Taekwondo Lenzie

Taekwondo is typically a lot more physically demanding than for instance Tai Chi, so unless you're pretty fit and agile you might prefer to partake in something a little gentler to improve your fitness in Lenzie. Children are clearly an ideal participants for Taekwondo classes in Lenzie, with lots of fast movements going on and plenty of high kicking.

The name Taekwondo has only been used since the 1950's, although the discipline started life in Korea in 1945. A group of Korean martial arts fanatics in Seoul established some new schools called "kwans", where they practiced a combination of martial arts techniques. The emphasis of the discipline was on kicking manoeuvres, especially rapid kicking styles, head kicks and jumping/turning kicks, and it was later given the name; Taekwondo, meaning "the way of the foot and fist".Today Lenzie Taekwondo classes follow this tradition.

With over sixty million individuals taking part in Taekwondo classes all over the world, this has certainly become a popular and worthwhile activity, and if you become really good at the sport you may possibly one day be eligible for the Olympic Games, of which it has been a part ever since the Sydney Games in the year 2000.

A key aspect of Taekwondo is self-defence, and obviously this is one of the principal reasons that folks in Lenzie sign up to classes and get involved in the sport. There's been a disconcerting escalation of violent conduct over the last few years and this is particularly widespread in city and town centres around Scotland and Britain in general. The good thing about Taekwondo though, is that it also encourages self-discipline and a deep respect for other people, not such common attributes in Lenzie nowadays.

Whilst it will give you peace of mind being aware that you have these self-defence skills in your locker, the odds are that you'll never be required to use them outside the monitored atmosphere of an organized Taekwondo class.

Your First Lesson

If you make your mind up to register for Taekwondo training in Lenzie, the first thing you will wish to know is what is going to happen on the first lesson and precisely what will the coach expect to see from you. Different Taekwondo masters in the Lenzie area will compile diverse routines for this initial introductory lesson but you can count on performing a fifteen to twenty minute warm-up to get the blood flowing and loosen your muscles, learn a few Poomse (forms, cover some technical training (kicks, blocking techniques, hand attacks and stances), do a bit of sparring, and to finish, warm-down.

If you would like to join a Taekwondo club in Lenzie, you'll also have to register with the sport's official regulating body, namely British Taekwondo. You can find a lot of info on coaching courses, clubs and members, launching a new Taekwondo club, coaches and referees, equality and safeguarding, first aid, events, health and safety, news, and more, by viewing British Taekwondo's official website.

Taekwondo Patterns (Forms)

Beginners in Taekwondo do not have to stress excessively about forms (Poomse, patterns) initially, but they'll have to acquaint themselves with some important ones to start with and move forward to more challenging "forms" as they move through the various belts (dans/grades). A form is denoted by specified elements of Taekwondo including stance, technique and direction. Learning such techniques is an important part of perfecting Taekwondo.

Taekwondo Kicks

Taekwondo has pretty much the greatest range of kicking moves in all the recognized martial arts. The following are some: Back Kick (Dwo Chagi), Front Kick (Ap Chagi), Hook or Whip Kick (Huryeo Chagi), Push Kick (Meereo Chagi), Side Kick (Yeop Chagi), Axe Kick (Naeryeo Chagi), Crescent Kick (Bandal Chagi), Roundhouse Kick (Dollyo Chagi). Taekwondo Blocks: To defend against and stop an incoming attack, blocks (called Makgi) are implemented. Held in diverse positions, they engage the hand and parts of the arm. Each kind of attack calls for a particular style of block, counter-attacks can be produced by integrating a block with another punch or kick. The key blocks (makgi) include: Rising Block, Single Forearm Block, Upper Block, Low Block, Double Forearm Block, Nine Block, Double Knife Hand Block, Palm Block and Knife Hand Block.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

In terms of belts, ranking and promotion there isn't actually any standardisation in Taekwondo, because there are a number of styles of Taekwondo each of which has their own system in place. There are however similarities and they generally comprise two groupings of belts "seniors" and "juniors" symbolized by black and coloured belts respectively. The senior grades normally have 9 ranks and the junior, eight to twelve ranks.

In the UK there are a set of ranks (belts) in Taekwondo that are known as "Kup". The lowest is Tenth Kup and the highest rank is First Kup. As with many of the martial arts, the Taekwondo belt order is denoted by a number of different colours, so the ranks can be easily recognised. These colours are white, yellow, green, blue and red, with transitional belts with stripes in-between, 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. Beginner students of Taekwondo in Lenzie will start out with the White Belt (Tenth Kup), and move up through the various coloured belts until they accomplish the First Kup (Red With Black Stripe Belt)

After this has been completed, Taekwondo students in Lenzie are considered as "black belt candidates" which entails them moving through an additional 9 ranks (Dans) up until they eventually achieve the distinction of "Black Belt" status. Therefore, to put it simply, there are three principal groupings in the Taekwondo belt order, namely Junior, Senior and Black Belt. The Junior group of Taekwondo Belts are; White (Tenth), White With a Yellow Stripe (Ninth), Yellow (Eighth), and Yellow With a Green Stripe (Seventh). The Senior group 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 division of Taekwondo Belts comprise First to Ninth Dan rankings, and will involve many years of dedicated training. (Tags: Taekwondo Belt Order, Taekwondo Belts Lenzie, Order of Belts in Taekwondo, Taekwondo Promotion Lenzie).

In Conclusion

The benefits that you get out of Taekwondo are going to be directly related to what you put into it (as is true of life on the whole). Many of you will simply wish to improve your fitness levels, meet different people and make new friends, some may want to progress to competitions or tournaments or maybe even the Olympic Games. But bear in mind, we cannot all be a Jade Jones or a Lutalo Muhammad.