A Little History About Tae Kwon Do.
Tae Kwon Do is a form of martial arts that originated in Korea. Although many non-martial artist think everything is Karate, Tae Kwon Do greatly relies on kicking as the main way to attack. It's based on an earlier form of Korean martial arts called Taekkyeon.
Like all other forms of martial arts, Tae Kwon Do teaches discipline as well as how to defend yourself when needed. It's also a very famous sporting competition throughout the world.
There are different variations to Tae Kwon Do, usually in the name of the techniques you are executing, and forms, a set of choreagraphed maneuvers. The style I study is traditional Tae Kwon Do.
The belt ranking in my style of TKD, from lowest to highest, is as follows: White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Red, Brown, Black. There are also intermediate variations which consist of the belt being made up of two stripes that show where you are in between at, such as, a Green/Blue belt. This would mean you are an advanced green belt, but you still need more time before you can earn your blue belt.
White, Yellow, and Orange represent the beginner stages of Tae Kwon Do. Green, Blue, and Purple represent the intermediate stages. And Red, Brown, and Black are the advanced stages.
Now, your training doesn't stop when you reach black belt. There are also different levels of Black belts. When you reached your fifth degree Black belt, you are considered a Master. When you reach tenth degree, you are a Grand Master.
I've been in Tae Kwon Do for about a year now, and I am currently a Blue belt, and the assitant instructor of my class. I still have about another year before I reach Black belt. Also in Tae Kwon Do, I've been learning how to use a weapon called the Bo Staff, which is a long slender wooden staff, similar to the one Donatello from Ninja Turtles uses.
I've competed in various local and Alabama tournaments, and I have been able to win trophies in both Sparring (competitive fighting) and Forms.
Now, Tae Kwon Do isn't all about beating the mess outta your opponent, it also teaches you various self defense tactics and numerous strikes with the hands. I would tell yall about them, but I don't want anyone without experience to hurt anyone.
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