Taekwondo Tiverton

Tiverton Taekwondo (EX16): If you are looking to take up a new hobby which will enable you to learn a bit of self-defence, boost your confidence, strengthen your mind and body and enhance your self-esteem, you might consider Taekwondo as a possible candidate. This more modern of the martial arts was developed in Korea just after World War 2.

It has to be said that Taekwondo can be quite physically demanding, which might unnerve the less nimble and more elderly folks in Tiverton from becoming involved. To be truthful, the most common participants of Taekwondo classes are children and younger people, but of course older individuals who are in excellent physical health can easily participate and benefit from this sport.

Taekwondo started in Korea in 1945. A group of Korean martial artists in Seoul established some new schools known as "kwans", combining various martial arts techniques. This eventually became known as Taekwondo and the main emphasis of the discipline was on kicking manoeuvres, especially fast kicking methods, turning/jumping kicks and head kicks.

The total number of Taekwondo enthusiasts globally, now exceeds 60 million. This sport has even featured in the Olympic Games since 2000, and if you want to get involved, heading along to a local Tiverton Taekwondo class or club is an excellent place to start. Whilst reaching Olympic standard may be aiming a bit high, there isn't any reason why you can't become a Taekwondo master.

For many people in Tiverton, it's the self-defence aspect of Taekwondo which holds the most appeal. And in these times of increasing violence, especially in town and city centres, it's little surprise that this aspect features high on people's list of priorities. It is a key factor of Taekwondo that you are able to become more confident in your capacity to defend yourself and at the same time learn to respect those around you and practice self-restraint.

These self-defence techniques may sooner or later prove to be useful in your everyday life, although it is much more likely that you will solely be testing them within a supervised class environment. However it is a wonderful feeling knowing that you'll always be in a position to successfully defend yourself when you need to.

Your First Lesson

If Taekwondo is not a sport that you have ever tried before, you'll doubtless be curious about what you should be expecting from your very first class if you decide to join. Different Taekwondo schools in the Tiverton area have different thoughts on this but roughly; you'll take part in a 15-20 minute warm-up, you'll do a bit of technical training, you will learn some forms, you will practice sparring methods and lastly you'll do a warm-down to help your body get back into a relaxed state again.

The official body regulating Taekwondo in Britain is British Taekwondo and any individual wishing to join a Taekwondo club in Tiverton must also register with British Taekwondo. You will be able to find out about safe practices, news, first aid, coaches and referees, events, starting a new Taekwondo club, equality and safeguarding, coaching courses, clubs and members, and more on British Taekwondo's website, or get the latest news on their Twitter or Facebook page.

Taekwondo Forms

Perfecting the art of Taekwondo will involve learning many disciplines and one of the pivotal parts of Taekwondo is its forms (also known as patterns or Poomse). These are sequences of technique, direction and stance which need to be memorized in order for students to move through the different dans (grades/belts).

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

With there being various styles of Taekwondo there has never really been any recognised arrangement for assigning belts (promotion). What exists is however relatively similar and consists of a couple of belt groupings "junior" and "senior" ("colour" and "black"), each of these groupings is split into ranks, eight to twelve colours for juniors and nine for the seniors.

Taekwondo Safety Equipment

British Taekwondo controlled contests require specific safety equipment to be worn to safeguard competitors from being injured due to the potent kicking that takes place. These safety items include: shin pads, blue or red trunk armour (hogu), hand protectors, a groin guard, a red/blue head guard, forearm guards and a mouth protector.

To Summarize

We can't all be like Jade Jones or Lutalo Muhammad, and I guess that we wouldn't all want to be. Taekwondo isn't purely about National Championships and Olympic medals. The majority of of us are happy to meet different people, improve our fitness levels and make new friends, and that's exactly how it ought to be. However, as with most things in life, what you get out of it will be determined by what you put into it. Good luck and enjoy!

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Learn the fundamentals on Tae kwon do by watching You Tube here. To find out more about promotion, belts and ranking, historical influences, the history of Taekwondo, equipment and facilities, vocabulary, organisations and styles, philosophy, competitions and forms (patterns), head to the Wikipedia page (here). To join the world of Taekwondo visit a Taekwondo forum, discussion threads include things like "General Discussion", "The Instructors Room", "Taekwondo Sparring", "Health and Fitness", "Self Defense" and "Taekwondo Patterns". To buy foot guards, body defenders, chest guards, forearm guards, foot socks, foam head guards, Taekwondo apparel, focus pads, doboks, mats, fighting gloves, men's and women's groin guards, shin protectors, sparring gloves, gum shields and belts, go and visit Fight Equipment UK. To see what's popular on social media check this out. To read an informative article about the truth about Taekwondo classes for youngsters, check this out

Basic Kicks in Taekwondo

Roundhouse Kick (Dollyo Chagi)
Front Kick (Ap Chagi)
Side Kick (Yeop Chagi)
Push Kick (Meereo Chagi)
Back Kick (Dwo Chagi)
Axe Kick (Naeryeo Chagi)
Whip or Hook Kick (Huryeo Chagi)
Crescent Kick (Bandal Chagi)

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Bibliography: Taekwondo: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Korean Art of Self-Defense, Official Taekwondo Training Manual (Gaetane Ricke and Soon Man Lee), Taekwondo: A Path to Excellence (Doug Cook), A Killing Art: The Story of Tae Kwon Do by Alex Gillis, Taekwondo White to Black Belt: Your Ultimate Grading and Reference Summary by Phil Pearce, Taekwondo: Complete ITF Patterns, ITF Taekwondo: Basic Information and Korean for Belt Gradings (Keith McMullen).

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(This taekwondo Tiverton information was checked and updated on 07-10-2022)