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In some schools, permission to begin sparring is granted upon entry. The rationale for this decision is that students must learn how to deal with a fast, powerful, and determined attacker. In other schools, students may be required to wait a few months, for safety reasons, because they must first build the skills they would ideally employ in their sparring practice. View Taekwondo Sparring »

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Physically, taekwondo develops strength, speed, balance, flexibility, and stamina. An example of the union of mental and physical discipline is the breaking of wooden boards, bricks or tiles, which requires both physical mastery of the technique and the concentration to focus one's power.

European Taekwondo Championships is the Taekwondo European Championship organized by the European Taekwondo Union, first held in 1976. The European Taekwondo Union (ETU) is the official governing body for all Taekwondo matters in Europe as a regional organization of the World Taekwondo (WT). It comprises the National Taekwondo Federations of all the European member nations and regulates all Taekwondo matters on a continental basis. The first participating countries in the ETU were Spain, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Denmark and the UK. The first president was Antonio Garcia de la Fuente. The First European Championships of the ETU were held in Barcelona on May 22–23, 1976. After being considered only a demonstration sports event twice - in Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 - the WT style (Olympic Style Taekwondo) - was incorporated as a full Olympic discipline in Sydney in 2000.


Taekwondo Warming Up

Training Safety Precautions


Usually before the taekwondo class starts, the master ( 사범님 sabeomnim ) instructs the students to jog around the dojang to warmup. Depending on the size of the dojang, several laps are done. Risk of injury can be reduced by completing an effective warm-up consisting of a heart raiser to get your pulse up, followed by sport specific dynamic stretches (stretches whilst moving).

* Please see a certified Master Instructor ( 사범님 sabeomnim ) for training. Proper guidance and instructions are needed to ensure safe training.

European Taekwondo Championships

Year Date Flag City Host Country
2022 May 19 - May 22 United Kingdom flag Manchester United Kingdom
2021 April 8 - April 11 Bulgaria flag Sofia Bulgaria
2020 Cancelled Serbia flag Belgrade Serbia
2016 May 19 - May 22 Switzerland flag Montreux Switzerland
2014 May 1 - May 4 Azerbaijan flag Baku Azerbaijan
2012 May 3 - May 6 United Kingdom flag Manchester United Kingdom
2008 April 10 - April 13 Italy flag Rome Italy
2006 May 26 - May 28 Germany flag Bonn Germany
2005 October 6 - October 9 Latvia flag Riga Latvia
2004 May 1 - May 5 Norway flag Lillehammer Norway
2002 April 1 - April 5 Turkey flag Samsun Turkey
2000 May 4 - May 7 Greece flag Patras Greece
1998 October 23 - October 25 Netherlands flag Eindhoven Netherlands
1996 October 26 - October 27 Finland flag Helsinki Finland
1994 October 28 - October 30 Croatia flag Zagreb Croatia
1992 May 8 - May 25 Spain flag Valencia Spain
1990 October 18 - October 21 Denmark flag Aarhus Denmark
1988 May 26 - May 29 Turkey flag Ankara Turkey
1986 October 3 - October 5 Austria flag Seefeld Austria
1984 October 26 - October 28 West Germany flag Stuttgart West Germany
1982 September 23 - September 26 Italy flag Rome Italy
1980 October 14 - October 17 Denmark flag Copenhagen Denmark
1978 October 20 - October 22 West Germany flag Munich West Germany
1976 May 22 Spain flag Barcelona Spain
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Back Stance ( 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi )


Back Stance ( 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi ) Back Stance ( 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi )

This stance ( 서기 sogi ) is specifically focused on shifting weight to the back leg, as it offers much more control, and makes it easier to kick off the front leg. To perform the Back Stance ( 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi ), the body faces to the side, with the front foot facing forward and the front leg bent. The back leg is bent slightly and the foot is turned outwards perpendicular to the front foot making the letter "L" for this stance ( 서기 sogi ). When learning the Back Stance ( 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi ), it is helpful to use a mirror. For more information View Back Stance ( 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi ) »

