Taekwondo Bracknell

Taekwondo is generally far more demanding physically than for instance Tai Chi, so unless you are pretty agile and fit you might prefer to find something a little bit gentler to boost your fitness in Bracknell. Younger children are clearly an ideal participants for Taekwondo classes in Bracknell, with lots of fast paced movements taking place and a great deal of high kicking.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently introduced of the martial arts, with its beginnings in Korea, South-East Asia in 1945. A group of Korean martial artists in Seoul founded some new schools which they called "kwans", merging a number of martial arts techniques. Taekwondo, which was eventually called, mostly entails kicking manoeuvres, particularly head-height kicks, fast kicking methods and jumping/spinning kicks.

With more than sixty million fitness enthusiasts participating in Taekwondo instruction all over the world, this has unquestionably become an extremely popular pastime, and if you become really good at the martial art you might possibly one day be eligible for the Olympic Games, of which it's been a part since the Sydney Games in the year 2000.

A key aspect of Taekwondo is self-defence, and not surprisingly this is one of the principal reasons that people in Bracknell join classes and take up the sport. There's been a disturbing escalation of violent practices in recent years and this is especially rife in town and city centres throughout Berkshire and Great Britain as a whole. The good thing about Taekwondo though, is that it also promotes self-discipline and respect for other people, not such familiar qualities in Bracknell these days.

Although it will instill you with confidence being aware that you have these self-defence skills in your locker, the chances are that you will never have to use them outside of a dedicated Taekwondo class.

Your First Bracknell Taekwondo Class

If you have never done Taekwondo before you may be a little concerned as to what to expect on your first class. The following will give you an idea, but this may vary from school to school. A fifteen to twenty minute warm up, a little technical training involving learning some blocking techniques, stances, kicks and hand attacks, an introduction to some forms, a few tips on sparring including good timing, movement and targeting attacks, and lastly a warm down to relax and stretch tired muscles.

Taekwondo of course also has got its own governing body, and in Britain it is British Taekwondo. Every person wishing to sign up with a Taekwondo club in Bracknell must become registered members of this organisation. You can find plenty of information on first aid, coaching courses, beginning a new Taekwondo club, events, coaches and tournament referees, news, health and safety, equality and safeguarding, clubs and members, and more, by viewing British Taekwondo's website.

Beginners Taekwondo Bracknell

With any sport or activity we need to start someplace, and Taekwondo is just the same. Even the the best of the Bracknell Taekwondo masters were total newbies at one time. So, what should you expect as a total novice at Taekwondo? A beginners class should give its enrollees enough instruction to teach them the basic principles and allow them to develop confidence as they progress. An ideal beginners class ought to be enjoyable as well as instructional, when people are having fun they're more engaged and are going to learn faster.

Final Thoughts

The benefits that you get out of Taekwondo will be directly related to what you put into it (as applies with life in general). The majority of you will purely want to meet different people, improve your fitness and make new friends, some might want to move on to tournaments and competitions or maybe even the Olympics. But remember, we can't all end up being a Jade Jones or a Lutalo Muhammad. 👊