Boxing is a contact sport with rules order to ensure each fighter competes on an even playing field and to minimize the chance of unintentional deaths. The rules of boxing are designed to create a set of guidelines that govern the environment in which the fighters compete and set limitations on what they can do.
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It is common that when you walk into a taekwondo studio, you will see that the students are wearing belts of different colors. The students wearing the white and yellow belts are beginners while green and blue are mid level. The red and black level belts indicate higher ranks. The following are some of the implications for the belt ranks:
1. Knowledge
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In taekwondo, it does not matter whether you are male or female or what age bracket you are in, in order to be promoted to the next level. However, you must meet certain requirements at each level in order to be promoted to the next level. These requirements must be met under a test that is given by a panel of scrutinizing black belt instructors. Below is a discussion of the various belt levels and what one requires to achieve in order to be promoted to each belt rank.
Yellow Belt Requir...
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In taekwondo schools, they use colored belts to indicate that a student has progressed from one rank to another. The junior ranks are known as gup while the senior rank is known as dan, or black belt. Belt systems vary between different schools. However, the most common system uses only six belt colors: white, yellow, green, blue, red and black.
What Does Each Belt Signify?
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1. Back And Side Falls
A student can fall anywhere, including on the stairs, being pushed in the streets, or while sparring. Falling properly is therefore important and must be instinctive. The most important things that the student must remember when learning the falling technique is always to keep the head from hitting the ground, spread the force of hitting the ground evenly throughout the body and shouting to force air from the lungs.
For the back fall, the students should begin by bri...
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Introduction To The Art Of Throwing And Falling Techniques
In every martial art, falling is a technique that every student must learn at the beginning of their training. This is because there are many instances in which one is prone to falling. For instance, in taekwondo, there are many kicks involved. This has the potential of knocking down an individual and earning points even if the strike didn't cause the opponent to fall with significant force.
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As mentioned earlier, stretches in taekwondo have to target certain muscle groups in your body so as to increase your flexibility. The following target taekwondo stretches will give you an idea of how to do your stretches.
1. Achilles Tendon Stretch
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In taekwondo there are basically three kinds of stretches that you can do. You can perform one of them every day or you can combine all of them. When you combine all of them before and after a training session, you obviously stand to gain a lot more out of the stretches.
1. Dynamic Stretching
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As mentioned earlier, stretching is an essential part of your taekwondo training. However, it is important to show its importance in your training. The following are some of the benefits of taekwondo stretching:
1. It will help you to increase your flexibility
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Introduction To Taekwondo Stretching
If you are studying or thinking of taking up a taekwondo class, it is important to know that stretching is an integral part of your routine becuse it reduces the risk of injuries. It should not be done like a warm up where you only do it before and after training; it should be done three to four times a week whether you go for your classes or not.
Stretching should be done a minimum of half an hour. Experts recommend that you perform your stretching rou...
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The following are some of the sparring rules in taekwondo:
1. All contestants are required to wear protective gear during sparring. They must also wear the traditional taekwondo gi. For protection, they need to have pads to protect their shin, forearms, hands, chest and head. For men, they must wear groin protection. They must also wear mouth guard.
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The following are some of the sparring tips that you can use against your opponent in order to gain an advantage:
1. Determine whether your opponent is a defensive or an offensive striker. If they attack you first, then they are an offensive striker; if they wait for you to make the first move, then they are a defensive striker.
2. Find out whether your opponent is a kicker or a puncher by doing a fake move. If they throw up their hand, then they are a puncher if they kick, then they are a...
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