Characteristics and value of taekwondo .

The main characteristics of Taekwondo:

I. Leg-based, fist and foot Due to the needs of the competition, the rules of the limitations and the characteristics of Taekwondo offensive methods, so that Taekwondo is a leg-based attack. According to statistics, in taekwondo technology, the leg accounts for about 70% of the total technique. The leg attack in terms of attack range, attack power, etc. are far more than the boxing attack, while boxing moves, generally favor defense and blocking.

Second, the pursuit of speed, power and effect of action, to break the means of testing the power of Taekwondo does not pay attention to the show, all the action is centered on the technical combat, the requirements of fast speed, power, hitting the effect is good. In terms of testing the power, it takes the breaking power as the means of testing. That is, respectively, with fists and feet to break wooden boards and so on, to break the thickness to determine the power of kung fu.

Three, emphasize the breathing, voice to raise the power in the practice of taekwondo, the requirements of the momentum to give a person a sense of majesty, the practitioner often with a loud and intimidating voice to show their power. According to the Japanese research data proved that people in the no-load work, 10% of the muscles will be due to the voice so that their contraction speed increased by 9%, in the load work can be increased by 14%.

That's why athletes make loud yelling noises during competitions. Stopping the breath at the same time as the yell reduces the resistance within the body, increases the speed of the movement, and focuses the energy to make the movement more powerful.

Four, just to just, the method is simple and concise Influenced by the spirit of taekwondo, athletes in the game is mostly straight hit straight, contact defense, dodge technology used less. Offense are used in a straight line continuous attack, with a coherent and rapid combination of footwork to hit the opponent. The defense mostly uses blocking techniques, or to take the attack against the attack, the attack instead of defense techniques.

Fifth, the ceremony begins and ends, both internal and external cultivation On any occasion, Taekwondo practitioners always treat each other with courtesy. Practice activities should start and end with a gift, and constantly improve themselves in moral cultivation

Taekwondo value:

Taekwondo is an ancient folk art in East Asia, especially on the Korean Peninsula, and it is a traditional Korean national sport that utilizes hand-to-hand and foot-to-foot techniques for combat fighting. It consists of three parts: pins (gloves), combat, and the test of merit.

Taekwondo in the introduction and absorption of traditional Chinese martial arts and Japanese karate, based on the innovation and development of a unique martial arts, with a high degree of self-defense and physical strength of the practical value. It is a unique martial art that has a high practical value for self-defense and physical strength. It enables practitioners to enhance their physical fitness, master techniques, and cultivate the quality of perseverance and will through competitions, characterization, and kung fu testing.

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Taekwondo benefits:

1, improve physical fitness: Taekwondo is a kicking, wrestling plus fist strikes of a martial art, the process of exercise on the requirements of physical fitness and exertion requirements, casual moderate practice of Taekwondo, you can improve the body's resistance to reduce the chances of getting sick. Physical fitness is improved day by day.

2, cultivate coordination: Taekwondo is a leg-based, fist and foot, the body's center of gravity to always maintain balance. So in the process of practicing Taekwondo need all parts of the body to work together, through the hand, foot movement harmony to reach the coordination of movement training, and make themselves more flexible.

3, exercise perseverance, decompression: learning taekwondo is a very hard thing, need to pay time to pay sweat sometimes there may be physical pain. When you want to give up, to restrain yourself from such thoughts, to persevere in the training, in the training process can develop their own spirit of not afraid of suffering, honing their will. Taekwondo training has the intention of unique shouting with, more reduce the mental pressure of the effect.

4, exercise reaction speed: Taekwondo does not pay attention to the show, all the action is to the core of the technical combat; fast speed, power, hit the effect is good, so this invariably exercise to the reaction ability.

5, improve self-confidence and etiquette: Taekwondo is not only the power of confrontation, physical fitness, more in the learning process know how to respect each other, mutual courtesy.

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