Taekwondo Bishopton

Taekwondo is generally far more physically demanding than for instance Tai Chi, so unless you're pretty fit and agile you might prefer to partake in something a bit gentler to improve your fitness in Bishopton. Children are definitely the perfect participants for Taekwondo classes in Bishopton, with lots of fast paced movements taking place and plenty of high kicking.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently formulated of the martial arts, with its beginnings in Korea, South-East Asia in 1945. A number of Korean martial arts specialists in Seoul established some new schools known as "kwans", merging various martial arts practices. Taekwondo, which was eventually called, mainly entails high-kicking manoeuvres, especially jumping/spinning kicks, fast kicking techniques and head-height kicks.

Now an Olympic sport, Taekwondo has more than 60 million practitioners all around the world, and while you might not aspire to be an Olympic Games sportsman, you can still join a Taekwondo club or class to learn what will undoubtedly prove to be a fascinating and worthwhile pastime.

In these modern times of escalating violence, it's hardly surprising that individuals in locations like Bishopton are enrolling in self-defence techniques such as Taekwondo to help them feel safer in their everyday life. The self-defence aspect is one of the key factors of Taekwondo but it also encourages self-restraint and a respect for others around us, which are characteristics that are often lacking in modern day life.

Such self-defence techniques may sooner or later come in handy in the outside world, although it's much more likely that you will only be testing them within a monitored class environment. However it's a reassuring feeling knowing that you can always successfully defend yourself when you have to.

What to Expect From Your First Class

Different Taekwondo schools in and around Bishopton will have different viewpoints on what enrollees should be covering on their first class, but to give you an idea of what you can expect most first Taekwondo lessons will include things like a warm-up, a bit of sparring, learning basic forms (Poomse), an overview of hand attacks, kicks, blocking techniques and stances (practical training) and a final warm-down to stretch weary muscles and return the body to a state of relaxation.

If you wish to sign up to a Taekwondo class in Bishopton, you'll also have to register with the sport's governing body, namely British Taekwondo. You will be able to find loads of information on safe practices, coaching courses, clubs and members, first aid, establishing a new club, referees and coaching, events, news, equality and safeguarding, and more, by checking out the British Taekwondo website.

The Basic Taekwondo Kicks

Kicks play a key role in Taekwondo, here are a small selection of the best known ones ones: Hook or Whip Kick, Front Kick, Axe Kick, Back Kick, Crescent Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Push Kick, Side Kick. Taekwondo Blocks: Taekwondo "blocks", which are used to defend against the different attacks, are called Makgi. Engaging the hand and areas of the arm, they're held in diverse positions. Each kind of attack calls for a particular style of block, counter-attacks can be created by integrating a block with a retaliatory kick or punch. The main Taekwondo blocks include: Low Block, Double Knife Hand Block, Upper Block, Single Forearm Block, Rising Block, Knife Hand Block, Palm Block, Nine Block and Double Forearm Block.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

With regards to belts, promotion and ranking there's not actually any uniformity in Taekwondo, as there are various styles of Taekwondo each of which has their own specific arrangement. There are however parallels and they typically comprise two groupings of belts "seniors" and "juniors" represented by black and coloured belts respectively. The senior rankings normally have nine grades and the junior, 8 to 12 tiers.

Ranks in Taekwondo in the UK are depicted by what are referred to as "Kup". The highest rank is 1st Kup and the lowest rank (beginners) is 10th Kup. If you are interested in the Taekwondo belt order, it's as follows, and is indicated by a range of different colours i.e. white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediary belts with stripes, 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. The White Belt (10th Kup) is what Taekwondo rookies in Bishopton will start out with, they'll then proceed through the different colours, finally reaching the Red Belt With a Black Stripe (1st Kup), which will take around 3-4 years of dedication.

Taekwondo students in Bishopton become known as "black belt candidates" after they have worked their way through these rankings, and they will then need to move through yet another 9 ranks (or Dans) if they aim to achieve the consummate distinction Taekwondo Black Belt. So, putting it simply, there are 3 principal sections in the Taekwondo belt order, that is Junior Belts, Senior Belts and Black Belts. The Taekwondo Belts in the Junior division comprise; 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 range from 1st to 9th Dan, a process which takes a considerable number of years.