Class description

Class types:
Fundamentals

• 30 minute class
• 4-6 year olds
• Develop coordination, balance and basic taekwondo skills

General class

• 75-90 minute class
• 7 years old and above
• A rounded class to build strength, fitness and taekwondo skills. Suitable for both beginners and experienced people

Chatswood beginner class

• 60 minute class
• 7 years old and above (all belts can join this class)
• Focuses of basic techniques and the first 3 taeguk patterns, strength and fitness

Chatswood green belt and above

• 60 minute class
• 7 years old and over, green belts and higher
• Beginners 12 years old and over can attend for a harder workout
• Focus on taeguk 4 through to black belt poomsae, sparring, strength and fitness

Sparring class

• Development of competition sparring skills
• Speed, coordination and fitness

NSG training

• Two levels - beginners (up to green tip) and green belt and above
• Can switch to Poomsae and Sparring (Kyorugi) specific classes leading up to competition
• NSG only

* "Taeguk" vs "Chang Hon"
The essence of Taekwondo is taught through patterns (also called "poomsae" or "tul" - a sequence of moves akin to "Kata" in Karate or "Forms" in TaiChi or Kung Fu.

Due to its history, Taekwondo has numerous pattern systems. Two of which are "Chang Hon" and "Taeguk".

The Chang Hon patterns are an older set of patterns more commonly associated with what is now known as "ITF" Taekwondo. We still teach the Chang Hon patterns because they have a greater variety of techniques at earlier levels.

The Taeguk poomsae are newer patterns developed after the unification of Taekwondo. These are now the standard patterns for the "World Taekwondo Federation" and Kukkiwon. These patterns have less variety of techniques compared with the Chang Hon patterns but their beauty lies in their simplicity.

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