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St Albans TaeKwonDo

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St Albans Taekwon-do established in 1994. Train at one of the areas longest ran, award winning Martial Arts clubs. Our ethos is simple, happy students makes hard working successful students. Take a FREE trial today and see why so many locals say we should be first choice.

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We run children only classes three days a week and two family ran classes. Our kids Martial Arts classes start at 4.30pm, with children starting as young as 6 years old, Our family classes start at 7pm and are ran for family members upto 70 years young. Call now and book a place before places are gone.

Why train in Taekwon-do with us

 

  1. Teaching for passion, Not for financial gain.
  2. Lowest fee tariff in the area guaranteed
  3. Training aids provided at all clubs
  4. Fully qualified & Insured Instructors
  5. Happy students means successful students
  6. Traditional values taught always
  7. Following the 1999 ITF Encylopedia

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TaekWonDo History

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means “to strike or break with foot”; kwon means “to strike or break with fist”; and do means “way,” “method,” or “art.” Thus, taekwondo may be loosely translated as “the way of the foot and fist” or “the way of kicking and punching.”

Taekwondo is the world’s most popular martial art in terms of the number of practitioners. Its popularity has resulted in the varied development of the martial art into several domains: as with many other arts, it combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, meditation, and philosophy. Taekwondo is also used by the South Korean military as part of its training.Gyeorugi , a type of sparring, has been an Olympic event since 2000.

Two Styles of TaeKwonDo

Formally, there are two main styles of taekwondo. One comes from the Kukkiwon, the source of the sparring system sihap gyeorugi which is now an event at the summer Olympic Games and which is governed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). The other comes from the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF).[3]

Separate from the various taekwondo organizations, there have been two general branches of taekwondo development: traditional and sport. The term “traditional taekwondo” typically refers to the martial art as it was established in the 1950s and 1960s in the South Korean military forces; in particular, the names and symbolism of the traditional patterns often refer to elements of Korean history.

Sport taekwondo has evolved in the decades since then and has a somewhat different focus, especially in terms of its emphasis on speed and competition (as in Olympic sparring), whereas traditional taekwondo tends to emphasize power and self-defense.

The two are not mutually exclusive, and the distinctions between them are often blurred.
Although there are doctrinal and technical differences between the two main styles and among the various organizations, the art in general emphasizes kicks thrown from a mobile stance, employing the leg’s greater reach and power (compared to the arm). The greatest difference between various styles, or at least the most obvious, is generally accepted to be the differing styles and rules of sport and competition.

Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and joint locks. Some taekwondo instructors also incorporate the use of pressure points, known as jiapsul, as well as grabbing self-defense techniques borrowed from other martial arts, such as hapkido and judo.

Contact Address

14 Collyer Road, London Colney, St Albans, Herts, AL2 1PD