History/ general knowledge

• Founder of Taekwon-Do: General Choi Hong Hi, 9th Degree, on 11th April 1955
• Taekwon do introduced to the UK in 1967 by Master Rhee Ki Ha
• Significance of years 1955 and 1967: Taekwon-Do was founded in 1955, Taekwon-Do came to the UK in 1967
• Difference between grading sparring and competition sparring: Grading shows control, movement, blocks, and a wide variety of techniques. Competition uses best techniques
• How to get power into techniques: Speed & Acceleration, Breath Control (Kihap), Relaxation & Tension, Correct Technique, Body Mass
• Jumping is to gain Height and Flying is to gain Distance
• Reasons for free sparring and 2 on 1 sparring: to learn how to block, evade and counter against more than one attacker
• Difference between ITF & WTF Taekwon-do: ITF is Traditional based allowing punching to the head, while WTF is more Sport based with no punching to the head
• courtesy, integrity, perseverance meaning

  be poliet, be honest, achive a goal,