Technical Guidance
Self-Belief and Discipline – Why learning Stances is so Important
People often come to Taekwondo looking for discipline. From day one, we teach the foundations to help students find this. A number of different stances are also taught, in particular the walking stance, which is learnt at the very beginning. Although a basic stance, it appears in many areas of technical taekwondo such as patterns, set sparring and line work.
Cheap Homemade Taekwondo Air Break Holder
Mr Nick Evans V, Movewell Taekwondo gives Instructions on how to make a cheap taekwondo air break holder to help you practice jumping and spinning taekwondo air break techniques. It’s simple and easy to make, costs very little and is lots of fun to use as well and a tool to hone techniques. Ideal for use with practice and junior breaker boards.
Confidence and Self Belief – Where to Find It
Confidence and self belief can be taught by practicing Taekwondo. In this short blog Mr Nick Evans V, Movewell Taekwondo, explains how to develop both and its not what you might think…it all starts from practicing a basic punch through and through.
PUMA Technical TKD Day for All Students 3rd June
Dear Students and Parent, PUMA are putting on a Technical TKD Seminar for all students on the 3rd June. These days are always really valuable to attend. They are suitable for all student Yellow stripe to black belt grade. For juniors they can be really valuable...
Photo Guidance & Social Media for Parents
Good Morning Movewell Parents, As I mention at each grading presentation one of our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policies is that lessons and grading are closed forums, which means no photos or videos. If you do want a photo to remember your child's special...
New Book – Path to Black Belt
THe PUMA Merchandise Unit has just taken delivery of a fantastic new book entitled ‘Path To Black Belt.’ The books feature multiple world champion Jaroslaw Suska. The cost of the book is £30. They'll make great Christmas presents, or to use as a...
Bo Staff Seminar and Grading 19th Dec 16
Dear Students and Parents, please ee below info regarding a PUMA Bo Staff seminar in a few weeks... Bo Staff Seminar and Grading 19th November 2016 @ 10am to 1pm Yate Parish Hall, Station Road, Yate, BS37 4PQ The venue has limited car parking,...
Weds 21-9-16 2nd Class – Master the Details
Evening Students, To all students attending the 2nd class on weds 21-9-16 bring a note pad and pen please. I'm going to spend the lesson going through some of the finer details of TKD techniques. This will help you plan your next stages of improvement. It will focus...
PUMA Squad Date for Autumn 2016
Message from Mr Lammin - Squad Coach PUMA Dear All,After a well deserved summer break September and October are going to be very busy months with plenty of opportunities to train and compete. Below is a list of the forthcoming PUMA and ITF Squad Training...
Counting to 10 in Korean
A basic requirement for your first grading is to count to 10 in Korean. The numbers are in your handbook but as a quick recap (and for Little PUMAs) they are: Hanna Dool Seth Neth Dasual Yasaul Ilgop Yodoll Ahop Yoll Typically a student will be asked to count to 10 in...
Taking Photos & Videos – Do & Donts
Dear Parents and Students Part of our Safeguarding Policy in PUMA and Movewell TKD relates to taking photos and videos. We refer to classes and gradings and CLOSED Forums, and tournaments and seminars as OPEN Forums Whether it's a CLOSED Forum or OPEN Forum determines...
Next Red and Black Belt Training 19th March 2016
Please note the information below for the next P.U.M.A. Black & Red belt training on the 19th March 2016 Venue: Thornbury Leisure Centre, Alveston Hill, South Glos, BS35 3JB Time: 1.30pm - 3.30pm Cost: £10 Training cost is payable on the day If you would like to...
TKD Stances
TKD Stances To help with your learning take a look at the attached Stances doc. All the main stances are covered - Walking Stance Sitting Stance Attention Stance Ready Stance X Stance L Stance Horizontal Stance ...and a few more too. I hope you find it useful, Mr...
Walking Stance Basics
Walking Stance is one of the basic and fundamental stances in Taekwondo. The weight distribution is 50-50 on each leg; it is 1.5 shoulder widths long from toe to toe and 1 shoulder width wide from the middle of the foot to middle of the opposite foot; the back leg is...
Taekwondo Etiquette for All Students
A number of students have asked about the different codes of etiquette for Taekwondo recently. They have all been good questions about when to bow, how to shake hands, what to do when late for a class etc. Taekwondo etiquette is all part of the respect and discipline...