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History of Taekwondo
TKD is the Korean martial art, developed over many centuries. The words Tae Kwon Do mean: Tae: Kick with the feet Kwon :Kick with the hands Do: It is the way, the art, the mind, in order to perform all of the above. To describe the origin of TKD one should deal with Korean history. In the old days, the current area of Korea was divided into three kingdoms. The Silla Kingdom (57 BC-936 AD) in the southeast, the Koguryo Kingdom (37 BC-668 AD) in the north, and the Baek Je Kingdom (18 BC-660 AD) in the southwest. Koguryo was the largest kingdom in area. The ancestors of the Koreans in these kingdoms in their effort to defend against their enemies and in the disputes that existed between the kingdoms, created various martial arts with different names such as: TAEKYON, HWARANG-DO, SOOBAK DO etc. In 668 AD the Silla kingdom prevailed over the other two and thus the three kingdoms were united into one. The Silla period lasted until 936 AD. and is considered the golden age of Korean history. It is worth noting that in the kingdom of Silla they developed the elite Hwarang warriors who were chosen young people with special abilities and practiced in martial arts, archery, weapons, calligraphy, painting and sciences. After the end of the Second World War and the end of the Japanese occupation there was an interest in making Taekyon accessible to the public and a general dissemination quickly followed. Then arose the movement led by General Choi Hong Hi with the ultimate goal of re-ranking Taekyon and planning a broad external organization. As part of the new classification, General Choi with the help of a committee, whose members were important personalities of Korea, changed the name to TaeKwon Do which means "Way of the Foot and the Hand". In 1965 a mission of high Dan officials started from Korea to spread TaeKwon Do around the world. Grandmaster Kwon, Jae-Hwa was also a member of the expedition. Since then, the Korean martial art has been taught in Europe as well.
Taekwondo belts
In Tae Kwon Do, as in other martial arts, a hierarchical system of zones is used, which determines the level of technique and experience of the athlete. There are a total of 10 points, which in Korean are called kup. The lowest grade is 10th, which corresponds to the white belt, and the highest is 1st, which corresponds to the black belt. More specifically, the assignment of points to the color of the belt is done as follows: 10 CUP (Brown Belt): For beginners, equal to white. Symbolizes the will for spiritual cultivation. 10 CUP (White Belt): Symbolizes purity as the beginner student has no prior knowledge of Tae Kwon Do. 9 CUP (Half Yellow Belt) It is only taken by students under 18 years of age 8 Cup (Yellow Zone): Symbolizes the earth from which the plant stem grows and at which stage the principles of Tae Kwon Do are established. 7 CUP (Half Green Belt) 6 CUP (Green Zone): Symbolizes the growth of the plant as in Tae Kwon Do this is where the development of the student's skill begins. 5 CUP (Half Blue Belt) 4 CUP (Blue Zone): Symbolizes the sky towards which growing the plant turns into a tree as the practice of Tae Kwon Do develops. 3 CUP (Half Red Belt) 2 CUP (Red Zone): Symbolizes danger and drawing the attention of the student to exercise self-restraint and warn his opponent. 1 CUP (Half Black Zone) 1st Cup 1 Dan (Black Zone): The opposite of white, and thus the symbolism of maturity and advanced knowledge of Tae Kwon Do. It also symbolizes the boldness and courage of the wearer. The new belt is obtained after examinations in which the athlete mainly applies techniques against imaginary opponents (tul or poomse), in the presence of the teacher and other judges. As long as the athlete has below black belt, he is in the cup rank. In the white belt he has 10 cups. Each time he changes zones, his coups are reduced by 1 until he has a coupe in the half black zone. Once he gets his black belt he gets a dan. He can then continue to take exams at his country's national Tae Kwon Do federation to gain more. In order to obtain the dan, the practitioner has the right to take exams only when he has completed the years of practice of the respective dan... Ie: 2 years for the 2nd dan, 3 years for the 3rd dan, etc. The maximum number of dans is 9.
Taekwondo Regulations
Tae Kwon Do is characterized by spectacular kicks high and low (up to the height of the belt, in the stomach and not lower). During a match, strikes below the belt, on the back, the punch to the face (in WTF), the holds, the closes, the push, the back turn, the voluntary fall are prohibited... The two opponents wear helmets, breastplates, spasuars (genital protection), shin guards and gloves, and fight in 3 rounds of 3 minutes. Depending on what hits they make and where they hit (1 point for a chest hit, 3 points for a head hit) they get points. In fact, since 2006, the regulations provide that even blocking an opponent's shot (block) adds points. Violations on the other hand, deduct points. The match is closely watched by the referee and from a greater distance by the judges. At the end of the match, the winner is the fighter with the most points.
Downloadable files (Taekwondo).
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Application - booklet
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aote - Athlete Health Card
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Regulations - IFMA Rules and Regulations
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Exam rating - dan
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TAEKBONTO W.T.
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Entry form for Poomsae
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APPLICATION-EXAMS-DAN-POOM
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TRANSCRIPTION-APPLICATION-FORM
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FORM-TRANSFER-RELEASE
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W.T. TAEKWONDO ATHLETE HEALTH CARD
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ELOT-Regulations-Competition-June-2022
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EXAM-MATERIAL-POOM-DAN
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POOMSAE VIDEOS
Tuls forms
What are Tuls? Forms are the various fundamental moves, which represent attack and defense techniques put in a logical sequence. The student faces imaginary opponents using every available method of attack and defense in different directions. Thus the forms make the student able to assimilate the basic movements, improve his flexibility and agility, develop muscles and breathing control and perform smooth and rhythmic movements. In short, each form compared to military tactics or words, constitutes the training of each soldier, or the alphabet respectively. It is simultaneously a practice in techniques, a test of strength and characteristic beauty. In the execution of the forms (TUL) the following must be taken into account: The TUL must start and end at exactly the same point. This shows the accuracy of the one performing it. Correct posture and orientation must be maintained at all times. The muscles of the body must sometimes be tense and sometimes relaxed at the critical points of the exercise. The exercise should be performed with rhythmic movements. Each movement must be sped up or slowed down according to the teacher's instructions. Each TUL must be perfectly understood and performed by the student before he can move on to the next. Students must know the purpose of each movement. Students must perform each movement with "nerve". Attack and defense tactics must be done equally well with both right and left hands and feet. In TAEKWON-DO there is a set of 24 forms called TUL. The reason why it is 24: Man's life, about 100 years, seems but a day when compared with eternity. That is why we are nothing more than simple travelers who pass through the years of a century in one day. It is evident that no one can live beyond a fixed period of time. However, most people are enslaved to materialism, as if they are going to live 2,000 years. Others, however, struggle to leave a good spiritual legacy for future generations, thus gaining immortality. Obviously, spirit is continuous while matter is not. Therefore, what we can leave behind for the welfare of humanity is perhaps the most important thing in our lives. General Choi Hong Hee's spiritual legacy is TAEKWON-DO. The 24 TULs represent 24 hours, a day, or a lifetime
Taekwondo Equipment
