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Rules & Regulations at Do-Jang (Training hall)
1. Whenever entering or leaving the Do-jang, all students must execute a bow of respect to the flags & to the instructors .
2. Upon meeting an instructor of Black Belt rank, all students must execute a bow of courtesy .
3. All students must remove any watches & jewellery.Avoid bringing valuables to class, as the club cannot be held responsible for loss of student's personal belongings .
4. There should be No eating, chewing of gum, smoking or drinking (other than water & still sports drinks) .
5. Profanity, foul language, horseplay, loss of temper or any lack of self discipline will not be tolerated & offenders will be dealt with severely .
6. All students Must observe a high degree of personal hygiene. Toe & finger nails must be kept clean & trim .
7. Students should ensure that their uniforms (doboks) are clean & neat with the club badge sewn on the upper arm of the right sleeve. Belts must be tied correctly with the ends being of equal length .
8. Each class will begin & end with the ceremonial salute to the flags & bow to the instructor.
9. When speaking to an instructor, students must use "SIR" , "Miss" or Mr/Mrs/Miss followed by the instructors last name .
10. Students arriving late should first go to the instructor, bow & wait to be allowed to commence training.
The Korea Taekwondo Association attempted to eliminate the old
concept of the Kwan in order to unify Taekwondo. Although there
were objections to the elimination of the Kwan system.
The following are the Kwan name and their number:
Kwan 1: Song Moo Kwan Chun Jung Woong
Kwan 2: Han Moo Kwan Lee Kyo Yoon
Kwan 3: Chang Moo Kwan Yoon Bung In – Lee Nam Suk – Kim Soon Bae
Kwan 4: Moo Duk Kwan Choi Nam Do, Hwang Kee - HONG Jong Soo -
Kwan 5: Oh Do Kwan Kwak Byung Oh, Choi Hong Hee
Kwan 6: Kang Duk Won PARK Chul Hee, Lee Kum Hong
Kwan 7: Jung Do Kwan Lee Yong Woo
Kwan 8: Jidokwan YOON Kwe Byung - HYUN Jong Myun,
Lee Chong Woo
Kwan 9: Chung Do Kwan Lee Won Kuk - UHM Woon Kyu
Kwan 10: Kwan Ri Kwan Kim In Suk
Historical Background Of Taekwondo |
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People in primitive ages, no matter where they lived, had to develop personal skills to fight in order to obtain their food and to defend themselves against their enemies, including wild animals.
They also had to invent weapons for more effective defense and easier subsistence. however, even after they learned to use weapons, they never stopped their efforts to promote the development of their bodies and minds by practicing various games, especially in the form f religious rites The Korean ancestors who settled in several tribal states this land after the neolithic age had many of such activities. Yongko in puyo state, Tongmaeng in Koguryo. Muchon in Ye and Mahan, and Kabi in the silla dynasty are some of the striking examples of the "sports activities" wich ancient Kroeas practiced exercises to improve health of martial abilities.
The long experience of ancient people in defending themselves against the attacks of animals as well as their imitation of the defensive and offensive positions assumed by the animals slowly led the people to develop more effecctive skills of their own in the use of their hands in fighting, thus creationg a primitive form of Teakyon(an old name of Taekwondo).
The origin of Teakwondo in this country can be traced back to the Koguryo dynasty, founded 3B.C. since mural paintings to the Koguryo dynasty, founded 37B.C. since mural paintings foung in the ruins of the royal tombs built by that dynasty show scenes of Taekwondo practice. Muyong-chong and kakchu-chong are discovered by a group of archeologists in 1935. They were located Koguryo had its capital in Hwando province.
The ceiling of the Myong-chong carried a painting depiction two men facing each other in Taekwondo practice, while the mural paintings of Kakchu-chong show two men wrestling. In reference to this particular painting, Tatashi Saito, a Japanese historian, in the "Study of Culture in Ancient Korea", says:
"The painting either shows us that the person buried in the tomb practiced Taekwondo while he was alive or it tells us the people practiced it. along with dancing and singing, for the purpose of consoling the soul of the dead".
The construction of the above two tombs dates back to the period between 3 A. D. and 427 A. D., during which, historians say, Hwando province remained the capital of Koguryo. It can therefore be inferred that Koguryo people statred practicing Taekwondo during that period.
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