Taekwondo Montrose

While not intending to be in any way ageist, Taekwondo can be rather physical and is generally more suited to younger people in Montrose, it is especially good for children who will learn to be self-disciplined and respecting of others. Unless they are particularly fit and active, older adults may find it too physically taxing. People in Montrose who take up Taekwondo when they are young find it easy to continue when they get older. The less agile of you might find that Tai Chi which is a bit softer is more suitable.

Based primarily around kicking manoeuvres and moves like jumping/spinning kicks, rapid kicking techniques and head-height kicks, Taekwondo was devised from the techniques of various martial arts, by a group of Seoul martial arts specialists in new schools known as "Kwans" during the nineteen forties and fifties. These "Kwans" were given the names Mooduk Kwan, Songmu Kwan, Changmu Kwan, Jido Kwan and Chungdo Kwan.

Taekwondo has become really popular in Montrose and around the globe, with over 60 million students worldwide. Now an Olympic sport, Taekwondo is accessible to anyone, and heading along to a local Montrose Taekwondo class or club is the easiest way to get yourself involved. While nobody would expect you to reach Olympic standard, you could certainly be one of the best Taekwondo exponents in Montrose.

While there is much to be gained by doing Taekwondo, it is the self-defence aspect that most Montrose people are interested in. 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. The ability to defend yourself and at the same time exercising self-restraint and a respect for others is one of the key benefits of Taekwondo.

Such self-defence techniques may sooner or later prove useful in the outside world, although it is more likely you'll only be testing them within a regulated class setting. However it is a wonderful feeling knowing the fact that you will always be able to successfully defend yourself if you have to.

Your First Montrose Taekwondo Class

If you come to a decision to register for a Taekwondo club in Montrose, the first thing you will be thinking about is what is going to occur on the first lesson and precisely what will the teacher be expecting of you. Different Taekwondo masters in the Montrose area will devise diverse routines for this first introductory lesson but you can count on performing a 20 minute warm-up to loosen your muscles and get the blood pumping, learn some basic Poomse (forms, go through some practical training (hand attacks, stances, blocks and kicks), do a bit of sparring, and finally, warm-down.

The UK's governing body of the sport is British Taekwondo and if you wish to join a Taekwondo club in Montrose, you'll also be required to become a member of this respected organization. You will be able to get loads of details of coaches and competition referees, clubs and members, first aid, health and safety, coaching courses, equality and safeguarding, launching a new Taekwondo club, news, events, and more, by exploring the British Taekwondo website.

Taekwondo Competitions

A typical Taekwondo competition incorporates patterns, sparring and breaking, where the Olympics is concerned only sparring is involved. Having said that there may also be some unique events in particular tournaments such as self-defence and team demonstrations. WT (World Taekwondo) competitions are strictly soft-contact events, whilst International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) tournaments allow some hand attacks to the head. There are also a number of multi-discipline contests.

The Many Benefits of Taekwondo

You will no doubt be interested to learn about precisely what kind of benefits could be gained by taking part in Montrose Taekwondo classes and participating fully in its activities. You could expect to: Toughen up your mind and body through increased physical coordination and mental discipline, Teach self-defence strategies by helping you realize scenarios where self-defence might be needed, and enabling you to manipulate these types of circumstances in your favour, Boost your confidence by inspiring you to seize control of your life and succeed, Enhance concentration and self-esteem by maximizing both mental and physical health, Better self-discipline by extensively schooling your mind and body in the concepts and tactics of Taekwondo, Reduces anxiety using advanced breath control, Augment stamina, agility and flexibility by means of strenuous cardiovascular work-outs.

Taekwondo Belts (Ranking)

In regards to ranking, belts and promotion there isn't actually any standardisation in Taekwondo, because there are various different styles of Taekwondo which each have their own unique system. There are however parallels and they normally comprise two groups of belts "seniors" and "juniors" symbolized by black and coloured belts respectively. The senior rankings generally have nine tiers and the junior, eight to twelve levels.

In the UK there are a sequence of ranks (belts) in Taekwondo that are referred to as "Kup". The lowest rank is Tenth Kup and the highest rank is First Kup. As with many of the martial arts, the Taekwondo belt order is portrayed by a range of colours, so that 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. Beginners in Montrose getting started in Taekwondo will begin with the 10th Kup (White Belt), and proceed through the colours until they achieve the 1st Kup (Red Belt With a Black Stripe).

After this has been completed, Taekwondo trainees in Montrose are considered to be "black belt candidates" which sees them proceeding through yet another 9 ranks (Dans) right up until they achieve the ultimate accolade of "Black Belt". So, Junior Belt, Senior Belt and Black Belt are the 3 principal classifications 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 are; 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 a considerable number of years to successfully progress through.