Winchcombe Taekwondo (GL54): First created in Korea during the 1940s and 1950s, Taekwondo is a fast paced combatative sport which has become ever more popular over the past 30 years or so. For individuals who want to learn self-defence, develop your body and mind, enhance your self-respect and boost your confidence, Taekwondo could be the ideal hobby or fitness activity.
Owing to its rather more physical attributes, Taekwondo is perhaps more appropriate for the younger generation in Winchcombe and is especially suitable for children as it's wonderful for developing self-discipline and respect for others. Older adults could find it somewhat too demanding unless they are especially fit and active. Even so, those folks who take up Taekwondo in Winchcombe from a young age will discover they can easily continue with it into older adulthood. The less agile of you might think about something softer like Tai Chi.
With its origins in 1940's Korea, South-East Asia, Taekwondo is certainly one of the more recently formulated of the martial arts and entails mostly kicking moves such as turning/jumping kicks, fast kicking styles and head-height kicks. It started when schools known as "kwans" were set up by a bunch of Korean martial artists in Seoul, South Korea.
Popular all over the world Taekwondo now has over 60 million practitioners. Joining a local Taekwondo club or class in Winchcombe is a good way to get involved with this activity which is now an Olympic sport. There is no reason why you cannot become a master of this exciting martial art, even if you do not aspire to Olympic competition.
A key aspect of Taekwondo is self-defence, and of course this is one of the primary reasons that folks in Winchcombe sign up to classes and take up the sport. There's been a disconcerting increase in violent conduct in recent times and this is especially widespread in town and city centres around Gloucestershire and Britain as a whole. The fantastic thing about Taekwondo though, is that it also promotes self-discipline and a deep respect for other people, not such familiar characteristics in Winchcombe nowadays.
While it is great to know that you're able to defend yourself any time you need to, you should be hoping that you never need to do this outside of your local Taekwondo club environment.
Your First Lesson
If you have decided to learn Taekwondo and are preparing for your first class, you'll be curious about what will happen. This could vary from school to school but will usually involve most or all of the following. A warm up of fifteen to twenty minutes to loosen the muscles and increase heart rate, some technical training involving learning some blocking techniques, stances, hand attacks and kicks, learning the basic forms or patterns, a few tips on sparring including movement, timing and the targeting of attacks, and to finish off a warm down to stretch muscles and loosen up.
The official body governing Taekwondo in the British Isles is British Taekwondo and anybody wanting to join a Taekwondo club in Winchcombe must also register with British Taekwondo. By exploring British Taekwondo's official website you'll be able to discover details of events, coaching courses, health and safety, first aid, clubs and members, coaches and referees, safeguarding and equality, news, starting a new Taekwondo club, and many more Taekwondo related facts.
Winchcombe Taekwondo classes aren't solely for folks in Winchcombe itself but also for martial arts devotees from Charlton Abbots, Toddington, Washbourne, Langley, Cleeve Hill, Hailes, Temple Guiting, Stanley Pontlarge, Dixton, Gretton, Didbrook, Taddington, Kinerton, Farmcote, Alstone Fields, Greet, Stanway and other Gloucestershire locations and postcodes such as GL54 5QF, GL54 5LZ, GL54 5YR, GL54 5BT, GL54 5RF, GL54 5LR, GL54 5JJ, GL54 5LB, GL54 5AZ, GL54 5HX. Checking this will guarantee that you access local providers of Taekwondo. Winchcombe residents are able to benefit from these and countless other martial arts related classes.
Beginners Taekwondo Winchcombe
It does not matter what you're standing is or who you are in the world of Taekwondo, at some time you were a complete novice, fearing failure and knowing nothing. We've all started like this and can only learn and improve through practice. Beginner Taekwondo classes in Winchcombe are the best place to start that learning journey and to pick up the fundamentals so that you can build self-confidence and proceed with your exciting Taekwondo experience. The majority of beginner classes are created to be fun and friendly, providing a gradual introduction to the fundamental Taekwondo values and developing a firm base moving forward.
