Taekwondo Rainhill

It should be said that Taekwondo can be fairly challenging physically, which may put off the older and less nimble people in Rainhill from becoming involved. To be honest, the most frequent participants of Taekwondo classes are children and younger people, but unquestionably older individuals who are in excellent physical health can easily be involved and get benefits from this sport.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently introduced of the martial arts, with its root beginnings in Korea in 1945. A number of Korean martial artists in Seoul established some schools which they called "kwans", merging many different martial arts practices. Taekwondo, which was ultimately called, largely involves kicking manoeuvres, particularly spinning/jumping kicks, rapid kicking methods and head-height kicks.

Nowadays an Olympic sport, Taekwondo has more than sixty million practitioners worldwide, and though you may not have any aspirations to be an Olympic Games sportsman, you're still able to register for a Taekwondo club or class to master what will no doubt prove to be a rewarding and intriguing activity.

For many people in Rainhill, it's the self-defence aspect of Taekwondo which holds the most appeal. And in these days of ever increasing violence, particularly in city and town centres, it's little surprise that this aspect sits high on people's list of priorities. It is a key factor of Taekwondo that you are able to gain more confidence in your capability to defend yourself while at the same time learning to respect others and practice self-restraint.

Your newly mastered Taekwondo skills will likely never need to be tested outside of an organized Taekwondo class, however being aware that you have them will give you peace of mind.

Your First Lesson

If you have never tried Taekwondo before, you may be a bit anxious as to what can be expected on your very first class. This will vary from school to school but will normally involve some or all of these. A fifteen to twenty minute warm up to increase heart rate and loosen muscles, a bit of technical training involving learning some stances, kicks, blocks and hand attacks, studying some forms (or Poomse), a quick introduction to sparring which will include movement, attack timing and timing, and finally a warm down to stretch and relax weary muscles.

The governing body for Taekwondo in Britain is British Taekwondo and any individual wanting to join a Taekwondo class in Rainhill must also register with British Taekwondo. You can get a lot of details about events, news, coaching courses, safeguarding and equality, first aid, safe practices, launching a new club, coaches and referees, members and clubs, and more, by exploring British Taekwondo's website.

Taekwondo Beginners Classes

Even the top exponents of Taekwondo in Rainhill set out as rookies, so there is no disgrace in being a beginner at Taekwondo, or for that matter any other activity. The goal of a Taekwondo beginner class is to provide a few basics, raise confidence and build a solid base for the future. Most importantly of all is that it needs to be fun, students having a good time are going to learn quicker and be better invested.

Taekwondo Belts

When it comes to belts, promotion and ranking there is not actually any uniformity in Taekwondo, as there are various styles of Taekwondo each of which has their own arrangement in place. There are however parallels and they normally consist of 2 groupings of belts "seniors" and "juniors" represented by black and coloured belts respectively. The senior grades usually have 9 ranks and the junior, 8 to 12 levels.

Rankings in Taekwondo in the UK are depicted by what are called "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 different colours i.e. white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediate 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. Beginners in Rainhill getting started in Taekwondo will commence with the White Belt (10th Kup), and progress through the coloured belts until they accomplish the Red With Black Stripe Belt (1st Kup).

Taekwondo trainees in Rainhill become "black belt candidates" once they've successfully completed this process, and they will then need to move through a further 9 ranks (Dans) if they want to achieve the consummate distinction of "Black Belt" in Taekwondo. So, putting it simply, there are three primary groups in the Taekwondo belt order, namely Junior Belt, Senior Belt and Black Belt. 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 takes many years to progress through.

Tournaments

A regular Taekwondo competition incorporates breaking, patterns and sparring, in the Olympics only sparring is included. With that being said there can also be a few unique categories in specific competitions such as team demonstrations and self-defence. World Taekwondo contests are purely soft-contact events, whilst International Taekwon-Do Federation tournaments permit some hand attacks to the head. There are additionally a few multi-discipline tournaments.

The Many Benefits of Taekwondo

When you are signing up for Taekwondo classes in Rainhill you'll be wanting to get a few benefits to make the entire undertaking worthwhile. So let us take a look at a few of the positive benefits that you might get by doing and learning Taekwondo. Help with self-defence by coaching you to understand scenarios in which self-defence could be required, and enabling you to turn these types of scenarios to your advantage, Build up your confidence by pushing you to seize control of your life and succeed, Reduce stress with controlled breathing, Improve your self-esteem by elevating both physical and mental health, Toughen up your mind and body by way of increased physical coordination and mental discipline, Greater discipline by extensively educating your mind and body in the techniques and doctrines of Taekwondo, Augment stamina, flexibility and agility by means of strenuous cardiovascular work-outs.

To Summarize

We can more or less guarantee that if you take up Taekwondo you will improve your levels of fitness, make new friends and gain self-confidence. If that is all that you get out of it, then that is amazing, you can call it a success! We aren't all vying to be Jade Jones's or Lutalo Muhammad's, but those of you that are, still need to begin with that first step. Good luck with your quest! 👊