Taekwondo Dunblane

Taekwondo is generally a lot more physically demanding than for example Tai Chi, so unless you're pretty agile and fit you may prefer to find something a bit gentler to improve your fitness in Dunblane. Younger children are certainly an ideal participants for Taekwondo classes in Dunblane, with a lot of fast movements going on and plenty of high kicking.

With its root beginnings in 1940's Korea, Taekwondo is obviously one of the more recently created of the martial arts and consists of mostly kicking moves such as head kicks, turning/jumping kicks and rapid kicking strategies. It began when schools known as "kwans" were set up by a bunch of Korean martial arts specialists in Seoul, South Korea.

With over sixty million fitness enthusiasts taking part in Taekwondo sessions all over the world, this has unquestionably become an extremely popular activity, and if you really master the martial art you might even one day be eligible for the Olympic Games, of which it has been an integral part since the 2000 Sydney Games.

A key element of Taekwondo is self-defence, and not surprisingly this is one of the main reasons that folks in Dunblane join classes and take up the sport. There has been a disconcerting increase in violent practices in recent years and this is especially widespread in town and city centres around Scotland and the UK in general. The good thing about Taekwondo though, is that it also encourages self-discipline and a deep respect for other people, not such familiar attributes in Dunblane nowadays.

There's a very good likelihood that your newly mastered Taekwondo skills will never see the light of day in your everyday life, but it will most certainly give you a secure feeling knowing that they're there should you ever need them.

What to Expect From Your First Class

If you have never dome Taekwondo before, you may be interested to know exactly what is likely to happen on your first lesson. The following will give you an idea, but this may vary from school to school. A warm up of fifteen to twenty minutes to loosen your muscles and increase your heart rate, some technical training covering some kicks, blocking techniques, hand attacks and stances, learning your the basic forms or patterns, some ideas on sparring including movement, timing and attack targeting, and lastly a warm down to prevent cramping and muscle spasms.

Taekwondo of course also has got its own regulating body, and in the United Kingdom it is British Taekwondo. Every person wishing enroll with a Taekwondo club in Dunblane must become members of this organisation. You'll be able to read about equality and safeguarding, news, events, establishing a new Taekwondo club, referees and coaching, health and safety, coaching courses, clubs and members, first aid, and more on the official British Taekwondo website, or find the latest news reports on their Twitter or Facebook page.

Tournaments and Competitions

Taekwondo tournaments are staged around the world in all the diverse styles. There is generally not much hard contact but breaking, sparring and patterns. Olympic and World Taekwondo (WT) contests comprise only sparring, in International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) competitions certain hand attacks are allowed to the head. Various other bodies stage multi-discipline events.

Taekwondo Belts

Because there are many different types of Taekwondo there has never really been any standard system for allocating belts (grades). What does exist is however pretty similar and is made up of 2 belt groupings "junior" and "senior" ("colour" and "black"), each one of these groupings is divided into ranks, 8 to 12 colours for juniors and 9 "blacks" for the seniors.

Ranks (belts) in Taekwondo in the UK are symbolized by what are called "Kup". The highest rank is 1st Kup and the lowest rank (beginners) is 10th Kup. If you're eager to know the Taekwondo belt order, it is as follows, and is indicated by a number of colours i.e. white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediary belts with stripes, 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 rookies in Dunblane will begin with, they'll then move up through the different colours, eventually attaining the Red With Black Stripe Belt (1st Kup), which will take approximately 3-4 years of training and lessons.

After successfully completing this challenge, Taekwondo students in Dunblane are known as "black belt candidates" which requires them to move through another 9 ranks (Dans) up until they eventually achieve the distinction of "Black Belt" status. Therefore, Junior Belts, Senior Belts and Black Belts are the 3 principal sections in the Taekwondo belt order. The Junior Taekwondo Belts comprise; White (10th), White With Yellow Stripe (9th), Yellow (8th), and Yellow With Green Stripe (7th). The Senior Taekwondo Belts comprise; Green (6th), Green With Blue Stripe (5th), Blue (4th), Blue With Red Stripe (3rd), Red (2nd) and Red With Black Stripe (1st). The Black Taekwondo Belts go from 1st to 9th Dan which will take many years to successfully progress through.

Taekwondo Forms

Beginners in Taekwondo don't need to fret excessively about forms (Poomse, patterns) at the outset, but they'll have to acquaint themselves with some basic ones for starters and progress to more difficult forms as they progress through the belts (grades/dans). A form is indicated by particular elements of Taekwondo including stance, direction and technique. Getting to grips with these sequences is a crucial part of perfecting Taekwondo.

Benefits to be Gained From Taekwondo

The benefits which may be achieved by taking part in Taekwondo instruction in Dunblane are countless, among the most advantageous are: Improve agility, stamina and flexibility through strenuous cardiovascular effort, Better discipline by methodically training your body and mind in the techniques and doctrines of Taekwondo, Increase feelings of self-esteem by maximizing both physical and mental health, Build your confidence by pushing you to seize control of your life and succeed, Toughen up your body and mind via enhanced mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Teach you self-defence by helping you to understand situations in which self-defence might be needed, and allowing you to control these circumstances to your advantage, Reduced anxiety and stress by doing deep breathing exercises.