Taekwondo 태권도Taekwondo Preschool
In some schools, permission to begin sparring is granted upon entry. The rationale for this decision is that students must learn how to deal with a fast, powerful, and determined attacker. In other schools, students may be required to wait a few months, for safety reasons, because they must first build the skills they would ideally employ in their sparring practice. View Taekwondo Sparring »
Commonwealth Games
Physically, taekwondo develops strength, speed, balance, flexibility, and stamina. An example of the union of mental and physical discipline is the breaking of wooden boards, bricks or tiles, which requires both physical mastery of the technique and the concentration to focus one's power.
The Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are held every two years, in every year the Commonwealth and Olympic Games are held. They are sanctioned by the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union, the Commonwealth Games Federation and the World Taekwondo (WT) and involve world class competitors, making them a major event in Taekwondo.
The first Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships were held in Brisbane, Queensland on 14 and 15 October 2006. The host was Taekwondo Australia.
In 2008, the Taekwondo Championships were held from November 21 to 23 at the MTS Center in Winnipeg, Canada.
The 3rd Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships were held in Brisbane, Australia and included:
- Sparring ( 겨루기 gyeorugi )
- Poomse 품새
- Creative Poomse 품새
The award for the placings in the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are medals. Taekwondo is now a Category 2 Commonwealth Games Sport and may feature in future Commonwealth Games.
Training Safety Precautions
Meditation is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness. The practice has a calming effect and directs awareness inward until pure awareness is achieved, described as being awake inside without being aware of anything except awareness itself. Meditation is often used to clear the mind and ease many health issues, such as high blood pressure, depression, and anxiety.
In taekwondo, sometimes after the class finishes, the master ( 사범님 sabeomnim ) instructs the students to meditate in the dojang in a sitting cross-legged posture. Cooling down, also called warming down, is an easy exercise that will allow the body to gradually transition from an exertional state to a resting or near-resting state. View Meditation »
* Please see a certified Master Instructor ( 사범님 sabeomnim ) for training. Proper guidance and instructions are needed to ensure safe training.
Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships |
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| Year | Date | Flag | City | |
| 2017 | September 27 - September 28 |  |
Montreal | |
| 2014 | July 23 - August 3 |  |
Edinburgh | |
| 2011 | October 3 - October 14 |  |
Chennai | |
| 2008 | November 21 - November 23 | |
Winnipeg | |
| 2006 | October 14 - October 15 |  |
Brisbane | |
Risk of injury can be reduced by completing an effective warm up consisting of a heart raiser to get your pulse up, followed by sport specific dynamic stretches (stretches whilst moving). Please follow the guidance of a certified Master Instructor or trainer when doing sports related activities. Depending on the intensity of the exercise, cooling down can involve a slow jog or walk, or with lower intensities, stretching can be used. Cooling down allows the heart rate to return to its resting rate. View more information on Warming Up and Cooling Down ».
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