Taekwondo Norwich

Norwich Taekwondo (NR1): A Korean martial art that was created during the nineteen forties, Taekwondo has continued to grow in popularity since then. If you'd like to bolster your self-esteem, boost your confidence, learn some valuable self-defence techniques and develop your body and mind, Taekwondo may be precisely the activity for you.

Taekwondo is generally much more demanding physically than for instance Tai Chi, so unless you're pretty agile and fit you might prefer to partake in something a bit gentler to improve your fitness in Norwich. Younger children are clearly the perfect participants for Taekwondo classes in Norwich, with lots of fast paced movements taking place and a great deal of high kicking.

With its early beginnings in 1940's Korea, Taekwondo is obviously one of the more recently established of the martial arts and entails mainly high-kicking moves such as head-height kicks, jumping/turning kicks and fast kicking methods. It began when schools known as "kwans" were established by a bunch of Korean martial artists in Seoul, South Korea.

With more than 60 million fitness enthusiasts engaged in Taekwondo sessions all over the world, this has definitely become an extremely popular and beneficial pastime, and if you become really expert at the sport you may even one day be eligible for the Olympic Games, of which it has been an integral part ever since the 2000 Sydney Games.

For the people of Norwich who want to learn a martial art, a major priority is the element of self-defence. Considering that this is a key principle of Taekwondo, it is easy to appreciate the appeal of this specific sport. With the added benefit of learning self-restraint and having a deep respect for those around you, enrolling in a local Norwich Taekwondo class would seem to be an easy decision.

Whilst it will give you peace of mind knowing that you have those self-defence skills in your locker, the odds are that you will never need to test them outside the monitored environment of an actual Taekwondo class.

What to Expect From Your First Lesson

Different Taekwondo clubs in Norwich will have different guidelines for what pupils should cover on their first class, however to give you an understanding of what you can expect most first Taekwondo classes will include a warm-up, a bit of sparring, learning simple Poomse (forms), an introduction to blocking techniques, hand attacks, stances and kicks (technical training) and a final warm-down to relax weary muscles and get the body back to a state of relaxation.

British Taekwondo is the regulating body of the sport within Britain, and membership of this organisation is mandatory if you would like to join any Taekwondo class in Norwich or nearby. You will be able to find out about first aid, news, events, safeguarding and equality, coaches and competition referees, safe practices, starting a new club, coaching courses, members and clubs, and more on British Taekwondo's website, and find the latest Taekwondo news reports on their Facebook or Twitter page.

The Taekwondo Kicks

There are a lot of different Taekwondo kicking movements, here are just a handful of them: Hook or Whip Kick, Push Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Side Kick, Axe Kick, Crescent Kick, Back Kick, Front Kick. Blocks: Taekwondo "blocks", which are used to repulse the various attacks, are called Makgi. They're held in various positions and engage the hands with sections of the arm. Each kind of attack necessitates a particular kind of block, counter-attacks can be produced by integrating a block with a retaliatory punch or kick. The main Taekwondo blocks (makgi) include: Rising Block, Nine Block, Palm Block, Single Forearm Block, Knife Hand Block, Low Block, Upper Block, Double Knife Hand Block and Double Forearm Block.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

In Taekwondo there's not really any form of uniformity with regards to belts and ranking. It all hinges on what style you happen to be looking at, because there are so many different Taekwondo styles and rules. They are however, usually divided into a couple of groups "junior" or "colour" belts and "senior" or "black" belts. The colour/junior rankings consist of white to red, with anything from eight to twelve ranks, while the senior/black belts generally have nine levels.

Taekwondo Tournaments

There are a whole host of competitions in Taekwondo associated with all the various styles. They largely involve patterns, sparring and breaking with little or no hard contact. ITF contests do not permit excessive contact but may allow hand attacks to be aimed at the head. World Taekwondo and Olympic tournaments allow only sparring. Multi-style tournaments are also held.

