WHAT IS TAEKWONDO ?

WHAT Is TAEKWONDO
TAEKWONDO is the current name of the martial art that has maintained its independent existence and peculiar in Korea for a space of more than twenty thousand years.
The main purpose of TAEKWONDO is to defend and attack the enemy as a means of self-defense using the hands free.

Literally translating Korean:
- TAE means jump, fly, trample;
- KWON means to hit or destroy with the hand;
- DO means the path, art, method, philosophy.

The Way of the feet and hands, TAEKWONDO.
Grandmaster Bang suggests yet another meaning, based on the essence of the martial art: TAEKWONDO art that trains the mind through the body!
All activities are based TAEKWONDO defensive tactics, because this national sport unfolds as self-defense against enemy attack.
Each movement TAEKWONDO is scientifically designed with a specific purpose to develop the belief that success is possible for each.
Constant repetition teaches patience and resolution to overcome obstacles.
The tremendous power of the mind / body develops self confidence to face any opponent anywhere and any situation.
In ancient times, the social life caused a lack of physical strength and agility of body everyone.
So when it came to age, sometimes the bodies were too decrepit.
For the TAEKWONDO ensured good health, physical beauty, agility and mental serenity of whom practiced.

The exercises TAEKWONDO maintain confidence in yourself, not only physical strength but also mental discipline, because they are unrolled superior techniques for self-defense, using your entire body.
For the practitioner TAEKWONDO your whole body is a weapon, able to attack and defend easily any aggressor with hands, fists, elbows, knees, feet or any part of your body.

The most important is that this national sport in the soil, serves as a top martial art of self-defense, and offers remarkably good sense of their practitioner, because what is confidence and shows himself unusually generous to others, not fear your opponent in any way, because there never abused his power that has to unfairly attack the other, because I got a mental attitude of modesty, through the drilling of TAEKWONDO.
In conclusion, the virtues of modesty and generosity are fundamentally based on trust in yourself.

Such confidence in yourself, physically and mentally is beneficial to your personal life, your family and your experience within the nation.
The "shape" of TAEKWONDO comprises various postures, each of which has a peculiar character, which is strictly related to others.
The "Form" consists of a twenty-four interconnected postures.
Blocking, striking, kicking in the forms most frequently used in TAEKWONDO and all these remain in work precisely with your hands, feet, wrists, according to the most vital parts of the adversary who attacks and therefore taking side posture, posture Cat or riding posture, among many others, according to the circumstances require.

TAEKWONDO has two styles of competition.
Freestyle competition where you can freely use the techniques acquired in attack or defense and previously unregulated competition in which contestants have to respect the agreement already taken for practice or demonstration.

Contestants must master the course of competition previously ruled and thus may present themselves in freestyle competitions.

Fighting teaches humility, courage, vigilance, unbeatable spirit, ability to adapt and self control.
The positions themselves teach flexibility, balance and coordination of movements, while the fundamental exercises help develop accuracy and teach principles and goals.

The TAEKWONDO is composed of three elements: Form Poomsae, competition and Tear KYORUGI KYOKPA.
TAEKWONDO requires great mental concentration, which allows us to produce an almost incredible.

So TAEKWONDO offers a self severe discipline while a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect.

For fans of this art the TAEKWONDO is more than the mere physical use of skilled movements, also implies a particular way of life and self-imposed discipline, as well as a sound moral and noble ideal.

The movements of TAEKWONDO combined with the spirit turn into beautiful movements, because they have speed, balance, flexibility and rhythm involving dexterity in the use of the hands and feet to the rapid immobilization of the opponent.


Fonte: Taekwondo