Stratford Tae Kwon-Do, working in partnership with Stratford High School & Alcester High School
South Midlands Schools of Tae Kwon-Do...
Tae Kwon-do is a Korean Martial Art with a two thousand year history, originally it was a fighting skill used for self-defence, over the centuries it has evolved into an art, a sport and a winning way of life. Tae Kwon-do is best known for its spectacular kicking and breaking techniques. In Tae Kwon-do you'll learn to stretch and exercise nearly every muscle group in your, body improve your concentration, stamina and self-control as well as your fitness and confidence training the mind and not just the body, learning new skills not only to defend yourself but ones that will carry over into other areas of your life. The Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain (TAGB) is a nationally recognised Tae Kwon-Do organisation in this country with over 20,000 members. With clubs throughout the country the TAGB is the ideal organisation for learning a martial art that has evolved through a 2,000 year history to become the newest Olympic sport.
History of Tae Kwon Do
(Taekwon-Do Yoksa) Although the origins of the martial arts are shrouded in mystery, we consider it an undeniable fact that from time immemorial there have been physical actions involving the use of the hands and feet for purpose of self-protection. If we were to define these physical actions as "Taekwon- Do", any country might claim credit for inventing Taekwon-Do. There is, however, scant resemblance between Taekwon-Do, as it is practiced today, and the crude forms of unarmed combat developed in the past. Modern Taekwon-Do differs greatly from other martial arts. In fact, no other martial art is so advanced with regard to the sophistication and effectiveness of its technique or the over-all physical fitness it imparts to its practitioners. Since the theories, terminology, techniques, systems, methods, rules, practice suit, and spiritual foundation were scientifically developed, systematized, and named by the author, it is an error to think of any physical actions employing the hand and feet for self-defence as Taekwon-Do. Only those who practice the techniques based on the author's theories, principles and philosophy are considered to be students of genuine Taekwon-Do.
