Taekwondo
OCA REPORT
Taekwondo is a martial art that originates from Korea. It is a combination of combat techniques, sports, exercise, self defense and some meditation and philosophy too. It can be categorized into traditional and sport taekwondo. Taekwondo was first brought to Malaysia in 1963 as sport taekwondo by General Choi Hong Hi which is then become the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Malaysia. He was the founder of International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) which established on 1966. World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was then founded by Dr Kim Un Yong on 1973 followed by Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF) founded by Grand Master Park Jung Tae at 1990. On 4 September 1994, Taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in Sydney 2000 Olympic Games at 103th IOC Session in Paris. Although there are differences between the two categories of Taekwondo and various organizations, Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open handed strikes and may also include various take down and sweeps, joint locks and throws too. Various style and techniques were practiced during the Taekwondo class that I’ve attended. Warm up session was done prior the practice to prevent injuries from happen during the practice. Basic kicks and punches such as front kick, turning kick, side kick and double punch were done in beginning of training as there are some new comers I the training. As the training progressed, more complicated techniques such as back kick, sliding kick, jumping kick and etcetera were practiced. Senior trainees such as black belt and red belt holder were asked to perform the difficult task. Junior trainees from white belt onwards are allowed to take a rest as the level of difficulties of training increases.
It is definitely a fresh and fun experience to join the Taekwondo weekly classes. I was once from WTF and now I’m joining GTF. Although it has not much difference in terms of technique that I’ve learned previously from WTF, but it
Taekwondo is a martial art that originates from Korea. It is a combination of combat techniques, sports, exercise, self defense and some meditation and philosophy too. It can be categorized into traditional and sport taekwondo. Taekwondo was first brought to Malaysia in 1963 as sport taekwondo by General Choi Hong Hi which is then become the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Malaysia. He was the founder of International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) which established on 1966. World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was then founded by Dr Kim Un Yong on 1973 followed by Global Taekwondo Federation (GTF) founded by Grand Master Park Jung Tae at 1990. On 4 September 1994, Taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in Sydney 2000 Olympic Games at 103th IOC Session in Paris. Although there are differences between the two categories of Taekwondo and various organizations, Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open handed strikes and may also include various take down and sweeps, joint locks and throws too. Various style and techniques were practiced during the Taekwondo class that I’ve attended. Warm up session was done prior the practice to prevent injuries from happen during the practice. Basic kicks and punches such as front kick, turning kick, side kick and double punch were done in beginning of training as there are some new comers I the training. As the training progressed, more complicated techniques such as back kick, sliding kick, jumping kick and etcetera were practiced. Senior trainees such as black belt and red belt holder were asked to perform the difficult task. Junior trainees from white belt onwards are allowed to take a rest as the level of difficulties of training increases.
It is definitely a fresh and fun experience to join the Taekwondo weekly classes. I was once from WTF and now I’m joining GTF. Although it has not much difference in terms of technique that I’ve learned previously from WTF, but it