About Taekwon-Do
A Brief History
Founded by General Choi Hong Hi - 11th April 1955
Taekwon-Do is a relatively new martial art, with it's official founding taking place on the 11th April 1955, the founder being General Choi Hong Hi, who continued to develop it over his lifetime (1918-2002). Translating to the 'Art of Hand and Foot', Taekwon-Do is a very advanced striking self defence system, originally developed within the Korean army.
The study of Taekwon-Do aims not only to develop the student physically, but mentally also, creating a well rounded and balanced individual. To achieve this aim General Choi Hong-Hi based his art on Asian moral culture and created the five Tenets of Taekwon-Do;
- Courtesy
- Integrity
- Perseverance
- Self-Control
- Indomitable Spirit
By incorporating these basic values into one’s behaviour, General Choi believed a person could become a better member of society. At Sharman Taekwon-Do we promote these same values.
Key Parts of Taekwon-Do
Taekwon-Do has many aspects to it's training syllabus
Patterns
A set of fundamental movements used in sequence against imaginary opponents. These include both blocking and attacking techniques.
Sparring
Controlled training to replicate using self defence techniques against real opponents. Also used in a competition environment.
Power
Applying the theory of power to how techniques are delivered is key to understanding the importance of using our bodies as self defence.
Self Defence
Effective training used within real life scenarios. Using funamental movements to provide defense against hand and weapon combat.
