Taekwondo Whickham

If you were to ask people in Whickham what their thoughts were on Taekwondo, nearly all would say it's a sport for young children. Keeping up with the physical demands of the sport may be easier for the younger and fitter generation, but this doesn't mean that people of all ages can take part in, and enjoy the many benefits of this activity. You will however get more enjoyment out of Taekwondo if you are relatively agile and fit.

With its early beginnings in 1940's Korea, South-East Asia, Taekwondo is certainly one of the more recently formulated of the martial arts and entails mainly kicking moves such as turning/jumping kicks, head-height kicks and fast kicking strategies. It began when schools called "kwans" were founded by a group of Korean martial artists in Seoul, South Korea.

These days an Olympic sport, Taekwondo has more than 60 million practitioners all over the world, and even though you may not aspire to be an Olympic Games athlete, you are still able to sign up for a Taekwondo class or club to learn what will no doubt turn out to be a worthwhile and intriguing activity.

For the people of Whickham who are keen on the idea of learning a martial art, a big priority is the element of self-defence. Considering that this is a pivotal principle of Taekwondo, it isn't difficult to appreciate the attraction of this particular sport. With the additional bonus of learning self-restraint and having a deep respect for others, getting involved in a local Whickham Taekwondo class would seem to be an easy decision.

There's a pretty decent chance that your newly mastered Taekwondo skills will never need to be used in your everyday life, but it will undoubtedly give you self-confidence knowing that they're there should you need them.

Your First Whickham Taekwondo Class

If Taekwondo is not something that you've ever done before, you will doubtless be curious about what you should expect from your initial class should you decide to sign up. Different Taekwondo schools in Whickham have varying ideas about this but roughly; you'll take part in a fifteen to twenty minute warm-up, you'll do a certain amount of technical training, you will learn some forms, you will practice sparring methods and last but not least you'll warm-down to get your body back into a state of relaxation once more.

British Taekwondo is the regulating body of the sport within Great Britain, and membership of this organisation is mandatory if you would like to sign up with any Taekwondo club in Whickham or nearby. You will be able to find loads of information regarding first aid, safe practices, events, coaches and competition referees, news, coaching courses, members and clubs, equality and safeguarding, launching a new club, and more, by checking out British Taekwondo's official website.

Beginners Taekwondo Whickham

As with any sport or activity we need to begin somewhere, and Taekwondo's not any different. Even the topmost Whickham Taekwondo masters were complete newbies at one point. So, what can you expect as a total novice at Taekwondo? Beginner classes should give their students ample instruction to give them the basics and enable them to gain confidence as they move forward. The ideal beginners class needs to be fun as well as instructional, when students are having fun they're more engrossed and are going to learn much faster.

Taekwondo Belts (Promotion)

The ranking and belt system can get rather bewildering in Taekwondo because there's no standard structure across the different Taekwondo styles. Parallels do exist however, and typically there are 2 distinct belt groupings, represented as "seniors" (black belts) and "juniors" (coloured belts). The number of grades in the junior group varies over the disciplines but is normally somewhere between eight and twelve belts, while the senior's groupings typically has nine belts or dans.

Ranks in Taekwondo in the UK are represented by what are referred to as "Kup". The highest rank is First Kup and the lowest rank is Tenth Kup. The Taekwondo belt order, just like the vast majority of the martial arts is portrayed by a number 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. Students in Whickham getting started in Taekwondo will commence with the White Belt (10th Kup), and move up through the coloured belts until they earn the 1st Kup (Red With Black Stripe Belt).

Taekwondo trainees in Whickham become "black belt candidates" once they've worked their way through these rankings, and they'll then need to move through an additional 9 ranks (or Dans) if they plan to achieve the supreme distinction of "Black Belt" in Taekwondo. Therefore, the bottom line is, there are 3 principal divisions in the Taekwondo belt order, namely Junior Belt, Senior Belt and Black Belt. The Junior group of Taekwondo Belts are; 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 division of Taekwondo Belts comprise First to Ninth Dan rankings, and involves many years of dedication and training. (Tags: Taekwondo Belt Order, Taekwondo Promotion Whickham, Taekwondo Belts Whickham, Taekwondo Black Belts).