Wantage Taekwondo (OX12): If you've been looking around Wantage for some ideas for a new hobby, you might like to consider Taekwondo as a possibility. Practising this sport will enable you to develop your body and mind, enhance your self-esteem, learn to defend yourself better and build your confidence. This Korean inspired martial art has continued to grow in popularity since it was created during the nineteen forties.
It's got to be asserted that Taekwondo can be very challenging physically, which may discourage the older and less nimble folks in Wantage from getting involved. To be completely honest, the most frequent participants of Taekwondo classes are kids and younger people, but certainly older individuals who are in good physical health can easily get involved and benefit considerably from this activity.
Based primarily around kicking manoeuvres like turning/jumping kicks, fast kicking styles and head-height kicks, Taekwondo was devised from the techniques of various diverse martial arts, by a number of Seoul martial arts experts in new schools known as "Kwans" in the 1940's and 1950's. These "Kwans" had the names Songmu Kwan, Mooduk Kwan, Changmu Kwan, Jido Kwan and Chungdo Kwan.
Taekwondo has grown to become very popular in Wantage and all around the world, with over 60 million practitioners worldwide. Getting started with a local Wantage Taekwondo class or club is an excellent way to become involved in this sporting activity which has even been a feature of the Olympic Games ever since the Sydney Games in 2000. While you might not aspire to Olympic competition, there is certainly no reason why you cannot become a master of this challenging martial art and have some fun in the process.
A key aspect of Taekwondo is self-defence, and obviously this is one of the main reasons that people in Wantage get involved in classes and engage with the sport. There has been a disturbing escalation of violent practices over the last few years and this is particularly rife in town and city centres throughout Oxfordshire and the UK in general. The fantastic thing about Taekwondo though, is that it also promotes self-discipline and respect for other people, not such familiar qualities in Wantage nowadays.
Your newly learned Taekwondo skills will most likely never need to be tried and tested outside of a dedicated Taekwondo class, however knowing that you've got them will give you peace of mind.
What to Expect From Your First Lesson
If you have booked your first class but have never tried Taekwondo before, you will be wondering what to prepare for. The following will give you an example, but this will vary subject to which Wantage school you have signed up for. A warm up lasting 15 to 20 minutes, some technical training comprising some blocks, kicks, stances and hand attacks, learning the basic patterns or forms, a look at sparring including movement, timing and attack targeting, and finally a warm down with muscle stretching and relaxing.
Everyone who's a member of a Taekwondo class in Wantage or anywhere else in the UK, is also required to join British Taekwondo, which is the governing body of the sport. You will be able to find plenty of information regarding starting a new club, first aid, members and clubs, safeguarding and equality, news, referees and coaching, events, coaching courses, safe practices, and more, by visiting British Taekwondo's official website.
Wantage Taekwondo classes aren't only intended for the people of Wantage but also for followers from Harwell, Denchworth, Chilton, Stanford in the Vale, Lambourn, Ardington, Compton, Marcham, Faringdon, East Hanney, Drayton, East Hendred, East Challow, Letcombe Regis, Grove, Steventon, Didcot, East Lockinge and other Oxfordshire areas and postcodes such as OX12 8AR, OX12 7DQ, OX12 7BJ, OX12 7BH, OX12 8AT, OX12 8NB, OX12 7EQ, OX12 8HS, OX12 8DZ, OX12 8ES. Checking this should guarantee that you're accessing locally based providers of Taekwondo. Wantage residents can benefit from these and countless other comparable classes.
Taekwondo Competitions and Tournaments
Taekwondo tournaments are staged around the world in all of the different styles. There's generally not a whole lot of hard contact but sparring, patterns (forms) and breaking. Olympic and World Taekwondo (WT) competitions only consist of sparring, in ITF competitions certain hand attacks are allowed to the head. Other bodies stage multi-discipline events.
Taekwondo Forms (Poomse)
Mastering Taekwondo calls for learning many techniques and one of the pivotal aspects of Taekwondo is its forms (also called Poomse or patterns). These are sequences of technique, direction and stance which must be memorized in order for students to move through the different dans (belts/grades).
Wantage Taekwondo for Beginners
Even the top exponents of Taekwondo in Wantage set out as novices, therefore it's no shame to be a beginner at Taekwondo, or for that matter any other activity. The objective of a Taekwondo beginners class is to teach just a few basics, boost confidence and build a firm foundation for the future. Most importantly of all is that it needs to be fun, trainees having fun are going to learn faster and be better committed.
Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)
The ranking and belt system can get very complicated in Taekwondo since there is no recognised arrangement across the various Taekwondo disciplines. Likenesses can be found though, and commonly there are two distinct belt groups, signified as "juniors" (colours) and "seniors" (black dans). The number of levels in the junior group varies over the disciplines but is commonly somewhere between 8 and 12 belts, whilst the senior section generally has nine dans or belts.
In the UK there are a sequence of ranks in Taekwondo that are called "Kup". The lowest is 10th Kup and the highest is 1st Kup. The Taekwondo belt order, much like most of the martial arts is portrayed by a number of colours, these colours are white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediary 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. Beginner students of Taekwondo in Wantage will start out with the White Belt (Tenth Kup), and proceed through the various colours until they attain the Red With Black Stripe Belt (First Kup)
After this has been completed, Taekwondo students in Wantage are considered to be "black belt candidates" which requires them to proceed through a further nine ranks (Dans) up until they eventually achieve the distinction of "Black Belt" status. Therefore, Junior, Senior and Black Belts are the 3 main groupings in the Taekwondo belt order. 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 takes a considerable number of years to successfully progress through. (Tags: Taekwondo Belt Order, Taekwondo Belts Wantage, Taekwondo Rankings Wantage, Order of Belts in Taekwondo).
Conclusion
So, what are you hoping to get from doing Taekwondo? Well, that's a good question, and the answer to that will be different for individual people. The majority of participants will purely look to gain more confidence, improve their fitness levels and meet new people. We're certainly not all going to reach the heights of Jade Jones or Lutalo Muhammad, though perhaps you will, who knows?
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Taekwondo Books
Related books: Taekwondo: The Essential Introduction, Taekwondo: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Korean Art of Self-Defense by Kevin Hornsey, Taekwondo Step Sparring (Sang Kim), ITF Taekwondo: Basic Information and Korean for Belt Gradings (Keith McMullen), Taekwondo White to Black Belt: Your Ultimate Grading and Reference Summary, Traditional Taekwondo: Core Techniques, History and Philosophy, Official Taekwondo Training Manual.
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Benefits Gained From Taekwondo
- Supercharge agility, flexibility and stamina by way of strenuous cardiovascular work-outs
- More discipline by methodically schooling your mind and body in the principles and strategies of Taekwondo
- Help with self-defence by training you to understand occasions in which self-defence might be required, and allowing you to turn such scenarios in your favour
- Empower your body and mind through increased mental discipline and physical co-ordination
- Reduces anxiety using advanced breath control
- Grow in confidence by pushing you to take control of your life and succeed
- Enhance concentration and self-esteem by heightening your physical and mental fitness
Basic Taekwondo Kicks
- Side Kick (Yeop Chagi)
- Crescent Kick (Bandal Chagi)
- Roundhouse Kick (Dollyo Chagi)
- Back Kick (Dwo Chagi)
- Axe Kick (Naeryeo Chagi)
- Front Kick (Ap Chagi)
- Whip or Hook Kick (Huryeo Chagi)
- Push Kick (Meereo Chagi)
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