General TKD Questions Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
5 tenets of Tae Kwon Do
A
Courtesy
Integrity
Perseverance
Self control
Indomitable Spirit
2
Q
When was TKD introduction to the UK?
A
1967
3
Q
What date was TKD founded?
A
11th April 1955
4
Q
Who founded TKD?
A
Major General Choi Hong Hi
(9th degree black belt)
5
Q
What are the 3 Main Target areas?
A
High Section - Nopunde
(eyes, temple, throat, jaw)
Mid Section - Kaunde
(Heart, stomach, ribs, kidneys)
Low Section - Najunde
(Groin, knee, shin, coccyx)
6
Q
How to generate power in Tae Kwon Do?
A
- Breath control
- Reaction Force
- Equilibrium (balance, good and correct stances)
- Mass (dropping weight into motion cancelling increase force)
- Speed
- Concentration (smaller target area increase effect of force)
