Taekwondo Ruddington

It needs to be asserted that Taekwondo can be pretty physically demanding, which may unnerve the less agile and more elderly people in Ruddington from taking this up. To be completely honest, the most common people participating in Taekwondo classes are children and the younger generation, but unquestionably older individuals who are in excellent physical condition can easily participate and benefit considerably from this sport.

The name Taekwondo has only been used since the 1950's, although the discipline started life in Korea in 1945. This combination of various martial arts techniques were practiced in some new schools in Seoul called "kwans", founded by a group of Korean martial artists. The emphasis of Taekwondo, as it eventually became known, is on kicking manoeuvres, especially head-height kicks, fast kicking strategies and jumping/spinning kicks.Today Ruddington Taekwondo classes follow this tradition.

Taekwondo is popular with the people of Ruddington and with over 60 million others worldwide. If you want to get involved in this activity, which is now an Olympic sport, joining a Taekwondo club or class in Ruddington is a good place to start. While you may not aspire to Olympic competition, there is no reason why you cannot become a master of this exciting martial art and have some fun along the way.

For many folks in Ruddington, it's the self-defence aspect of Taekwondo that holds the most appeal. And in these times of increased violence, especially in town and city centres, it is no surprise that this features high on people's list of priorities. It is a primary element of Taekwondo that you're able to become more confident in your ability to defend yourself and at the same time learn to respect other people and learn self-restraint.

There is a very good likelihood that your newly learned Taekwondo skills will never need to be used in your day to day life, but it will most certainly give you a secure feeling knowing that they are sitting in the background should you need them.

Your First Lesson

If you have never had a go at Taekwondo before, you might be a bit anxious as to what should be expected on your first class. This varies from school to school but will typically involve some or all of these. A fifteen to twenty minute warm up to loosen up muscles and increase heart rate, some practical training involving learning some kicks, blocks, hand attacks and stances, discovering some Poomse (forms), a quick introduction to sparring which will include timing, movement and attack timing, and lastly a warm down to relax and stretch weary muscles.

The UK's official regulating body of the sport is British Taekwondo and if you would like to join a Taekwondo club in Ruddington, you'll also be required to become a member of this respected organization. You can get a lot of details about events, coaches and tournament referees, first aid, equality and safeguarding, beginning a new Taekwondo club, clubs and members, coaching courses, news, health and safety, and more, by exploring British Taekwondo's website.

Taekwondo Beginners Classes

It does not matter what you're standing is or who you are in Taekwondo, at one point you were a total novice, fearing failure and knowing practically nothing. We have all started at that point and can only improve and learn with practice. Beginner Taekwondo classes in Ruddington are the place to begin that learning process and to acquire the basics so you can build self-confidence and proceed with your Taekwondo adventure. Most beginner classes are set up to be friendly and fun, providing a slow introduction to the basic Taekwondo principles and developing a firm base for the future.

Taekwondo Belts (Rank)

With there being various different styles of Taekwondo there's never been any standard system for allocating belts (levels). What does exist is however fairly similar and comprises a couple of 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 seniors.

In the UK there are a series of ranks (belts) in Taekwondo that are known as "Kup". The lowest is 10th Kup and the highest is 1st Kup. The Taekwondo belt order, like the vast majority of the martial arts is denoted by a number of different colours, these colours are white, yellow, green, blue and red, with intermediary 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 Ruddington getting started in Taekwondo will begin with the White Belt (10th Kup), and progress through the coloured belts until they accomplish the 1st Kup (Red With Black Stripe Belt).

Taekwondo trainees in Ruddington are considered to be "black belt candidates" after they've successfully completed this process, and they'll then be faced with proceeding through an additional 9 ranks (or Dans) if they plan to achieve the greatest accolade Taekwondo Black Belt. So, Junior, Senior and Black Belt are the 3 primary divisions in the Taekwondo belt order. The Junior group of 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.

The Benefits of Taekwondo

You'll doubtless be fascinated to learn about precisely what kind of benefits might be achieved by taking part in Ruddington Taekwondo training and engaging fully in its activities. You may expect to: Build your confidence by helping you to seize control of your life and succeed, Improve self-esteem by heightening your mental and physical health, Learn self-defence by coaching you to realize scenarios in which self-defence could be needed, and empowering you to control these kinds of scenarios in your favour, Supercharge stamina, agility and flexibility by means of intense cardiovascular exertion, Develop self-discipline by comprehensively schooling your body and mind in the tactics and principles of Taekwondo, Strengthen your mind and body by way of accelerated mental discipline and physical co-ordination, Reduced anxiety using advanced breath control.

The Basic Taekwondo Kicks

There are many different Taekwondo kicking techniques, here are just a selection of them: Back Kick, Push Kick, Side Kick, Axe Kick, Hook or Whip Kick, Front Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Crescent Kick. Taekwondo Blocks: To fend off the numerous hand attacks and kicks there are a similarly diverse assortment of "blocks" (Makgi). Held in particular positions, they employ the hands and different sections of the arm. Specific attacks require specified "blocks", but blocks can also be changed into counter-attacks by the combination of retaliatory punches or kicks. The main blocks include: Low Block, Double Knife Hand Block, Single Forearm Block, Rising Block, Knife Hand Block, Double Forearm Block, Nine Block, Upper Block and Palm Block.

Summary

Precisely what you get out of Taekwondo are going to be proportional to what you put into it (as applies with life on the whole). Many of you will just want to meet different people, make new friends and improve your fitness, some might wish to take part in tournaments and competitions or possibly even the Olympic Games. But bear in mind, we can't all be a Jade Jones or a Lutalo Muhammad. 👊