During my studies here, i had joined taekwando club this recently. I like learn martial art and its like a dream that finally i was able to learn its..before this i always wanted to learn its but never got chance bt here at UMK that chance very wide open. Indeed the training is hard especially to me whose just beginner but i will never give up and keep on continuously training. Our taekwando club was being called as THE GREAT WARRIOR TAEKWANDO ( WTF).
If you all wonders about what is taekwando , here is the meaning is : ~
There are two main branches of taekwondo development, which
are not necessarily mutually exclusive:
- "Traditional
taekwondo" typically refers to the martial art as it was established
in the 1950s and 1960s in the South Korean military, and in
various civilian organisations, including schools and universities. In
particular, the names and symbolism of the traditional patterns often
refer to elements of Korean history, culture and religious
philosophy. 'Traditional Taekwon-Do' may refer to ITF Taekwon-Do as
created by the founder of ITF Taekwon-Do General Choi Hong Hi on April 11,
1955; or WTF Taekwondo, founded by Dr Kim Un Yong on May 25, 1973.
- "Sport
taekwondo" has developed in the decades since the 1950s and may have
a somewhat different focus, especially in terms of its emphasis on speed
and competition (as in Olympic sparring). Sport taekwondo is in turn
subdivided into two main styles; one is practiced by WTF Taekwondo practitioners,
and derives from Kukkiwon, the source of the sparring system sihap
gyeorugi which is now an event at the summer Olympic
Games and which is governed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).
Today, the Kukkiwon, or World Taekwondo Headquarters is the traditional
center for WTF taekwondo. The other comes from the International Taekwon-Do
Federation (ITF).
Although there are
doctrinal and
technical differences between sparring in the two main styles and among the
various organizations, the art in general emphasizes kicks thrown from a mobile
stance, employing the leg's greater reach and power (compared to the arm).
Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and
open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws,
and joint locks. Some taekwondo instructors also incorporate the use of
pressure points, known as
jiapsul, as well as grabbing self-defense
techniques borrowed from other martial arts, such as
hapkido and
judo.
In
Korean,
tae (
태,
跆)
means "to strike or break with foot";
kwon (
권,
拳)
means "to strike or break with fist"; and
do (
도,
道) means
"way", "method", or "path". Thus,
taekwondo may
be loosely translated as "the way of the hand and the foot." The
name
taekwondois also written as
taekwon-do,
tae
kwon-do, or
tae kwon do by various organizations, based on
historical, philosophical, or political reasons.
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While The
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is the
International Federation (IF) member of the
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
for the competition events of the
martial art of
taekwondo. International
Federations (IFs) are international non-governmental organisations recognised
by the IOC as administering one or more sports at world level.
The WTF was established in
South Korea on
May 28, 1973, at its inaugural meeting held at the
Kukkiwon with
participation of 35 representatives from the world. The WTF, which only governs
the function of Taekwondo competitions and related support services, should not
be confused with the World Taekwondo Headquarters, also known as
Kukkiwon, which
is a center of learning and research of taekwondo located in
Yeoksam-dong,
Seoul. Former WTF president Kim Un-Yong successfully lobbied to include
taekwondo sparring competition as a demonstration sport in the
1988 and
1992 Summer Olympics, and official Full Medal
Olympic sport beginning in 2000.
According to the WTF, "Taekwondo is one of the most
systematic and scientific Korean traditional martial arts, that teaches more
than physical fighting skills. It is a discipline that shows ways of enhancing
our spirit and life through training our body and mind. Today, it has become a
global sport that has gained an international reputation, and stands among the
official games in the Olympics."
In facing this kind of world, nowday its importance to know martial art to defence ourself from any harmful and etc. We learn its not to show that we strong or whatever its but we learn its for ourself and to protect others people that dearest to us...