Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art and is similar to Karate. "Tae" means to strike or break with foot. "Kwon" means to strike or break with fist. "Do" means method.
There are ten belts in Tae Kwon Do. White is the lowest and Black belt is the highest. After you reach black belt, there are degrees from 1st degree, 2nd degree, all the way to 10th degree.
Tae Kwon Do doesn’t only teach you self defense, but it also teaches you about discipline, respect and self control. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT TAE KWON DO IS NOT FOR BULLYING!!!!!!!!!
There are many kicks in Tae Kwon Do. These are just few of the many kicks. (These kicks are hard to explain. Most of these kicks are much easier to watch and learn than read and learn in martial arts.
- Front kick
- Side kick
- Axe kick.(Your attacking foot is moved up word than dropped down. You attack with your heels.)
- Round House Kick (raise the knee, turn the hips, pivot on the non-kicking foot, and snap the kick horizontally into the target at a 80 to 90-degree angle, with the instep.)
- Back Kick
- Jump Back kick
- Back Spin Kick
- Jump front kick
Here are few of the MANY blocks.
- Low block (protect your lower body)
- High block (protect your head)
- Palm block (protect yourself from punches)
- Scissor block (protect your lower body and block punches.)
- Single knife hand block (attack the neck)
- Double knife hand block (block your solar plexis and attack the neck at same time.)
- Mountain block (pull your opponent’s hand when he or she punches you)
- Elbow strike ( strike your opponent with your elbow)
These are some of the stances in Tae Kwon Do
- attention position
- horse riding stance
- walking stance
- front stance
- back stance
- tiger stance
- crossing stance
NEVER EVER TRY ANY OF THESE MOVES ANYWHERE EXCEPT YOUR TAE KWON DO STUDIO UNLESS YOUR MASTER/INSTRUCTOR TELLS YOU TO.