Taekwondo Belts (Rank)
In terms of ranking, belts and promotion there isn't actually any real standardisation in Taekwondo, since there are various styles of Taekwondo each of which has their own arrangement in place. There are however parallels and they normally consist of a couple of groups of belts "seniors" and "juniors" symbolized by black and coloured belts respectively. The senior rankings typically have nine levels and the junior, 8 to 12 ranks.
In the UK Taekwondo has a set of ranks (belts) that are referred to as "Kup", these ranks go from 10th (lowest) to 1st (highest). As is the case with many of the martial arts, the Taekwondo belt order is indicated by a range of different colours, so the ranks can be easily identified. 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. Beginners of Taekwondo in Winchcombe will commence with the 10th Kup (White Belt), and progress through the different colours until they accomplish the Red With Black Stripe Belt (1st Kup).
After this training has been successfully completed, Winchcombe Taekwondo trainees become "black belt candidates", and they then have to earn a further nine Dans (ranks) if they're to become a Taekwondo "Black Belt", which of course is the supreme accolade. Therefore, putting it simply, there are three principal divisions in the Taekwondo belt order, namely Junior Belt, Senior Belt and Black Belt. The Taekwondo Belts in the Junior division are; 10th (White), 9th (White With Yellow Stripe), 8th (Yellow), and 7th (Yellow With Green Stripe). The Taekwondo Belts in the Senior group comprise; 6th (Green), 5th (Green With Blue Stripe), 4th (Blue), 3rd ( Blue With Red Stripe), 2nd (Red), and 1st (Red With Black Stripe). The Taekwondo Belts in the Black group go from 1st to 9th Dan, a qualification process which takes a considerable number of years. (Tags: Taekwondo Promotion Winchcombe, Taekwondo Belt Order, Belt Order Taekwondo, Taekwondo Belts Winchcombe).
Taekwondo Forms
Beginners in Taekwondo don't have to fret excessively about forms (Poomse, patterns) initially, but they will have to get to grips with some basic ones to begin with and move forward to more complex forms as they progress through the belts (dans/grades). A "form" is indicated by particular elements of Taekwondo including stance, direction and technique. Getting to grips with such sequences is a vital part of perfecting Taekwondo.
The Many Benefits of Taekwondo
You'll no doubt be fascinated to learn about precisely what sort of benefits could be achieved by attending Winchcombe Taekwondo lessons and engaging 100% in its practices. You could expect that you will: Develop discipline and willpower by extensively schooling your body and mind in the tactics and principles of Taekwondo, Empower your body and mind thru increased mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Turbocharge stamina, agility and flexibility by means of strenuous cardiovascular effort, Reduces anxiety and stress by doing deep breathing exercises, Enhance self-esteem and concentration by sharpening both physical and mental powers, Beef up confidence by encouraging you to seize control of your life and succeed, Help with self-defence by showing you how to recognize instances where self-defence could be needed, and empowering you to turn such scenarios to your advantage.
Safety Equipment
Safety equipment such as a blue/red head protector, a groin protector, forearm guards, shin guards, a red or blue body guard (hogu), hand protectors and a mouth protector are used in all tournaments controlled by British Taekwondo. Protection from injury is crucial thanks to the forceful kicks which are an integral part of this sport.
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Benefits of Taekwondo
- More discipline by thoroughly schooling your body and mind in the principles and tactics of Taekwondo
- Improve flexibility, stamina and agility by means of intensive cardiovascular exertion
- Boost your confidence by motivating you to take control of your life and succeed
- Strengthen your body and mind by way of enhanced mental discipline and physical co-ordination
- Help with self-defence by training you to identify situations in which self-defence might be needed, and allowing you to control these circumstances to your advantage
- Lower anxiety and stress with controlled breathing
- Enhance concentration and self-esteem by elevating both physical and mental fitness
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