Taekwondo Redruth

It has to be asserted that Taekwondo can be quite physically challenging, which might put off the less nimble and more elderly people in Redruth from taking this up. To be completely honest, the most frequent participants of Taekwondo classes are kids and younger people, but certainly older people who are in good physical health can easily get involved and benefit considerably from this activity.

Taekwondo is one of the more recently established of the martial arts, with its root beginnings in Korea in 1945. A group of Korean martial artists in Seoul founded some schools which they called "kwans", merging a number of martial arts techniques. Taekwondo, which was eventually called, primarily consists of kicking manoeuvres, especially jumping/spinning kicks, fast kicking strategies and head-height kicks.

Popular all over the world Taekwondo now has over 60 million practitioners. Joining a local Taekwondo club or class in Redruth is a good way to get involved with this activity which is now an Olympic sport. While reaching Olympic standard may be aiming a bit high, there is no reason why you cannot become a Taekwondo master.

A key element of Taekwondo is self-defence, and not surprisingly this is one of the primary reasons that individuals in Redruth get involved in classes and get involved in the sport. There has been a troubling increase in violent conduct in recent times and this is particularly rampant in city and town centres around Cornwall and the United Kingdom in general. The beauty of Taekwondo though, is that it also encourages self-discipline and respect for others, not such common attributes in Redruth these days.

Whilst it will instill you with confidence being aware that you have these self-defence skills in your locker, the odds are you'll never be required to use them outside the monitored setting of an organized Taekwondo class.

Your First Taekwondo Lesson

If Taekwondo is not a sport that you have ever had a go at previously, you'll probably be wondering what you should be expecting from your first class should you make up your mind to sign up. Different Taekwondo schools in the Redruth area have varying ideas about this but roughly; you'll participate in a fifteen to twenty minute warm-up, you will do some technical training, you will learn some patterns (forms), you are going to practice sparring tactics and last but not least you will warm-down to get your body back into a relaxed state again.

The regulating body for Taekwondo in the British Isles is British Taekwondo and anyone wanting to join a Taekwondo club in Redruth has to also register with British Taekwondo. By going to British Taekwondo's website you can read details on news, coaches and referees, coaching courses, equality and safeguarding, beginning a new Taekwondo club, events, safe practices, first aid, members and clubs, and lots more Taekwondo related facts.

Taekwondo Kicks

Taekwondo has virtually the greatest variety of kicking manoeuvres in all of the martial arts. Listed here are some: Crescent Kick, Back Kick, Front Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Side Kick, Whip or Hook Kick, Push Kick, Axe Kick. Blocks: To fend off the many kicks and hand attacks there are an equally diverse range of blocks (Makgi). Held in specific positions, they employ the hand and sections of the arm. Each kind of attack calls for a particular sort of block, counter-attacks can be created by combining a block with another punch or kick. The primary "blocks" (makgi) include: Upper Block, Palm Block, Low Block, Knife Hand Block, Double Forearm Block, Single Forearm Block, Nine Block, Double Knife Hand Block and Rising Block.

Taekwondo Belts (Rank)

Since there are various different types of Taekwondo there has never really been any standard system for allocating belts (ranks). What does exist is however fairly similar and involves two belt groups "senior" and "junior" (black and colour), each of these groups is divided into grades, 8 to 12 colours in the case of juniors and 9 "blacks" for the seniors.

Rankings in Taekwondo in the UK are symbolized by what generally known as "Kup". The highest rank is First Kup and the lowest (beginners) is Tenth Kup. The Taekwondo belt order, similar to many of the martial arts is denoted by a range of different colours, these colours are 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 of Taekwondo in Redruth will commence with the 10th Kup (White Belt), and progress through the various coloured belts until they attain the Red Belt With a Black Stripe (1st Kup).

After succeeding with this challenge, Taekwondo trainees in Redruth are considered as "black belt candidates" which entails them moving through a further 9 ranks (Dans) right up until they achieve the ultimate distinction of "Black Belt" status. Therefore, Junior, Senior and Black Belt are the three main sections in the Taekwondo belt order in the UK. The Junior division Taekwondo Belts comprise; White (Tenth), White With a Yellow Stripe (Ninth), Yellow (Eighth), and Yellow With a Green Stripe (Seventh). The Senior division of Taekwondo Belts are; Green (Sixth), Green With a Blue Stripe (Fifth), Blue (Fourth), Blue With a Red Stripe (Third), Red (Second), and Red With a Black Stripe (First). The Black group of Taekwondo Belts comprise First to Ninth Dan rankings, and demands many years of dedication and training. (Tags: Taekwondo Rankings Redruth, Taekwondo Belts Redruth, Taekwondo Belt Order, Taekwondo Black Belts).

Competitions

Taekwondo tournaments are staged internationally in all the diverse styles. There is normally not much hard contact but breaking, patterns and sparring. Olympic and World Taekwondo tournaments consist only of sparring, in ITF (International Taekwon-Do Federation) contests specific hand attacks are allowed to the head. Various other organisations hold multi-discipline contests.

Taekwondo Beginners Classes

Trainees starting out on their Taekwondo adventure in Redruth will first of all register for a beginners class. Beginners classes are excellent, as there is no pressure and everything's carried out at a slow and casual pace. Learning and having fun are the principal aims in the early stages and students who are having fun tend to learn a lot faster and digest significantly more of what they're being shown. Even Taekwondo masters started off as naive novices, so take that very first step and who knows where you'll finish up!