Taekwondo Cromer

Since Taekwondo has quite high physical requirements, it is possibly more suited to the younger people of Cromer. That's not to say that elderly people cannot take part in this activity, but simply that there might be other martial arts which are more suitable for the less agile among us. Tai Chi would be a perfect example.

With its beginnings in 1940's Korea, Taekwondo is obviously one of the more recently introduced of the martial arts and involves primarily kicking movements such as turning/jumping kicks, head kicks and fast kicking styles. It began when schools known as "kwans" were founded by a bunch of Korean martial arts specialists in Seoul, South Korea.

Taekwondo has grown to be really popular in Cromer and all across the globe, with more than 60 million practitioners worldwide. Becoming a member of a local Cromer Taekwondo class or club is a good way to get involved in this sporting activity which has even been a feature of the Olympic Games ever since the Sydney Games in 2000. Although you may not have any aspirations to take part in Olympic competition, there's no reason why you should not become a master of this thrilling martial art and have a bit of fun along the way.

In these modern times of ever-increasing violence, it is little surprise that people in locations like Cromer are enrolling in self-defence techniques such as Taekwondo to help them feel safer in their everyday life. The self-defence element is one of the key benefits of Taekwondo but it also teaches self-restraint and a respect for other folks, which are qualities that are largely missing in 21st century living.

These self-defence techniques may at some point come in handy in your day to day life, though it's more likely that you'll only be testing them within a monitored class environment. However it's a reassuring feeling knowing the fact that you will always be able to defend yourself if you have to.

Your First Cromer Taekwondo Lesson

If you've decided to learn Taekwondo and are heading to your first class, you'll be wondering what will happen. This could vary from school to school but will normally involve all or most of the following. An initial warm up lasting 15 to 20 minutes, a bit of technical training involving learning some kicks, blocking techniques, hand attacks and stances, an introduction to patterns or forms, some tips on sparring including good timing, movement and targeting attacks, and lastly a warm down to stretch weary muscles and loosen up.

The body governing Taekwondo in the UK is British Taekwondo and anyone wanting to join a Taekwondo club in Cromer has to also register with British Taekwondo. You will be able to find out about first aid, launching a new Taekwondo club, equality and safeguarding, coaching courses, events, health and safety, coaches and referees, clubs and members, news, and more on the official British Taekwondo website, or find out the latest Taekwondo news stories on their Twitter or Facebook page.

Taekwondo Competitions and Tournaments

Taekwondo contests are held all over the world in all the various styles. There is normally not a whole lot of hard contact but breaking, sparring and patterns. Olympic and WT (World Taekwondo) tournaments consist only of sparring, in International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) contests specific hand attacks are permitted to the head. Various other bodies stage multi-discipline contests.

Cromer Taekwondo for Beginners

With any activity or sport we have to start someplace, and Taekwondo's exactly the same. Even the topmost Cromer Taekwondo exponents were total novices at one point. So, exactly what can you expect as a total beginner at Taekwondo? Beginner classes should give their pupils ample coaching to teach them the basics and enable them to develop confidence as they move forward. An ideal beginners class ought to be enjoyable as well as educational, when individuals are enjoying themselves they are more engrossed and will learn much faster.

Taekwondo Belts

The ranking and belt structure can get rather bewildering in Taekwondo because there isn't any uniform system across the diverse Taekwondo styles. Similarities can be found though, and commonly there are 2 distinct belt groupings, represented as "juniors" (colours) and "seniors" (black dans). The number of rankings in the junior section varies through the styles but is normally somewhere between eight and twelve belts, while the senior's group normally has 9 dans or belts.

Rankings in Taekwondo in the UK are symbolized by what are referred to as "Kup". The top rank is First Kup and the lowest rank is Tenth Kup. The Taekwondo belt order, much like the vast majority of the martial arts is portrayed by a range of colours, these colours are white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediate belts with stripes, namely 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 Cromer will commence with the 10th Kup (White Belt), and move up through the various coloured belts until they achieve the Red Belt With a Black Stripe (1st Kup).

Taekwondo trainees in Cromer are known as "black belt candidates" once they have worked their way through these rankings, and they'll then be faced with proceeding through an additional nine ranks (or Dans) if they aim to achieve the consummate accolade of "Black Belt" in Taekwondo. So, putting it simply, there are three main groupings in the Taekwondo belt order, that is Junior Belt, Senior Belt and Black Belt. The Junior division Taekwondo Belts comprise; 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 dedication. (Tags: Taekwondo Belt Order, Taekwondo Belts Cromer, Order of Belts in Taekwondo, Taekwondo Rankings Cromer).