Taekwondo Clowne

It needs to be asserted that Taekwondo can be pretty physically challenging, which may unnerve the older and less agile people in Clowne from taking this up. To be fair, the most common people participating in Taekwondo classes are kids and the younger generation, but obviously older individuals who're in excellent physical health can easily get involved and benefit considerably from this activity.

Taekwondo is a martial art that mainly comprises high-kicking manoeuvres and moves, most notably jumping/turning kicks, head kicks and fast kicking strategies. It began in Seoul, in southern Korea during the 1940's, when a group of martial arts specialists founded schools known as "kwans", which blended various martial arts techniques.

Taekwondo has grown to be really popular in Clowne and all across the globe, with over sixty million practitioners worldwide. Getting started with a local Clowne Taekwondo class or club is an excellent way to become involved in this sport which has even been a feature of the Olympic Games ever since the Sydney Games of 2000. Whilst you may not aspire to Olympic competition, there's certainly no reason why you shouldn't become a master of this exhilarating martial art and have some fun in the process.

It seems that the most appealing aspect of Taekwondo is self-defence. This is not hard to believe when you take into account the high levels of violence experienced in town and city centres on a daily basis. It is a key factor of Taekwondo that you can become confident in your ability to defend yourself and at the same time learn to respect others and learn self-restraint.

There's a pretty decent likelihood that your newly mastered Taekwondo skills will never need to be used in your everyday life, but it will undoubtedly give you reassurance knowing that they are sitting in the background should you need them.

Your First Class

If you have made up your mind to learn Taekwondo and are heading to your first class, you will be wondering what will happen. The following will give you an example, but this will vary depending on which Clowne school you attend. A warm up of fifteen to twenty minutes to increase heart rate and loosen your muscles, a bit of technical training comprising some blocking techniques, hand attacks, stances and kicks, learning some Poomse (or forms), a look at sparring including good timing, movement and targeting attacks, and lastly a warm down to stretch tired muscles and relax.

Taekwondo also of course has got its own regulating body, and in the British Isles it is British Taekwondo. Everyone wishing to sign up with a Taekwondo club in Clowne have to become members of this organisation. By checking out British Taekwondo's website you will be able to find facts about news, clubs and members, events, launching a new Taekwondo club, coaching courses, referees and coaching, first aid, equality and safeguarding, safe practices, and lots more Taekwondo related facts.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

In the art of taekwondo there's really no uniformity in regards to grades and belts. It is all dependent on what style you are considering, because there are such a lot of Taekwondo styles. However, they're usually divided into two groupings "junior" or "colour" belts and "senior" or "black" belts. The colour/junior ranks consist of white to red, with from 8 to 12 rankings, whilst the black/senior belts commonly have 9 levels.

In the UK Taekwondo has a sequence of ranks that are generally known as "Kup", these ranks go from Tenth (lowest) to First (highest). As with many of the martial arts, the Taekwondo belt order is indicated by a range of colours, so the ranks can be easily identified. These colours are white, yellow, green, blue and red, with transitional belts with stripes in-between, specifically - 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 beginners in Clowne will start out with, they will then advance through the different colours, finally achieving the Red With Black Stripe Belt (1st Kup), after approximately 3-4 years of lessons and training.

After this training regime has been accomplished, Clowne Taekwondo trainees advance to "black belt candidates", and they then need to progress through an additional nine ranks or Dans if they are to achieve the Taekwondo "Black Belt", which of course is the consummate distinction. Hence, the Taekwondo belt order can be put into 3 groupings; Junior, Senior 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 are; 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 qualification process which takes a considerable number of years. (Tags: Taekwondo Rankings Clowne, Taekwondo Belt Order, Belt Order Taekwondo, Taekwondo Belts Clowne).

Taekwondo - The Benefits

There are of course, many benefits to be had from doing Taekwondo, and listed here are just some which may be appealing to you: Beef up confidence by helping you to seize control of your life and succeed, Supercharge stamina, agility and flexibility through strenuous cardiovascular effort, More discipline by exhaustively educating your body and mind in the doctrines and tactics of Taekwondo, Enhance concentration and self-esteem by sharpening your mental and physical powers, Reduce stress by doing deep breathing exercises, Help with self-defence strategies by helping you understand instances in which self-defence might be necessary, and enabling you to manipulate these types of situations in your favour, Empower your mind and body by means of accelerated mental discipline and physical co-ordination.