Tewkesbury & Toddington Tae-Kwon-Do
Tewkesbury & Toddington Tae-Kwon-Do is a private sports club dedicated to the practice of the traditional Korean martial art of Tae-Kwon-Do.
The objectives of the club are:-
1.To develop an appreciation for Tae-Kwon-Do as a sport and as an art
2.To achieve physical fitness through positive, active participation
3.To improve mental discipline and emotional equanimity
4.To learn the skills of self defence
5.To develop a sense of responsibility for oneself and others
Is Tae Kwon Do Dangerous?
Tae-Kwon-Do is a full contact combat sport and techniques taught and practiced could, if used aggressively, cause serious injury or be potentially lethal.
However, it is not particularly dangerous to practice Tae-Kwon-Do. Normal lessons never allow full contact sparring and in the light contact sparring that is used in training, there is no ‘winner’ simply an opportunity to rehearse in a more realistic situation.
Only those students that are interested in competition will ever have to enter into full contact matches and even then these are run under very strict rules and supervision. Safety equipment is compulsory in these matches as, although punches are not allowed on or at the head kicks to the head are allowed.
No student will ever be asked to enter into any form of actual combat (either semi-contact or full-contact) against their wishes and some students prefer to simply practice the techniques in isolation as a form of fitness training.
What is Tae Kwon Do?
Tae-Kwon-Do is a Korean martial art whose roots can be traced back to 50BC.
The word Tae-Kwon-Do literally translates to:-
Tae – ‘To strike or block with the foot’
Kwon – ‘To strike or block with the hand’
Do – ‘The way’ or ‘the art of’
Tae-Kwon-Do – ‘the way of hand and foot’
It is a disciplined martial art characterised by its fast, high spinning kicks.
The techniques are done with graceful and powerful movements and students will continuously strive to improve the artistic presentation of these techniques developing posture, grace, co-ordination and attention to detail.
From the very beginning of their training, students will be taught and encouraged to live according to the 5 tenets of Tae-Kwon-Do:-
| Courtesy |
| Integrity |
| Perseverance |
| Self Control |
| Indomitable Spirit |
| be thoughtful and considerate of others |
| be honest and maintain a code of moral values and principles |
| to never give up in the pursuit of one’s goals, to welcome challenges and use these to develop and improve |
| to have control of one’s body and mind, to practice controlling one’s actions and reactions |
| to have courage in the face of adversity, to never be dominated by, or have one’s spirit broken by another |
