Taekwondo Brampton

It must be asserted that Taekwondo can be very physically challenging, which may put off the older and less nimble people in Brampton from getting involved. To be honest, the most frequent participants of Taekwondo classes are children and younger people, but certainly older people who are in excellent physical condition can easily get involved and get benefits from this sport.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently introduced of the martial arts, with its root beginnings in Korea, South-East Asia in 1945. A number of Korean martial artists in Seoul established some new schools which they called "kwans", merging various martial arts techniques. Taekwondo, which was eventually called, mainly consists of kicking manoeuvres, especially rapid kicking styles, turning/jumping kicks and head kicks.

Taekwondo has grown to be really popular in Brampton and around the globe, with more than sixty million practitioners worldwide. Getting started with a local Brampton Taekwondo club or class is a good way to get involved with this sport which has even been a feature of the Olympic Games ever since the Sydney Games in 2000. Whilst you may not have any goals to be involved in Olympic competition, there is no reason why you cannot become a maestro of this remarkable martial art and have some fun along the way.

In these modern times of escalating violence, it's little surprise that people in places like Brampton are enrolling in self-defence training like Taekwondo to help them feel safer in their everyday life. The self-defence element is one of the primary factors of Taekwondo but at the same time it also teaches self-restraint and a respect for others around us, which are qualities that are frequently absent in 21st century living.

While it will give you peace of mind being aware that you have those self-defence skills tucked away inside you, the likelihood is you will never need to use them outside the controlled setting of an organised Taekwondo class.

Your First Class

If you have just booked your very first Taekwondo class, you will be wondering what to expect. This will vary from school to school but will usually involve some or all of the following. A warm up of fifteen to twenty minutes to loosen your muscles and increase your heart rate, some technical training such as learning some stances, blocking techniques, kicks and hand attacks, learning your the basic forms or patterns, a look at sparring including timing, movement and the targeting of attacks, and lastly a warm down to stretch tired muscles and relax.

British Taekwondo is the governing body of the sport within Great Britain, and membership of this organization is compulsory if you would like to sign up with any Taekwondo class in Brampton or nearby. You will be able to get plenty of info on first aid, coaching courses, events, news, clubs and members, starting a new Taekwondo club, referees and coaching, safeguarding and equality, health and safety, and more, by viewing British Taekwondo's website.

The Taekwondo Kicks

There are many different Taekwondo kicking moves, here are just a sample of them: Front Kick, Crescent Kick, Hook or Whip Kick, Push Kick, Axe Kick, Back Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Side Kick. Taekwondo Blocks: To repulse the various kicks and hand attacks there are a similarly diverse assortment of blocks. Held in various positions, they employ the hand and parts of the arm. Certain attacks call for particular blocks, but blocks can also be transformed into counter-attacking manoeuvres by the combination of reciprocal kicks or punches. The primary "blocks" (makgi) include: Nine Block, Palm Block, Knife Hand Block, Single Forearm Block, Double Forearm Block, Rising Block, Double Knife Hand Block, Upper Block and Low Block.

Brampton Taekwondo for Beginners

Students starting out on their Taekwondo experience in Brampton will at first sign up for a beginners class. Beginners classes are fantastic, as there is no pressure and everything's done at a slow and relaxed pace. Learning and having fun are the primary aims in the early stages and trainees who are having a good time are inclined to learn much quicker and absorb significantly more of what they're being shown. Even Taekwondo masters started off as clueless newbies, so take that first step and you never know where you'll wind up!

Benefits to be Gained From Taekwondo

There are of course, plenty of benefits to be had from participating in Taekwondo, and listed here are just a selection of the ones that might be attractive to you: More discipline and willpower by comprehensively educating your mind and body in the strategies and doctrines of Taekwondo, Toughen up your mind and body through increased mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Improve concentration and self-esteem by elevating both mental and physical powers, Build your confidence by pushing you to take control of your life and succeed, Lessen anxiety and stress by doing deep breathing exercises, Learn self-defence strategies by helping you realize instances in which self-defence could be required, and empowering you to manipulate such scenarios to your advantage, Increase flexibility, agility and stamina by means of intense cardiovascular effort.

Taekwondo Tournaments and Competitions

A typical Taekwondo tournament features breaking, sparring and patterns (forms), as far as the Olympics is concerned only sparring is included. With that being said there can also be a few extraordinary categories in certain competitions such as team demonstrations and self-defence. WT (World Taekwondo) contests are purely soft-contact events, whilst ITF contests allow some hand attacks towards the head. There are in addition some multi-discipline tournaments.

Taekwondo Safety Equipment

British Taekwondo matches require certain safety gear to be worn to protect competitors from being injured due to the powerful kicks being used. These safety products include: a blue or red trunk guard (hogu), a mouth guard, forearm protectors, a groin protector, a blue or red head protector, hand guards and shin pads.