Well, I practise martial arts for about 20 years....
and taekwondo 16 years....
I just love everything taekwondo gives to me....
here is some introductory info on taekwondo:
What is taekwondo?
Taekwondo is a modern martial art, characterized by it's fast, high and spinning kicks. There are multiple interpretations of the name taekwondo. Taekwondo is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot'. My definition of the name Taekwondo is
* Tae='to strike or block with the foot' or 'to kick', it also means 'jump'
* K'won='Fist', 'to strike or block with hand'
* Do='The way of' or 'art'.
Put this together and Taekwondo means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat". The sport has been founded in Korea and is one of the popular modern martial arts.
Disciplinces of taekwondo
Taekwondo has four disciplinces which are explained in a seperate page/chapter of this site. The four displinces are:
* Patterns
* Sparring
* Self-defence
* Breaktest
It is the combination of these four disciplines that makes the art called taekwondo.
Objectives of Taekwondo
1. to develop an appreciation for Taekwondo as a sport and as an art
2. to achieve physical fitness through positive participation
3. to improve mental discipline and emotional equanimity
4. to learn self-defense skills
5. to develop a sense of responsibility for one self and others.
and taekwondo 16 years....
I just love everything taekwondo gives to me....
here is some introductory info on taekwondo:
What is taekwondo?
Taekwondo is a modern martial art, characterized by it's fast, high and spinning kicks. There are multiple interpretations of the name taekwondo. Taekwondo is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot'. My definition of the name Taekwondo is
* Tae='to strike or block with the foot' or 'to kick', it also means 'jump'
* K'won='Fist', 'to strike or block with hand'
* Do='The way of' or 'art'.
Put this together and Taekwondo means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat". The sport has been founded in Korea and is one of the popular modern martial arts.
Disciplinces of taekwondo
Taekwondo has four disciplinces which are explained in a seperate page/chapter of this site. The four displinces are:
* Patterns
* Sparring
* Self-defence
* Breaktest
It is the combination of these four disciplines that makes the art called taekwondo.
Objectives of Taekwondo
1. to develop an appreciation for Taekwondo as a sport and as an art
2. to achieve physical fitness through positive participation
3. to improve mental discipline and emotional equanimity
4. to learn self-defense skills
5. to develop a sense of responsibility for one self and others.
