Taekwondo Las Vegas
Taekwondo is a Martial Arts that originated in Korea. Taekwondo translates to Tae (foot) Kwon (hand) Do (art). Taekwondo can be traced back over 2,000 years. Taekwondo is the most recognized Korean Martial arts. Taekwondo emphasis on kicking techniques. Taekwondo focuses on five rules, Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit. Within the Taekwondo martial arts system there are Eight belts.
Taekwondo is recognized as an Olympic sport that has over Ninety million practitioners world wide. Taekwondo was developed in the 1940s and 1950s and was influenced by various Korean fighting styles and other martial arts, such as Karate and Chinese Martial Arts. Taekwondo became popular following the 1988 Olympics in Seoul where it was a demonstration sport. Taekwondo became an official sport twelve years latter at the 2000 Olympic games. A total of 35 nations, 62 women and 120 men competed in eight weight classes that year.
Taekwondo has many kicks and offer classes of Taekwondo classes in Las Vegas.
The training uniform for Taekwondo is know as a Dobok, A Dobok is similar to the traditional Karate Gi. The Dobok evolved from the karate Gi. The Karate Gi is a wraparound top uniform where the Dobok top is more like a pullover shirt. Taekwondo uses Forms, also referred to as Hyeong, Poomsae, or Teul. Forms are similar to Karate Katas which demonstrate ability and simulates fighting one or more opponents.
The principles of Taekwondo are based on the bodies design. When building power you will develop larger more powerful torso muscles. When building speed and agility you will focus on leg and arm muscles. As you get further into Taekwondo you will learn how to coordinate both power and speed and learn to focus your strength into small hard striking surface points like with your hands and feet.
Taekwondo is used and taught as part of Korean Military training. Its is a popular sport in Korea like Football in America. Taekwondo has been featured in movies like Best Of The Best, and Ironheart, and has even been used in comedy movies like The Foot Fist Way. Even popular kids television shows like Cocomelon have a Taekwondo episode and song. With martial arts on the rise, Taekwondo is becoming a popular option for many families.
Taekwondo Song | CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs
People who look into Taekwondo are looking for more than just a fighting technique. Taekwondo will help build Self-Defense, Self-Confidence, Goal setting and Stress Relief. It is also a great practice for family time, afterschool activities and a great way to make new friends. Students who train in Taekwondo have better results when it comes to their personal lives, school and any other activities that they do.
Taekwondo Classes in Las Vegas @Ageless Martial Arts
So there are many differences in Karate and Taekwondo that are very similar in movement and in style. Sensei Lorenzo teaches Karate classes in Las Vegas but incorporates some Taekwondo in Las Vegas classes for kids. Here’s a quote from Sensei Lorenzo describing how he has adapted his curriculum to add some important key concepts in kicking and different drills that help improve kicks through Martial arts in Las Vegas.
” Hey Sensei Lorenzo here,
So I get a lot of questions asking how our curriculum has some taekwondo influences. The truth is I was trained in very traditional Shotokan Karate in Las Vegas, so a lot of the drills and exercises and very different in the way we fight. I did taekwondo for about a year with Master Terry Black Burn at TDT ( Two Dragons taekwondo ). And I love thier classes. They actually made me realize how much taekwondo concepts can be quite effective when it comes to certain kicking drills and kicking combination, also increasing flexibility, and finally have better kicks in general. Taekwondo classes in LAs Vegas have really help me get it down to a science. Here some of the concepts we took from taekwondo and incorporated into our curriculum.
- Screeching and flexibility training is huge for kicking performance
- Spinning Kicks
- Jumping Kicks
- Cut Kicks
- Triple Round house kicks
- Jumping Spinning Kicks
- Spinning Hook Kick follow through ( Karate Spinning hook kick tends to be a wrap around not follow through)
- Twist hip kick extending the hip during attack
- Heel attacks
- Belt Stretching’s with belts
- Double round hose kicks
- Scorpion Kick
- Various Hook Kicks
Here’s an example of some of the kicks we do at Ageless Martial Arts
Of course there are many concepts and theories I have added to these types of kicking drills and these are just mostly spread through our Shotokan Karate Belts rank order and how I have spread it out through adding some taekwondo concepts. Taekwondo is very subjective to Master to Master and again I am no expert in Taekwondo nor do I claim to be, these are just concepts I took and have seen throughout my years in the martial arts so I can incorporate in our Karate schools in Las Vegas. Having these type of drills and moves in our classes help our students have some great kicks and create a very diverse style in our martial arts system.
We don’t necessarily put Poomsae (taekwondo forms) into the classes but we do put some of the kicking techniques that can be beneficial. I honestly think a lot of martial arts schools in Las Vegas. As a martial arts intructor however, I really try to add many ideas and things I’ve learned that revolve around Shotokan Karate.”
-Sensei Lorenzo Sandoval
Ageless Martial Arts Las Vegas
Taekwondo has so many types of kicks and different types of concepts. It actually comes from a Korean style called “Taekyyon” which is one of the original martial arts that originated out of Korea. Legend has it that martial artist would kick off of horses in order to kick their enemies off of their saddles and they actually fought this way.
There is so much history that Korea has to over both in its culture and its martial arts. Also how Gichin Funakoshi influenced so many martial arts styles around the world. Taekwondo being one of them, but now its its own culture and its own world. I am glad I can teach so many great kids karate classes in Henderson. We feel we offer the best martial arts classes in Las Vegas because of how detailed and well thought out our curriculum is we really try to put a lot of effort into the curriculum.
Hopefully this gave you a good overview of that Taekwondo classes in Las Vegas are like and I hope it was able to serve you well in what that martial arts is.
Thank you everyone!
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