Taekwondo is a martial art, a way to learn techniques and ways to defend yourself if the occasion arises or an Olympic sport that will take you on the way to glory, either way it’s a sport and a challenge for any athlete, how can you know if it is for you? Well, for start …
It is no secret that after a run as professional and Olympic Taekwondo athletes decide to make a try in entertainment business, some of them achieving a high degree of fame and showing incredible skills in each of the movies they performed, that is why today we want to show you, what we believe, are …
One of the things we have expressed throughout our series of articles is the fact that Taekwondo is a martial art devoted not just to teach kicks and punches but to teach a way of life, a way of keeping your body and your mind in perfect balance. And that’s why it is a perfect …
Taekwondo arrived to the USA in the late 70s and it began to grow in popularity and learning desire, it was not until the second half of the 80s when the first athletes began to emerge and it was precisely in 1988, when the land where taekwondo was born organized the Olympic Games than the …
It all started back in the late 1940s and the beginning of the 1950s when Korean martial artists decided to combine elements from karate, Chinese martial arts and some elements of their own martial arts styles. One of the key elements for this to happen was the invasion of Korea by Japanese forces during World …
Taekwondo without a doubt is a journey, a journey that puts your body and mind to the test and allows you to reach a new level of physical and mental confidence, and this will happen no matter if you are learning it as a martial art or to compete at an Olympic level. During that …
Taekwondo is a well-known martial art as well as a sport, and as such requires a high level of training and effort to achieve the goal you set for yourself, either become a taekwondo master or earning an Olympic medal. No matter which, it means you will need to train harder and harder as you …
In Taekwondo sparring refers literally to face an opponent in combat, mostly for competition and as with every competition sports it is guided by a series of rules which are the topic of today’s article. For a start, we need to know that you need to wear a specific attire that goes beyond your usual …
First of all, let’s remember that Taekwondo is a path that you choose to take, a path that will help your get in better physical and mental shape. You will learn to treat and use your body in ways you never thought possible, you will become more aware and if you do it for competition, …
Being a Taekwondo coach doesn’t just mean wearing a different taekwondo uniform than the rest of the people in the gym, it means you have an enormous responsibility because you will be passing on to them the experience and training you have achieved during all the years you have been a trainee yourself. One of …
