Taekwondo Corby

It's got to be said that Taekwondo can be pretty physically demanding, which might discourage the older and less nimble people in Corby from becoming involved. To be honest, the most common people participating in Taekwondo classes are children and younger people, but of course older individuals who're in decent physical health can easily get involved and benefit considerably from this sport.

Taekwondo was only developed fairly recently in Korea (1945). This combination of various martial arts techniques were practiced in some new schools in Seoul called "kwans", founded by a group of Korean martial artists. Kicking manoeuvres, especially head-height kicks, rapid kicking strategies and spinning/jumping kicks are the main emphasis of Taekwondo, as it eventually became known.

With more than 60 million people participating in Taekwondo sessions all over the world, this has certainly become an extremely popular and beneficial activity, and if you really master the sport you might even one day qualify for the Olympic Games, of which it has been an integral part ever since the 2000 Sydney Games.

People in Corby take up Taekwondo for many reasons but it is the self-defence aspect that appeals to most. You should not be surprised by this, when you take into account the high incidence of violence seen in today's town and city centres. 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.

While its nice to know that you're able to defend yourself whenever you need to, it's hoped that you never need to do this outside of your local Taekwondo club environment.

What to Expect From Your First Lesson

If you have never dome Taekwondo before, you may be interested to know exactly what is likely to happen 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 bit of technical training comprising some kicks, hand attacks, stances and blocks, learning some forms (or Poomse), a look at sparring including good timing, precise movement and the accurate targeting of attacks, and lastly a warm down with muscle stretching and relaxing.

The regulating body for Taekwondo in Great Britain is British Taekwondo and anybody wishing to join a Taekwondo class in Corby has to also become a member of British Taekwondo. By going to the official British Taekwondo website you'll be able to discover information regarding clubs and members, safe practices, news, coaching courses, first aid, starting a new Taekwondo club, equality and safeguarding, events, coaches and competition referees, and lots more Taekwondo related facts.

The Benefits of Taekwondo

You'll no doubt be intrigued to understand precisely what kind of benefits might be achieved by attending Corby Taekwondo lessons and engaging 100% in its practices. You could expect that you will: Develop discipline and willpower by thoroughly schooling your mind and body in the techniques and concepts of Taekwondo, Grow in confidence by encouraging you to take control of your life and succeed, Teach you self-defence techniques by helping you to recognize instances in which self-defence might be necessary, and allowing you to control these kinds of scenarios in your favour, Strengthen your body and mind thru increased mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Increase agility, stamina and flexibility by way of extreme cardiovascular effort, Improve concentration and self-esteem by maximizing your physical and mental health, Lower stress using advanced breath control.

Taekwondo Patterns (Forms)

Novices just starting out Taekwondo do not need to fret excessively about forms (patterns, Poomse) initially, but they will have to learn some standard ones to begin with and move on to more challenging "forms" as they progress up the various belts (grades/dans). A form is denoted by particular elements of Taekwondo including direction, technique and stance. Learning these techniques is a crucial part of perfecting Taekwondo.

Taekwondo Tournaments and Competitions

A regular Taekwondo tournament includes patterns, sparring and breaking, as far as the Olympics is concerned only sparring is included. Having said that there can also be a few extraordinary events in particular competitions such as self-defence and team demonstrations. World Taekwondo tournaments are strictly soft-contact events, whilst ITF tournaments allow some hand attacks aimed at the head. There are also a number of multi-discipline tournaments.