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Tae Kwon Do
Newest Review: ... it. Reasons for joining I decided to let my kids join partly for the exercise but mainly for a confidence boost as my daughter was really shy, She has been at it for just over a year now and loves it and she has grown in confidence. Clothing For the first few weeks you need to wear comfortable loose clothing I.E track bottoms and t-shirt, Taekwon do is done in bare feet, when you are ready to purchase a suit, it can be purchased from your instructer. Gradings There is about three gradings per year, which are held in designated grading centres, the instructer will advise you as and when you are ready for each grading. The belts white... more |
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Tae Kwon Do (524 words)
by jenny967 - written on 20.12.07 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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Taekwon do is a Korean maritial art, Taekwon do means the art of hand and foot. I had never heard of Taekwon do until a year ago when I got a leaflet home from the school, so myself and my husband decided to let our kids join. The costs The first night they went it was free, then after that it cost £4 each per class, you can get a family price, my husband and two kids pay £8.00. You dont need to buy a uniform for about 6 weeks, this is to make sure you like it. The uniform costs £30, the gradings also cost £30 and the licence costs £35 which lasts for 1 year, although this sounds pretty expensive it is well worth it. Reasons for ...
tae kwon do for beginnners (839 words)
by top_guy_03 - written on 15.03.03 (Very useful, 261 readings)
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Tae kwon do for beginners I was graded on my first belt in tae kwon a few weeks ago and I thought that it would be useful if I wrote a review for all the people who think ? Ive always wanted to do some kind of martial art, but never get round to it?. I chose to do tae kwon do because it is one of the more common martial arts and therefore more accessible to most people. It is also not quite as commercial as karate and judo, which you hear about all the time, that is also one of the reasons I chose tkd because it is a little bit different to the two of these. If you are totally new to martial arts I shall tell you the basics of these 3 most popular ...
