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This page is to encourage, support and empower more girls and women to get involved in taekwondo and other martial arts.
As a sport, martial arts offer a perfect combination of fitness, strength, flexibility and balance. Not to mention the added benefits of increased confidence, self-defence techniques and the camaraderie that comes with training alongside like-minded people!
And if that wasn’t enough, practicing martial arts is a process of self-betterment; you are always learning new patterns or improving techniques – and that’s what keeps it interesting, and keeps people coming back.
From a personal perspective…
I wasn’t much good at P.E. in school and always assumed that meant I just wasn’t the sporty type. In fact, I just needed to find the right sport that suited me.
So I came quite late to taekwondo. Feeling lonely in a new city, I joined a local class full of like-minded students and an amazing teacher, and was hooked. There’s something about discovering what your body is capable of, understanding how it can be used as a weapon, feeling strong and challenging yourself that is both appealing and addictive!
I’m now 41 and have been practising taekwondo for many years - albeit with breaks now and again as my life changes direction. I also dabble in other martial arts like kickboxing too. As a busy mum of two young children it can sometimes be hard to find the time or energy to train but I still get that same buzz after a good class. Martial arts are my way of reclaiming a bit of ‘me’ again!
A club for women: Encouraging more ladies to try martial arts
It’s not easy starting a martial art. Children, jobs, caring for others…we have so many responsibilities these days and it can be difficult to find the time and motivation to train. Joining a new club - especially a sport with a reputation for being intense, male-dominated and involving sparring – can be intimidating, or perhaps not seen as very ‘feminine’. I’m also very aware – after two large pregnancies myself – of the issues that many ladies face doing high-impact exercise after having children (poor pelvic floor anyone?) and other post-natal issues.
That’s what inspired me to set up a taekwondo club for women - a friendly, relaxed and non-judgemental class where women of all ages and abilities can train together.
The club currently meets on Thursday evenings - new members are most welcome! Please see www.taekwondo4women.com for class details, or contact me at [email protected] to try a class.
