Taekwondo is a martial art and fighting sport who’s roots come Korea. It hopes to achieve modesty, perseverance, self control and indomitable spirit.
Through dedicated training the martial artist would hope to gain both mental and physical fitness. By dedicated practising and repeating each and every move to near perfection, we become more and more patient. Self-confidence is attained through the power of one’sown body and the wisdom of how to use it anywhere and in any given situation. Free sparring helps us to gain humility, courage, alertness, and accuracy and develops self-control. By practising 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. Along with developing a healthier, leaner and more flexible body, we also gain staying power through a typical taekwondo training routine. The health-related effects of training are extensive.
Taekwondo has been going through a learning process for years. But, it was not until the 1950s that Taekwondo was standardized and organized by General Choi Hong Hi and the sport was learned outside the Korean borders, at first to Vietnam and the US, and later to the rest of the world. As we speak, Taekwondo is organized in three international federations: WTF,ITF and the GTFTaekwondo with the first competition held during the Sydney olympics
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