Tae Kwon Do Tae Kwon Do
Meeting:
Saturday Morning 11:15 - 12:30
Maximum 21
This class is for people who wish to gain Tae Kwon Do grades or who may be interested in competing or Tae Kwon Do as an Olympic sport
The class is suitable for men and women of all ages
What you should get out of it:
These classes are intended to train people who wish to progress through the Tae Kwon Do belts to Black belt
This is intended to be the most focussed of our classes
Class Structure:
| Basic Fitness: |
Exercises with an emphasis on warm-up and stretching |
| Techniques: |
Punches, kicks, blocks and combinations. Self-defence moves |
| Patterns: |
Initial Gradings in ITF style Tae Kwon Do four times yearly. Sagi Charugi, Sagi Makei, Chon Ji (up to Yellow belt) Dan Gun, Do San (up to Green belt) Won Yo, Ji Goong (up to Blue belt) Yul Gok, Tae Gae (up to Red belt) Silla staff and knife patterns |
| Mock Fights: |
Semi-contact sparring and shadow boxing |
Equipment:
Doboks are compulsory after first grading
Loose training clothes
Bare feet (although martial arts slippers are sold in some sports outlets)
Compulsory for sparring:
Gloves
Foot pads
Shin pads
Gum shield
Recommended for sparring:
Head Guard
Genital Protectors
Body pads