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Since 1998,
TaeKwonDo 2 has provided instruction in the martial art of Taekwondo. Our
Milwaukie, OR training hall (do jang) in trains students from all over Clackamas County, including
Clackamas,
Colton,
Gladstone,
Happy Valley,
Oregon City, and
Milwaukie.
We hope you enjoy our website and will visit our school when you are in the area. This site has been designed to give you information about our facility, our style of martial arts, our staff and information on how to contact us.
What is Taekwondo?
Taekwondo is a modern martial art, characterized by its fast, high and spinning kicks. There are multiple interpretations of the name Taekwondo. Taekwondo is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot.'
Tae = 'Foot' or 'to kick' or 'to jump'
Kwon = 'Fist' or 'to strike or block with hand'
Do = 'The way of' or 'art'
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Put this together and Taekwondo means: "The Art of Kicking and Punching" or "The Art of Unarmed Combat."
Disciplines of Taekwondo
Taekwondo has four disciplines:
- Patterns
- Sparring
- Self-defense
- Break Test
It is the combination of these four disciplines that make up the art of Taekwondo.
Objectives of Taekwondo:
- to develop an appreciation for Taekwondo as a sport and an art
- to achieve physical fitness through positive participation
- to improve mental discipline and emotional equanimity
- to learn self-defense skills
- to develop a sense of responsibility for one's self and others
Taekwondo is primarily a kicking art, often with a greater emphasis on the sport aspect of the art. Taekwondo stylists tend to fight at an extended range, and keep opponents away with their feet. It is a hard/soft, external, fairly linear style and is known for being very powerful. In the do jang, there is an emphasis on competition work, especially in sparring. Taekwondo forms, the formal patterns of movement against an imaginary opponent, and the basics (including stances, blocks, kicks and punches) are emphasized as well.
