Taekwondo Kelso

As a result of its rather more physical aspects, Taekwondo is perhaps more suited to the younger person in Kelso and is especially suited to children as it is excellent for developing respect for others and self-discipline. More elderly people might find it a bit too challenging unless they're particularly active and fit. However, those who persue Taekwondo in Kelso at a young age will find that they can easily continue with it into older adulthood. The less agile of you might consider participating in something softer like Tai Chi.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently developed of the martial arts, with its beginnings in Korea in 1945. A group of Korean martial artists in Seoul established some new schools known as "kwans", merging many different martial arts practices. Taekwondo, which it ultimately became known as, mostly consists of kicking manoeuvres, especially rapid kicking strategies, head kicks and jumping/turning kicks.

Taekwondo is popular with the people of Kelso and with over 60 million others worldwide. This sport has even featured in the Olympic Games since 2000, and if you want to get involved, joining a local Kelso Taekwondo club or class is a good place to start. While nobody would expect you to get to Olympic standard, you can certainly be one of the best Taekwondo exponents in Kelso.

A key aspect of Taekwondo is self-defence, and obviously this is one of the principal reasons that people in Kelso join classes and get involved in the sport. There's been a worrying escalation of violent practices in recent times and this is particularly common in town and city centres around Scotland and Britain as a whole. The beauty of Taekwondo though, is that it also encourages self-discipline and a deep respect for other people, not such widespread attributes in Kelso nowadays.

With luck, outside your local Taekwondo club environment, you will never need to try out your newly learned skills to defend yourself.

What to Expect From Your First Lesson

Different Taekwondo schools in and around Kelso will have different thoughts on what pupils should cover on their first class, but to give you a concept of what to expect most initial Taekwondo lessons will include things like a warm-up, some sparring, learning simple Poomse (forms), a brief introduction to hand attacks, kicks, blocks and stances (practical training) and a warm-down to relax tired muscles and return the body to a state of equilibrium.

The regulating body for Taekwondo in the United Kingdom is British Taekwondo and anybody wanting to join a Taekwondo class in Kelso has to also register with British Taekwondo. By exploring the official British Taekwondo website you'll be able to discover information regarding coaching courses, events, first aid, health and safety, members and clubs, equality and safeguarding, coaches and referees, establishing a new Taekwondo club, news, and lots more Taekwondo related issues.

Taekwondo Forms (Patterns)

Forms are a key element of Taekwondo and are vital if you are going to master this exciting sporting activity. Several basic "forms" need to be grasped from the beginning and more advanced forms must be perfected so as to move through the various ranks. A Taekwondo form is characterized by a number of variables such as technique, direction and stance.

The Benefits of Taekwondo

The benefits which may be gained by participating in Taekwondo classes in Kelso are many and varied, among the most advantageous are: Beef up your confidence by encouraging you to seize control of your life and succeed, Augment flexibility, stamina and agility by way of intensive cardiovascular effort, Lessen stress and anxiety using advanced breath control, Better discipline and willpower by thoroughly schooling your mind and body in the concepts and tactics of Taekwondo, Empower your mind and body through increased mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Enhance self-esteem by heightening both mental and physical powers, Teach you self-defence tactics by helping you realize circumstances in which self-defence may be necessary, and allowing you to manipulate such circumstances to your advantage.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

In the art of taekwondo there's not really any uniformity in relation to grades and belts. It all depends on which style you happen to be reviewing, as there are such a diversity of Taekwondo rules and styles. They are however, usually divided into two groups "junior (colour) belts and "senior" (black) belts. The colour/junior ranks consist of white to red, with from 8 to 12 ranks, whilst the black/senior belts generally have nine rankings.

Ranks (belts) in Taekwondo in the UK are represented by what are known as "Kup". The top rank is 1st Kup and the lowest rank (beginners) is 10th Kup. If you are curious about the Taekwondo belt order, it's as follows, and is indicated by a range of colours i.e. white, yellow, green, blue and red, with "in-between" belts with stripes, namely 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. Students in Kelso starting out in Taekwondo will commence with the White Belt (10th Kup), and progress through the coloured belts until they accomplish the 1st Kup (Red Belt With a Black Stripe).

Taekwondo trainees in Kelso are called "black belt candidates" after they have worked their way through these rankings, and they will then be faced with progressing through a further nine ranks (or Dans) if they want to achieve the ultimate distinction Taekwondo Black Belt. Therefore, the bottom line is, there are three main groupings in the Taekwondo belt order, that is Junior Belts, Senior Belts and Black Belts. 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 takes a number of years to progress through.