worth the effort. Therefore let's look at some of the benefits that you could acquire through practicing and learning Taekwondo. Strengthen your body and mind by means of improved mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Improve your self-esteem by raising both physical and mental fitness, Boost confidence by motivating you to take control of your life and succeed, Improve flexibility, agility and stamina by means of intense cardiovascular effort, Develop discipline by extensively schooling your mind and body in the principles and tactics of Taekwondo, Reduce stress and anxiety using advanced breath control, Learn self-defence by coaching you to realize scenarios in which self-defence might be needed, and allowing you to control these scenarios to your advantage.