Taekwondo Forms September 29, 2008
Posted by office2008 in : General , trackbackTae kwon do is a martial art and fighting sport that was started in Korea. It hopes to achieve indomitable spirit,modesty, perseverance and self control.
Through dedicated training the student would hope to gain both mental and physical fitness. By practicing and repeating all move to near perfection, over time become more and more patient. Self-confidence is attained through the power of one’s body and the knowledge of how to use it at any place and in any given situation. Free sparring helps us build humility, courage, alertness, and also accuracy and develops self-control. By doing Taewkondo forms , we also increase our flexibility, grace, balance and our body co-ordination.
Through the discipline and our interaction with others, we learn both co-operation and mutual respect. As well as developing a healthier, leaner and more flexible body, we also improve staying power through a typical training regime. The health-related effects of training are many.
Taekwondo has been under constant evolution for over several thousand years. Although, it was not until the 1950s that Taekwondo was standardized and organized by General Choi Hong Hi and the martial art was learned outside of Koreas borders, firstly to Vietnam and the America, and later to the rest of the world. As we speak, Taekwondo is organized in 3 international federations: WTF,ITF and the GTFTaekwondo is now in the olympics with the first competition held during the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, in 2000
Now you might ask how does Taekwondo compare to Jeet kune do well you need to follow the link and see for yourself
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