What are the benefits of Taekwondo?

Taekwondo is a simple sport to relax. This sport is very popular in life. It is simple and can exercise the body and enhance physical fitness. Many parents hope that their children can practice Taekwondo from an early age, hoping that it will help their children's health. However, the practice of Taekwondo is not a matter of one day or one night. It requires a long time to learn. So what are the good things about Taekwondo? How to practice?

The benefits of practicing Taekwondo

Dr. McIlroy pointed out that practicing Taekwondo has the following benefits:

1. It can stimulate and develop the practitioner's speed, strength, agility, endurance and other physical qualities.

2. It can improve the functions of the cardiovascular system, respiratory and circulatory system and the flexibility of the central nervous system.

3. It can help you overcome your own laziness, negativity, cowardice, fear and other negative factors.

4. It can cultivate perseverance, decisiveness, self-confidence and good willpower, thus creating a healthy body and mind.

5. It is conducive to developing strong muscles.

6. Cultivate activity and the ability to cope with any difficulties.

7. Develop the ability to change direction.

8. Develop the ability to move the body quickly from one place to another in a certain space.

9. Make joints, muscles and tendons more flexible and rhythmic.

10. Developed peripheral nerves and vision.

11. Cultivate concentration and eliminate distracting thoughts.

12. Learn methods and techniques for moving your body.

The benefits of Taekwondo for children

Everyone may think that Taekwondo involves kicking and punching, and is intense and confrontational, and is only suitable for teenagers and adults. In fact, this is not the case. After practice, some experts said that there are many benefits to letting young children practice Taekwondo.

It is specifically manifested in four aspects:

Fitness: The fitness effect of is self-evident. The various kicking, arm blocking, lowering and stretching movements can enhance children's muscles and strength, improve the elasticity of tendons, ligaments and muscles, thereby enhancing children's physical strength and flexibility.

Intellectual enlightenment: Taekwondo can provide a lot of good stimulation to the brain. The practice process is not just the contraction of skeletal muscles, but the comprehensive use of right brain functions such as spatial perception, experience, and type recognition. Therefore, it is very beneficial to develop children's right brain functions such as spatial conversion and body perception, and improves their figurative thinking and creativity.

Cultivating the mind: Taekwondo requires changing direction to determine the direction, thus developing children's spatial perception; in addition, children must take the initiative to find ways to overcome difficulties, which exercises their will, cultivates their courage, and learns the correct attitude towards people, things, and things.

Knowing etiquette: Taekwondo advocates the martial spirit of "courtesy from beginning to end", and emphasizes learning etiquette before learning skills, and learning morality before practicing martial arts. Through mutual respect between teachers and children, etiquette rituals during activities, and mutual courtesy among children, children can understand the meaning of "etiquette" and know how to show "etiquette".

Taekwondo is different from judo. They are two different training methods. Through this sport, you can enhance your physical fitness, improve your body's resistance, and reduce the risk of colds and illnesses. In addition, please note that you must take safety measures when practicing Taekwondo to avoid excessive force and incorrect force that may affect your body.