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YJ Taekwondo's Goal & Mission
-Provide the highest quality of Martial Arts Instruction. -Empower our students with valuable skills for each daily life. -Contribute to a SAFE & PEACEFUL Community YJ Taekwondo Masters & Instructors strives hard to bring out the BEST in every student. We work together hand in hand to teach Taekwondo & promote the values of honesty, respect, discipline, along with building self-esteem, and confidence. |
Benefits of TaeKwonDo
- Taekwondo is one of the most Systematic Korean traditional Martial Arts that teaches more than Physical Self Defense Skills. It is a disipline that shows ways of enhancing our Spirit and Life through the training of the Body & Mind.
- Today, it become a Global Sport that has gained an International Reputation and stands among the official games in the Olympics. Tae Kwon Do Sparring has been selected as official sports for Sydney, Athens Olympics and also for Beijing 2008 and 2012 London Olympic Games.
- Taekwondo has an International Headquarter which is Kukkiwon.Kukkiwon(국기원; 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is the official taekwondo governing organisation established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
- It is also supported with The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is the International Federation (IF) member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the competition events of the martial art of Taekwondo. International Federations (IFs) are international non-governmental organisations recognised by the IOC as administering one or more sports at world level.
- Only Kukkiwon officially certifies Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Degree ( from 1st ~ 9th Dan). Thus, when the KS WTMA students obtain Black Belt ; He / She will get a Kukkiwon Certificate and be recognized as a Black Belt at any other Tae Kwon Do School in the world & won’t be back to Beginner Color Belt anymore.
Main Techniques
A Taekwondo student typically wears a uniform (dobok 도복/道服, doh'-bok), often white but sometimes black (or other colors), with a belt (ddi 띠,dee) tied around the waist. White uniforms are considered the traditional color and are encouraged for use at formal ceremonies such as belt tests and promotions. Colored uniforms are often reserved for special teams (such as demonstration teams or leadership teams) or higher-level instructors. There are at least three major styles of dobok, with the most obvious differences being in the style of jacket: (1) the cross-over front jacket, (2) the V-neck jacket (no cross-over) typically worn by Kukkiwon/WTF practitioners, and (3) the vertical-closing front jacket (no cross-over) typically worn by ITF practitioners. White uniforms in the Kukkiwon/WTF tradition will typically be white throughout the jacket, while ITF-style uniforms are trimmed with a black border along the bottom of the jacket.
The belt color and any insignia thereon indicate the student's rank. Different clubs and schools use different color schemes for belts. In general, the darker the color, the higher the rank. Taekwondo is traditionally performed in bare feet, although martial arts training shoes may sometimes be worn.
When sparring, padded equipment is worn. In the ITF tradition, typically only the hands and feet are padded. For this reason, ITF sparring often employes only light-contact sparring. In the Kukkiwon/WTF tradition, full-contact sparring is facilitated by the employment of more extensive equipment: padded helmets called homyun are always worn, as are padded torso protectors called hogu ; feet, shins, groins, hands, and forearms protectors are also worn.
The school or place where instruction is given is called the Dojang (도장, doh'-jang). Specifically, the term dojang refers to the area within the school in which martial arts instruction takes place; the word dojang is sometimes translated as gymnasium. In common usage the term dojang is often used to refer to the school as a whole. Modern Dojangs often incorporate padded flooring, often incorporating red-and-blue patterns in the flooring to reflect the colors of the Taegeuk symbol. Some dojangs have wooden flooring instead. The Dojang is usually decorated with items such as flags, banners, belts, instructional materials, and traditional Korean calligraphy.
The grandmaster of the dojang is called a gwanjangnim (관장님, gwon'-jong-nim); the master (senior instructor or head of dojang) is called sabeomnim (사범님, sah'-bum-nim); the instructor is called gyosannim (교사님, gyoh'-sah-nim); and the assistant instructor is called jogyonim (조교님, joh'-gyoh-nim).
A Taekwondo student typically wears a uniform (dobok 도복/道服, doh'-bok), often white but sometimes black (or other colors), with a belt (ddi 띠,dee) tied around the waist. White uniforms are considered the traditional color and are encouraged for use at formal ceremonies such as belt tests and promotions. Colored uniforms are often reserved for special teams (such as demonstration teams or leadership teams) or higher-level instructors. There are at least three major styles of dobok, with the most obvious differences being in the style of jacket: (1) the cross-over front jacket, (2) the V-neck jacket (no cross-over) typically worn by Kukkiwon/WTF practitioners, and (3) the vertical-closing front jacket (no cross-over) typically worn by ITF practitioners. White uniforms in the Kukkiwon/WTF tradition will typically be white throughout the jacket, while ITF-style uniforms are trimmed with a black border along the bottom of the jacket.
The belt color and any insignia thereon indicate the student's rank. Different clubs and schools use different color schemes for belts. In general, the darker the color, the higher the rank. Taekwondo is traditionally performed in bare feet, although martial arts training shoes may sometimes be worn.
When sparring, padded equipment is worn. In the ITF tradition, typically only the hands and feet are padded. For this reason, ITF sparring often employes only light-contact sparring. In the Kukkiwon/WTF tradition, full-contact sparring is facilitated by the employment of more extensive equipment: padded helmets called homyun are always worn, as are padded torso protectors called hogu ; feet, shins, groins, hands, and forearms protectors are also worn.
The school or place where instruction is given is called the Dojang (도장, doh'-jang). Specifically, the term dojang refers to the area within the school in which martial arts instruction takes place; the word dojang is sometimes translated as gymnasium. In common usage the term dojang is often used to refer to the school as a whole. Modern Dojangs often incorporate padded flooring, often incorporating red-and-blue patterns in the flooring to reflect the colors of the Taegeuk symbol. Some dojangs have wooden flooring instead. The Dojang is usually decorated with items such as flags, banners, belts, instructional materials, and traditional Korean calligraphy.
The grandmaster of the dojang is called a gwanjangnim (관장님, gwon'-jong-nim); the master (senior instructor or head of dojang) is called sabeomnim (사범님, sah'-bum-nim); the instructor is called gyosannim (교사님, gyoh'-sah-nim); and the assistant instructor is called jogyonim (조교님, joh'-gyoh-nim).