Benefits Gained From Taekwondo

Supercharge agility, flexibility and stamina by way of intensive cardiovascular effort
Teach you self-defence by showing you how to recognise instances where self-defence may be needed, and empowering you to manipulate these circumstances to your advantage
Lower anxiety and stress using advanced breath control
Grow in your confidence by pushing you to take control of your life and succeed
Toughen up your mind and body via increased physical coordination and mental discipline
Improve self-esteem by intensifying both physical and mental fitness
More self-discipline by thoroughly schooling your body and mind in the doctrines and strategies of Taekwondo

Norwich Taekwondo clubs can normally help you with Taekwondo for beginners, Taekwondo forms, Taekwondo for adults, Taekwondo training, Taekwondo scoring, Taekwondo kicks, Taekwondo for children, private Taekwondo classes, the rules of Taekwondo, sparring and fitness, Taekwondo instruction, Taekwondo for self-defence and more martial arts stuff in Norwich, Norfolk.

Also find: Eaton Taekwondo classes, Upper Hellesdon Taekwondo classes, Heigham Grove Taekwondo classes, Sprowston Taekwondo classes, Thorpe Saint Andrew Taekwondo classes, Earlham Taekwondo classes, Hellesdon Taekwondo classes, Mt Pleasant Taekwondo classes, Old Catton Taekwondo classes, Lakenham Taekwondo classes, Thorpe Hamlet Taekwondo classes, Trowse Newton Taekwondo and more Norfolk Taekwondo schools.

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Norwich Taekwondo classes aren't only suitable for the people of Norwich itself but also for martial arts devotees from Sprowston, Mt Pleasant, Eaton, Hellesdon, Lakenham, Trowse Newton, Upper Hellesdon, Earlham, Heigham Grove, Thorpe Hamlet, Thorpe Saint Andrew, Old Catton and other Norfolk places.

In the Norfolk area you can also get: Coltishall martial arts training, West Runton martial arts lessons, East Winch Taekwondo training, Fakenham martial arts training, Feltwell Taekwondo lessons, Reepham Taekwondo training, Trunch martial arts clubs, Tilney St Lawrence martial arts training, Martham martial arts lessons, Horsham St Fait Taekwondo training, Wells Next the Sea martial arts training, Marham Taekwondo clubs, Watton Taekwondo training, Blakeney martial arts training, Clenchwarton Taekwondo clubs, Stow Bardolph martial arts lessons, Methwold Taekwondo clubs, Stow Bardolph Taekwondo lessons, Walsingham martial arts training, North Elmham Taekwondo tuition, Rackheath martial arts lessons, Framingham Earl Taekwondo lessons, Queens Hills martial arts training, Sporle martial arts tuition, Shipdham martial arts clubs, Blakeney martial arts clubs, Hockwold Cum Wilton martial arts training, Horsham St Faith Taekwondo training, Earsham martial arts lessons.

Taekwondo books: Taekwondo White to Black Belt: Your Ultimate Grading and Reference Summary, Taekwondo Black Belt Poomsae: Original Koryo and Koryo, TAEKWON-DO: Origins of the Art: Bok Man Kim's Historic Photospective (1955-2015), Taekwondo Step Sparring (Sang Kim), ITF Taekwondo: Basic Information and Korean for Belt Gradings by Keith McMullen, Taekwon-Do Patterns: From Beginner to Black Belt by Jim Hogan, Taekwondo: Traditions, Philosophy, Technique (Marc Tedeschi).

More Norfolk Taekwondo classes: Old Catton, Sprowston, Gorleston, Stalham, Diss, Great Yarmouth, North Walsham, Fakenham, Hellesdon, Heacham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Downham Market, Thorpe St Andrew, Holt, Taverham, Swaffham, Hingham, Acle, Bradwell, Thetford, Hethersett, Reepham, Loddon, Costessey, Hunstanton, Dersingham, Norwich, Drayton, Caister-on-Sea, Aylsham, Kings Lynn, Sheringham, Dereham, Wymondham, Attleborough, Watton, Cromer.

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(This taekwondo Norwich information was updated on 07-10-2022)