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Club & Governing Structure
Didcot, Newbury & Wantage Tae Kwon-Do is a family centred club with students from 6 to 60+.
We teach a traditional form of Tae Kwon-Do following the Tae Kwon Do Association to Great Britain (TAGB) syllabus
Our schools are members of Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain (TAGB), one of the largest martial arts organisation in the world with over 25,000 accredited members, 600 schools, and organises seminars with World Masters, demonstrations, national, regional and international championships every month of the year.
The clubs are members of the British Tae Kwon-Do Council; the governing body for Tae Kwon-Do as recognised by Sport England
Why take up Tae Kwon Do?
Children
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For fun
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Improve co-ordination
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Improve concentration
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Improve memory
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Build confidence
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Socialise
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Improve self discipline & self esteem
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Improve fitness
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Self defence
Adults
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Improve fitness
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Improve strength & flexibility
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Improve self control
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Weight loss
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Reduce Stress
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Socialise
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Build confidence
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Self defence
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Korean philosophy
Courtesy
Self-Control
Integrity
Indomitable Spirit
Perseverance
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Tenets of Tae Kwon-Do
About Tae Kwon-Do
Tae Kwon-Do is a version of an ancient form of unarmed combat practised for many centuries in the Orient, perfected in its present form in Korea.
Translated from Korean, 'Tae' literally means to jump, kick or smash with the foot. 'Kwon' means a fist chiefly to punch or destroy with the hand or fist. 'Do' means art, way or method.
Tae Kwon-Do indicates the technique of unarmed combat for self-defence, involving the skilled application of punches, kicks, blocks, dodges and interception with the hand, arms and feet to the rapid destruction of the opponent.
To the Korean people Tae Kwon-Do is more than a mere use of skilled movements. It also implies a way of thinking and life, particularly in instilling a concept and spirit of strict self-imposed discipline and an ideal of noble moral re-armament.
In these days of violence and intimidation, which seem to plague our modern societies, Tae Kwon-Do enables the weak to possess a fine weapon to defend himself or herself and defeat the opponent as well. When wrongly applied it can be a lethal weapon.