WEEK TWO
TOPIC: TAEKWONDO
SUB-TOPIC: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA, NATURE OF TAEKWONDO, EQUIPMENT, BASIC SKILLS, IMPORTANCE.
TAEKWONDO
HISTORY
Taekwondo is a Korean national sport. Taek means to “Kick or destroy with the foot” Kwon means “to punch with eh fist” and “do” means “way of art”. Hence Taekwondo is loosely translated as the art of “Kicking and punching or the way of the foot and the fist”.
Father of modern taekwondo General Choi Hong Hi taught a combination of Karate and taekyon to his soldiers. He founded international Taekwondo Federation Canada (ITF) in 1966.
The world Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was founded in 1973 by South Korea to rival international Taekwondo Federation (ITF) with the first World Taekwondo Championship in May 1973.
General Choi Hang Hi died in 2002. Since his death, the international Taekwondo Federation (ITF) has splintered into three major groups:
ITF Canada, ITF Austria and ITF North Korea.
Taekwondo in Nigeria
Taekwondo was introduced into Nigeria by the avorian Master Aikpa Aime in 1975 and was embraced by many people. Two associations later evolved in Nigeria the NNTA and UNTA.
In 1986 Taekwondo Association of Nigeria (T. A. N) was formed.
NATURE OF TAEKWONDO
Taekwondo as a sport and exercise is popular with people of both sexes and of many ages. Physical Taekwondo develops strength, speed balance, flexibility and stamina.
The five tenets of Taekwondo are (courtesy, integrity, self-control, indomitable spirit) reflect that taekwondo is a mental discipline as well as a physical one.
EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
1. Competition area measures 10m by 10m
2. Trunk protector (hogu)
3. Head protector
4. Groin guard
5. Fore-arm guard
6. Shin guard
7. Mouth piece
Basic skills and techniques
1. Stance: ready stance, riding/horse stance, frog/walking stance, back/L stance/ Fighting stance, Cat Stance
2. Hand attacks punches open hand technique
3. Kicks: jump kick, spin kick, spin kick, jump, spin kicks, multi-rotation spin, kicks or jump spin kick
4. Blocking
Taekwondo helps students develop and improve awareness, confidence, focus, discipline, memory and respect.
Evaluation
1. Briefly describe Taekwondo
2. Mention three equipment in Taekwondo
3. List three basic skills in Taekwondo
Assignment
1 Taekwondo is a …………………. National sport
2 State any three rules and regulations in Taekwondo
3 Give the officials in Taekwondo
4 The father of modern Taekwondo is called…………….
5 The art of kicking and punching is called? ……………..