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TAE KWON
DO AIMAA
HISTORY
Tae Kwon Do is mixture of boxing,
kicking, self-defence and grappling and provides students with the
complete training program; all taught by experienced instructors.
Taekwondo is a discipline of both mind and body. Tae Kwon Do is
modern martial art, its origins and evolution may be traced back
through 2,000 years of Korean history, officially named Tae Kwon Do
in 1955. Today, Koreans practice Tae Kwon Do during military
training, as well as in grade school, as a way to build a strong
sense of justice, fortitude, and humility using strict discipline,
physical conditioning, and mental training. Tae Kwon Do gradually
spread to countries around the world practice where it is practiced
as both a traditional self-defense system, and as a competitive
sport. Tae Kwon Do is a way for people of any age to learn
self-defence and increase their physical fitness while training
with others who have similar interests. Tae Kwon Do not only
develops the physical being; it also develops the moral being,
which involves such things as character, integrity, and honour.
These moral aspects develop unconsciously while students
consciously train in the physical aspects of Tae Kwon Do.
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Tae
Kwon Do is a combat sport that uses only bare hands and feet, no
weaponry, to fend off attackers. Due to its numerous unique kicks,
each with many variations, many people call Tae Kwon Do the
"kicking martial art." This is not to say that Tae Kwon Do does not
use hand techniques; it uses boxing and the same basic hand
techniques used in other martial arts, which makes it a
well-rounded empty-handed martial art. Tae Kwon Do is a type
physical fitness; the training required to perfect each technique
requires the muscular exercise of the whole body. Tae Kwon Do is a
discipline of both mind and body. Tae Kwon Do has become one of the
most practiced martial arts in the world. |
Its popularity may be attributed to
it being an official Pan-American sport, a demonstration sport in
the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, and a full medal sport in the 2000
Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. However, its popularity is
mainly due to its spectacular techniques and its being fun for all
ages to learn and perform. Tae Kwon Do is mixture of boxing,
kicking, self-defence and grappling and provides students with the
complete training program; all taught by experienced
instructors.
Objectives of Taekwondo
- To achive physical fitness through positive
participation
- To improve mental discipline and emotional
equanimity
- To learn self-defense skills
- To develope a sense of responsibility for
oneself and others
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Tae Kwon Do has become the most
practiced martial arts in the world. It was a demonstration sport
in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, and a full medal sport in the 2000
Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. However, its popularity is
mainly due to its spectacular techniques and its being fun for all
ages to learn and perform.
Tae Kwon Do for
children
Tae Kwon Do has no age limits and
is a very good sport for children. The stress is on helping
children build themselves physically, and on instilling character,
self-esteem, effort, concentration, sincerity, respect,
self-control, and etiquette. It is a fun, safe system of
self-improvement and personal development that is highly
recommended by parents, physicians, and educators.
Tae Kwon Do for
adults
Tae Kwon Do for adults is for men
and women who want to learn Taekwondo for self-defence, fitness,
weight control and confidence. This is the traditional Taekwondo
that stresses discipline, speed, power, and combat techniques. It
includes free- sparring techniques as well as combat techniques for
real-life self-defence situations.
AIMAA - The Action
International Martial Arts Association
Proudly grows on the foundations of
the true martial art tenets and works toward the prosperity of its
members. From our commitment to no politics, to our scientific
approaches on curriculum to our President and Founder who has
gained world wide popularity as a living legend of his art, you
will quickly find what makes the AIMAA such a unique organization
that stands out from any other.
About Grandmaster Hee Il
Cho
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Grandmaster Hee Il Cho , a
true legend in the martial arts community, is one of the most
respected martial artist of our time. Grandmaster Cho has been
inducted to every major martial art Hall of Fame and has shared his
50 years of knowledge with thousands of people around the world.
Grandmaster Cho has students journey from all parts of the world to
train and study with him. From Ireland to India and all throughout
the United States and Canada, martial arts students travel several
times each year to enhance their skills as a martial artist.
Grandmaster Cho has also instructed some of Hollywood's biggest
stars as well as co-starred in several motion pictures himself |
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Tae Kwon Do
Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art
and combat sport. Tae Kwon Do is the national sport of South Korea.
It is also regarded as the world's most popular martial art in
terms of number of practitioners, and sparring, or kyeorugi, is an
official Olympic sporting event.
In Korean hanja, tae - means to trample with the foot;kwon- means
fist; and do - means way, Tae Kwon Do is loosely translated as to
the foot and hand way.
Tae Kwon Do's popularity has resulted in the varied evolution of
the martial art into several domains: as with many other arts, it
combines combat techniques, fast, high, jumping, spinning kicks and
quick footwork. It is an all-around program that offers
self-defence training, physical exercise, and artistic expression;
all taught by an experienced professional instructor. self-defense,
sport, exercise, meditation and philosophy.
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A.I.M.A.A HAD AN OLYMPIC HOPEFUL!
The Olympic WTF
committee threw open the doors early this year to allow non-WTF
members to try out for a place within the Olympic squad. Over 1,000
hopefuls applied, and only 200 where chosen to attend the trails.
A.I.M.A.A was very proud to have three students chosen to attend
the 1st trails in England. The students where Instructors Mr John
Kirkwood Jnr, Miss Monika Markowska, as well as Miss Kirsty
Gough.
Due to the commitments required to go further within the selection,
especially as all training will be based in Manchester, England. Mr
Kirkwood withdrew his name from the 1st faze, but was very proud to
have been selected out of all those who had applied. Both Monika
and Kirsty both attended the trails, which was a full day of
intense training and assessment.
It was great pride that A.I.M.A.A Jersey - Miss Monika Markowska
has been selected to attend the next faze, which had have a more
complex training and scientific assessment for her in store.
Everyone in our club and A.I.M.A.A wished Miss Markowska all
the best for her next trail. Monika has previous WTF experince and
has fought at International level within the Polish WTF team.
The Fighting Chance Phase 2 Assessment Camp, was on 27th March 2010
at the Elite Taekwondo Academy in Manchester,from previouse 200
talented martial artist, only 28 where invited to this stage.
The trial day - include lots of excitiments - and a bit of
disapointments the same time. The day started with 45min training
sessions with the British National Team coaches followed up by
sparrings sessions, Monika was matched against European Champion
from WTF, and lost her match with the difference of couple points,
the second match with the numeber one of ITF federation
fighter Monika went on to win the fight with a unanimous
decision. The next few hours of the trial was full of body
measurements, filling lots of different questionnaire forms, and a
chat.
After that stage the WTF Fighting Chance - Officials were impressed
with the high standard of participants, the level of effort put in,
and the positive interest displayed by all investigating their
Talent Transfer potential into Olympic Taekwondo. Unfortunately
Monika on this occasion wasn't selected to the final 2 candidates
for the British Fighting Chance Team.
Well done to everyone who got chosen from A.I.M.A.A you should be
very proud of yourselves, as we are proud of you
(text kindly provided from AIMAA Scotland website..)
COMBAT
MAGAZINE
In November
edition of Combat Magazine Chos Tae Kwon Do Jersey was choosen to
write a martial arts article!!.
Robert
Fernandes of Cho's Tae Kwon Do Jersey Club was choosen to write a
martial arts article. He wrote about exercises to improve kicking
ability. Tae Kwon Do is renowned for it's kicking techniques and
this separates it, from other martial arts. The article was
entitled "Exercises to help you : improve your kicking ability",
the piece was illustrated with great and detailed photos of Monika
Markowska, and Jorge Basilo, showing excellent technique,
flexibility and balance.
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