Contact Games – Taekwondo JSS3 Physical & Health Education Lesson Note

TAEKWONDO

HISTORY

Taekwondo is a Korean national sport.  Taek means to “Kick or destroy with the foot” Kwon means “to punch with eh fist” and “do” means “way of art”.  Hence Taekwondo is loosely translated as the art of “Kicking and punching or the way of the foot and the fist”.

 Father of modern taekwondo General Choi Hong Hi taught a combination of Karate and taekyon to his soldiers.  He founded the International Taekwondo Federation Canada (ITF) in 1966.

 The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) was founded in 1973 by South Korea to rival the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) with the first World Taekwondo Championship in May 1973.

General Choi Hang Hi died in 2002.  Since his death, the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) has splintered into three major groups:

ITF Canada, ITF Austria, and ITF North Korea.

Taekwondo in Nigeria

Taekwondo was introduced into Nigeria by the Ivorian Master Aikpa Aime in 1975 and was embraced by many people.  Two associations later evolved in Nigeria the NNTA and UNTA. 

In 1986 Taekwondo Association of Nigeria (T. A. N) was formed.

 NATURE OF TAEKWONDO

Taekwondo as a sport and exercise is popular with people of both sexes and of many ages.  Physical Taekwondo develops strength, speed balance, flexibility, and stamina.

 The five tenets of Taekwondo (courtesy, integrity, self-control, and indomitable spirit) reflect that taekwondo is a mental discipline as well as a physical one.

 EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

1.       Competition area measures 10m by 10m
2.       Trunk protector (hogu)
3.       Head protector
4.       Groin guard
5.       Fore-arm guard
6.       Shin guard
7.       Mouthpiece

 BASIC SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES

1.       Stance: ready stance, riding/horse stance, frog/walking stance, back/L stance/ Fighting stance, Cat Stance
2.       Hand attack punches open hand technique
3.     Kicks: jump kick, spin kick, spin kick, jump, spin kicks, multi-rotation spin, kicks or jump spin kick
4.       Blocking

Taekwondo helps students develop and improve awareness, confidence, focus, discipline, memory, and respect.

Evaluation

1.       Briefly describe Taekwondo
2.       Mention three equipment in Taekwondo
3.       List three basic skills in Taekwondo 

Assignment

1         Taekwondo is a …………………. National sport

2          State any three rules and regulations in Taekwondo

3          Give the officials in Taekwondo

4          The father of modern Taekwondo is called…………….

5          The art of kicking and punching is called? ……………..