Tae Kwon Do Essay

Tae Kwon Do, a martial art, is translated as “The art of Kicking and Punching” or “The art of unarmed combat” (“General Tae Kwon Do Information” para. 6). These descriptions lead to many people to think Tae Kwon Do is a dangerous and violent sport, and it only suits to male adult to learn. However, it also suit young women to learn. In the following the essay, I will explain what a Tae Kwon Do is, then briefly look at its history and then how Tae Kwon Do is practiced at UIC and focus on how it affects specifically young women. Tae Kwon Do assist female college-age students to develop discipline and leadership, gain self-confidence and self-esteem, and enhance their level physical level. In 2000, Tae Kwon Do, has been confirmed for the Olympic Games program (“World Tae Kwon Do” para.1) and it is

For example, the instructors respect students, senior belts respect junior belts, and junior belts respect senior belts and instructors. Besides, participators need to give the coach a salute when they see him; every training participators cannot be late, otherwise they will be punished to run 800m. At the same time, Tae Kwon Do’s competition rules are strict. During training, there is no need to actually win so contact is light and during competition, full protection is used to protect the competitors. It is not allowed to attack the head with full force. These principles cultivate female college-age students’ polite behaviors to respect others, to set a positive example, and to help them to develop into respectful young women. Moreover, both of males and females can be martial artists in Tae Kwon Do club, which indirectly promotes an awareness of gender equality. Young women do the same exercises as males students in the club. They fight the same way, and female can find that they do movements as well as the male. Females are not limited by their gender, which further encouraging their