Taekwondo

Hi readers! Jonathan writing to you again. Today i going to talk about taekwondo. The benefits of it, the equipment needed for it, the belt color systems and the different types of kicks and self-defense techniques.

It is a Korean martial art. Taekwondo is the combination of combat techniques like stances, hand attacks and kicks, and self-defence like blocking and defending yourself.
Benefits to taekwondo
Learn self-defence to protect oneself
Able to make new friends through Taekwondo training
Improve your agility, balance and flexibility
Develop respect and responsibility
Enhance your endurance
A great workout for you to learn the various types of kicks, punches and combat technique to improve your fighting skills
Improve in coordination
Improve your physical fitness
Improve your mind mentally and your overall muscular strength
A sport for people to relieve stress and relax themselves.
Train your accuracy
Ability to focus

Equipment

Taekwondo Uniform (Consists of the upper and lower body)

Body protectors (Protect the body)

Arm guards (Guard your arm area)

Shin guards (Guard your knee area)

Helmets (Protect your head and face)

Groin protectors (Protect the crotch area of the body)

Mouth guards (Protect your mouth)

Target pads (Training pads to let you practice your kicks and punches)

Example here:

Belts/Promotion

Order from the lowest to the highest rank
White Belt (10^th kup)
White (Yellow tag) Belt (9^th kup)
Yellow Belt (8^th kup)
Yellow (Green tag) Belt (7^th kup)
Green Belt (6^th kup)
Green (Blue tag) Belt (5^th kup)
Blue Belt (4^th kup)
Blue (Red tag) Belt (3^nd kup)
Red Belt (2^nd kup)
Red (Black tag) Belt (1^st kup)
Black Belt (Novice – 1^st,2^nd,3^rd Degree)
Black Belt (International Instructor – 4^th,5^th,6^th Degree)
Black Belt (Master – 7^th, 8^th Degree)
Black Belt (Grand Master– 9^th  Degree)

Overview of the belt color

How do you advance to the next color belt or promotion?

You can have to complete promotions that demonstrate various aspects of art in front of a panel of judges. This is referred to as patterns. If you successfully demonstrate the movements and fulfill the judge's requirements, you can promote to the next level. When you reached the green belt level and so on, you are required to spar which means you have to fight with an opponents and demonstrate the required kicks and the proper sparring way. 

The game of taekwondo in competition

How is scoring done?

1 point is awarded for punches on the head or to the body

2 points is awarded for kicks on the body

3 points is awarded for kicks on the head

Different of kicking techniques in taekwondo

Self-defense techniques

Sparring 

A taekwondo demonstration act i would like to share with you.