Taekwondo Wednesbury

It must be asserted that Taekwondo can be very challenging physically, which can discourage the older and less nimble people in Wednesbury from taking this up. To be truthful, the most frequent participants of Taekwondo classes are kids and the younger generation, but unquestionably older people who're in good physical health can easily be involved and benefit from this activity.

Taekwondo came from Korea in 1945. Some exciting new schools called "kwans" were established in Seoul by a group of Korean martial arts fanatics, mixing a number of various martial arts techniques. Taekwondo, which it later became known as, mainly involves kicking manoeuvres, especially head-height kicks, turning/jumping kicks and fast kicking methods. Nowadays Wednesbury Taekwondo classes follow this tradition.

The total number of Taekwondo enthusiasts globally, now exceeds sixty million. Ever since the Sydney Games (2000) Taekwondo has been an Olympic sport and if you want to give it a try, joining a local Wednesbury Taekwondo club or class is the best way to get involved. While nobody would expect you to reach Olympic standard, you can certainly be one of the best Taekwondo exponents in Wednesbury.

For many people in Wednesbury, it is the self-defence aspect of Taekwondo that has the most appeal. And its not surprising that this is on people's list of priorities when you consider the rising levels of violence seen these days in town and city centres throught the United Kingdom. In fact one of the key principles of Taekwondo is learning to defend yourself whilst exercising self-restraint and a respect for others.

With any luck, outside your local Taekwondo club environment, you will never need to apply your newly discovered techniques to defend yourself.

Your First Taekwondo Class

If you have just booked your very first Taekwondo lesson, you will be wondering what to expect. The following will give you an idea, but this may vary from school to school. An initial warm up lasting fifteen to twenty minutes, a bit of technical training which will involve learning some stances, kicks, hand attacks and blocks, some work on forms or patterns (Poomse in Korean), a look at sparring including good timing, movement and targeting attacks, and lastly a warm down with muscle stretching and relaxing.

Everyone who is a member of a Taekwondo club in Wednesbury or anywhere else in Great Britain, is also required to join British Taekwondo, which is the official regulating body of the sport. You'll be able to find out about events, coaches and tournament referees, first aid, coaching courses, clubs and members, safeguarding and equality, beginning a new Taekwondo club, safe practices, news, and more on British Taekwondo's website, and find out the latest news stories on their Facebook or Twitter page.

The Benefits of Taekwondo

You'll probably be interested to understand precisely what sort of benefits might be obtained by taking part in Wednesbury Taekwondo training and engaging 100% in its practices. You may expect that you will: Improve agility, flexibility and stamina through extreme cardiovascular work-outs, Lessen anxiety by doing deep breathing exercises, Teach you self-defence by showing you how to realize instances in which self-defence could be needed, and enabling you to manipulate these kinds of scenarios to your advantage, Strengthen your mind and body by means of improved mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Increase self-esteem and concentration by raising your physical and mental health, Build up your confidence by motivating you to succeed and to take control of your life, More self-discipline by extensively training your mind and body in the principles and strategies of Taekwondo.

Taekwondo Forms (Patterns)

Forms are a key element of Taekwondo and are important if you're going to excel at this thrilling activity. Several basic "forms" need to be learned from the beginning and more elaborate forms have to be mastered so as to advance through the various levels. A Taekwondo form is distinguished by various variables such as technique, stance and direction.

Taekwondo Belts

Since there are various different disciplines of Taekwondo there has never been any standardized arrangement for allocating belts (grades). What does exist however is pretty similar and consists of a couple of belt groupings "senior" and "junior" (black and colour), each one of these groups is divided into levels, 8 to 12 colours for juniors and 9 "blacks" for the seniors.

Beginners Classes

It matters not who you are or what you're capable of in the world of Taekwondo, at one point you were a complete novice, fearing failure and knowing absolutely nothing. We have all started like this and are only able to learn and improve through practice. Beginner Taekwondo classes in Wednesbury are the place to begin that learning journey and to pick up the basics so that you can gain confidence and proceed with your exciting Taekwondo adventure. The majority of beginner classes are created to be friendly and fun, delivering a gradual introduction to the basic Taekwondo values and developing a firm foundation for the future.

Safety Gear

In all contests, tournaments and events being held under the supervision of British Taekwondo, safety equipment like a mouth protector, a groin guard, a blue or red head guard, hand protectors, a blue or red body guard (hogu), shin protectors and forearm protectors is mandatory. The fast kicking techniques employed in Taekwondo could potentially cause injuries and this helps to make this activity much safer for its competitors.

In Summary

We can more or less guarantee that if you take up Taekwondo you'll gain self-confidence, make new friends and improve your fitness. If that is all that you take away from it, then that is amazing, you can call it a success! We aren't all striving to be Jade Jones's or Lutalo Muhammad's, but those of you who are, still need to begin with the initial step. Good luck on your quest! 👊