Taekwondo Wombwell

Wombwell Taekwondo (S73): If you have been thinking about taking up a hobby to achieve some specific goals such as to build your confidence, learn to defend yourself, strengthen your mind and body and enhance your self-respect, Taekwondo could be just the thing for you. This more modern martial art has quickly grown in popularity since being developed in the 1940's in Korea.

Due to its rather more physical aspects, Taekwondo is maybe more suitable for the younger generation in Wombwell and is especially suited to kids because it is excellent for developing self-discipline and respect for others. More elderly individuals could find it a bit too demanding unless they're particularly active and fit. Even so, those who persue Taekwondo in Wombwell from a young age will find that they can easily continue with it when they are older. The less agile of you could consider participating in something gentler like Tai Chi.

Taekwondo is a martial art that primarily involves kicking manoeuvres and moves, most notably rapid kicking techniques, head-height kicks and jumping/turning kicks. It started in Seoul, in southern Korea in the 1940's, when a group of martial arts enthusiasts founded schools known as "kwans", which merged a variety of martial arts techniques.

Taekwondo has become very popular in Wombwell and around the globe, with more than 60 million participants worldwide. Getting started with a local Wombwell Taekwondo class or club is an excellent way to become involved with this activity which has even been included in the Olympic Games since the Sydney Games in 2000. Although you may not aspire to Olympic competition, there's certainly no reason why you shouldn't become a master of this exciting martial art and have a bit of fun along the way.

A key element of Taekwondo is self-defence, and doubtless this is one of the main reasons that folks in Wombwell get involved in classes and engage with the sport. There's been a disconcerting increase in violent behaviour in recent years and this is particularly rife in town and city centres around South Yorkshire and Great Britain in general. The good thing about Taekwondo though, is that it also promotes self-discipline and respect for others, not such common qualities in Wombwell these days.

While it will instill you with confidence being aware that you have those self-defence skills in your locker, the odds are that you'll never have to test them outside the controlled setting of an organised Taekwondo class.

Your First Taekwondo Lesson

If you have not tried Taekwondo before, you might be interested to find out what is going to happen on your first class. The following will give you an overview, but this could vary from school to school. A warm up of fifteen to twenty minutes to increase your heart rate and loosen the muscles, a little technical training involving learning some hand attacks, kicks, blocks and stances, an introduction to patterns or forms, a few ideas on sparring including good timing, movement and targeting attacks, and last but not least a warm down with muscle stretching and relaxing to prevent cramping and spasms.

British Taekwondo is the official regulating body of the sport within Great Britain, and membership of this organization is compulsory if you wish to join any Taekwondo club in Wombwell or nearby. You can learn about beginning a new club, news, safe practices, equality and safeguarding, first aid, members and clubs, coaching courses, referees and coaching, events, and more on British Taekwondo's website, and get the latest news reports on their Twitter or Facebook page.

The Main Taekwondo Kicks

Kicking techniques play a major role in Taekwondo, here are a selection of the more basic ones: Back Kick, Front Kick, Crescent Kick, Push Kick, Axe Kick, Side Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Whip or Hook Kick. Taekwondo Blocks: Taekwondo "blocks", which are used to fend off the different attacking moves, are known as Makgi. They're held in particular positions and engage the hands with areas of the arm. Specific attacks call for particular blocks, but "blocks" can also be turned into counter-attacking moves by the combination of retaliatory kicks or punches. The most used Taekwondo blocks include: Knife Hand Block, Low Block, Upper Block, Palm Block, Rising Block, Nine Block, Double Forearm Block, Single Forearm Block and Double Knife Hand Block.

Taekwondo Patterns (Forms)

Newcomers just starting their journey in Taekwondo do not need to worry excessively about forms (Poomse, patterns) at the outset, but they'll get to grips with some important ones for starters and advance to more intricate "forms" as they move up the belts (dans/grades). A form is denoted by particular elements of Taekwondo including stance, direction and technique. Learning such techniques is an important part of mastering Taekwondo.

Taekwondo Tournaments

Taekwondo competitions are held around the world in all of the different styles. There's normally not a lot of hard contact but sparring, patterns and breaking. Olympic and WT (World Taekwondo) competitions comprise only sparring, in International Taekwon-Do Federation contests specific hand attacks are allowed to the head. Various other bodies stage multi-discipline competitions.

Safety Equipment

Safety gear such as red or blue trunk armour (hogu), a red or blue head guard, hand guards, shin pads, a mouth guard, a groin protector and forearm protectors have to be worn in all contests controlled by British Taekwondo. Protection from injuries is vital owing to the potent kicks which are an integral element of this sport.

Summary

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

Taekwondo Information and Advice

To follow conversations in relation to Taekwondo visit one of the Taekwondo forums, threads include things like "General Discussion", "Taekwondo Patterns", "The Instructors Room", "Health and Fitness", "Taekwondo Sparring" and "Self Defense". To buy Taekwondo clothes, body defenders, Taekwondo belts, foot socks, leg stretchers, doboks, forearm protectors, fighter gloves, sparring gloves, male and female groin guards, gum shields, shin defenders, mats, head guards, chest protectors and foot guards, have a look at Amazon. You can have a look at the Wikipedia Taekwondo webpage to learn info about vocabulary, historical influences, tournaments and competitions, equipment and facilities, styles and organisations, school of thought, patterns (forms), ranking, belts and promotion and the history of Taekwondo. To get the low down on the most recent Taekwondo developments on social websites check this out. To read more about what is Taekwondo?, check this out Get the essentials on Taekwondo by watching You Tube here.

Taekwondo Kicks

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

Key Benefits of Taekwondo

Improve agility, flexibility and stamina through strenuous cardiovascular effort
Increase self-esteem by intensifying both mental and physical fitness
Build up confidence by helping you to seize control of your life and succeed
Empower your mind and body thru improved mental discipline and physical co-ordination
Reduced anxiety with controlled breathing
Teach self-defence tactics by helping you realize situations in which self-defence might be needed, and enabling you to control these situations to your advantage
Greater discipline and willpower by exhaustively training your body and mind in the techniques and concepts of Taekwondo

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Bibliography: ITF Taekwondo: Basic Information and Korean for Belt Gradings (Keith McMullen), TAEKWON-DO: Origins of the Art: Bok Man Kim's Historic Photospective (1955-2015) (Kim Bok Man), A Killing Art: The Story of Tae Kwon Do (Alex Gillis), Taekwondo: Complete ITF Patterns, Taekwondo Techniques & Tactics by Thomas Seaborne and Yeon Hwan, Tae Kwon Do (Richard Chun), Taekwon-Do Patterns (Jim Hogan).

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(This taekwondo Wombwell content was checked and updated on 07-10-2022)