TTMAS Taekwondo
The style studied at TTMAS is based on the original ITF art.
Tae Kwon-Do is the Korean Art of Self Defence and is the culmination of many styles of Martial Art, but the core techniques and philosophies date back over 2000 years throughout Korea’s turbulent history. Taemeans foot, Kwon means hand, and Domeans way of. So Tae Kwon-Do means The Way of Hand and Foot. This name was invented by the founder of Tae Kwon-Do retired Major General Choi Hong Hi (9th Dan) in 1955. Tae Kwon-Do was developed from the Korean styles, such as Tae Kyon and Soo Bak, but it also has strong influences from Karate and even Western Boxing.
Training in TaeKwon-Do will help your physical and mental growth. Physically you will become fitter & stronger. Mentally you will grow in a variety of ways, even if you aren’t aware of it! You just need to look to the Tenants of TaeKwon-Do from the Black Belt Oath.
- Modesty – there are some very talented people who train in Martial Arts, but none of the really good ones shout about it.
- Courtesy – when training you are polite and friendly towards each other.
- Integrity – showing the honesty towards yourself to self-assess your efforts. Being honest to yourself is not easy.
- Perseverance - the character needed to persevere and perfect a technique or action you couldn’t do before is a rare quality, but not so rare in the Martial Arts.
- Self-Control – not allowing yourself to lose your temper, showing control when sparring and adhering to the discipline side of training show self-control.
- Indomitable Spirit - Overcoming fears of confrontation and pushing yourself further than you thought you could go and not giving up shows you a lot about yourself.
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