Hangul 한글 Korean Belt Requirement Difficulty Level Tutorial
Attention Stance 차렷 charyeot White Belt Test Yellow Strip test Beginner Level Tutorial »
Ready Stance 기본준비 junbi White Belt Test Yellow Strip test Beginner Level Tutorial »
Front Stance 앞굽이 ap-kubi White Belt Test Yellow Strip test Beginner Level Tutorial »
Walking Stance 앞서기 ap-sogi Yellow Strip test Yellow Belt Test Beginner Level Tutorial »
Parallel Stance 나란히서기 naranhi-sogi Yellow Strip test Yellow Belt Test Beginner Level Tutorial »
Inward Stance 안쫑서기 anjjong-sogi Yellow Belt Test Green Strip Belt Test Beginner Level Tutorial »
At Ease Stance 편히서기 pyeoni-sogi Yellow Belt Test Green Strip Belt Test Beginner Level Tutorial »
Back Stance 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi Green Strip Belt Test Green Belt Test Blue Strip Belt Test Intermediate Level Tutorial »

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Question. What is the korean terminology for Front Stance?

Front Stance is a precursor of the fighting stance ( 겨루기준비 gyeorugi-junbi ) according to some authors. Body should be relaxed in this stance ( 서기 sogi ). From the attention stance ( 차렷 charyeot ) with feet together, one foot is placed straight ahead of the other. Depending on the martial art and style, some instructors teach to step sideways slightly when moving forward.



Question. What is the name of Taegeuk #2 in Korean?

Taegeuk 태극 (in World Taekwondo (WT)) refers to a set of poomse 품새 used to create a foundation for the teaching of taekwondo. A poomse or form is a detailed pattern of defense-and-attack motions and techniques used in traditional martial arts. Each taegeuk form symbolizes a specific state thought to be indicative of the belt the student currently holds, and is represented in World Taekwondo (WT) by trigrams similar to those found in the four corners of the South Korean flag.



Question. What is the korean terminology for Ready Stance?

Ready Stance refers to the most common ready position used in taekwondo training. The stance ( 서기 sogi ) is performed by standing with the feet one foot-length from origin apart, measured from the inside edge or namely the Reverse Foot Blade ( 발날등 balnaldeung ) of the feet. The arms are slightly bent and the fists held tightly about one fist size apart just below the belly button and the fists should be a fist size away from the body.

 

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World Taekwondo (WT) Tournament Sparring ( 겨루기 gyeorugi )

Under World Taekwondo (WT) and Olympic rules, sparring is a full-contact event and takes place between two competitors in an area measuring 8 meters square. A win can occur by points, or if one competitor is unable to continue (knockout) the other competitor wins. Each match consists of three semi-continuous rounds of contact, with one minute's rest between rounds. For more information View World Taekwondo (WT) Tournament Sparring ( 겨루기 gyeorugi ) » World Taekwondo (WT)


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Various surfaces of the hand ( 손 son ) may be engaged as the striking surface depending on which area of the opponents body is being targeted. Striking ( 치기 chigi ) are taekwondo techniques striking with the twisting force of the body excluding techniques using the fist ( 주먹 jumeok ) or fingertips ( 손끝 sonkkeut ). Thrusting ( 찌르기 Jjireugi ) are techniques striking with the fingertips ( 손끝 sonkkeut ). Chopping ( 찍기 Jjikgi ) are techniques striking with curled fingers. This leads to a large array of hand positions and taekwondo also makes use of reverse and front elbow strikes ( 팔굽 치기 palgup-chigi ).
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Risk of injury can be reduced by completing an effective warm up consisting of a heart raiser to get your pulse up, followed by sport specific dynamic stretches (stretches whilst moving). Please follow the guidance of a certified Master Instructor or trainer when doing sports related activities. Depending on the intensity of the exercise, cooling down can involve a slow jog or walk, or with lower intensities, stretching can be used. Cooling down allows the heart rate to return to its resting rate. View more information on Warming Up and Cooling Down ».

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