What Taekwondo Has Done for My Children

Taekwon-do offers our children a number of life skills and experience -skills that will help them through life and experiences they will treasure.

Teague our oldest boy (9) has been doing Taekwon-do for four years and is currently at Blue Belt level. In those four years Teague has gained self-discipline, which has led to self-confidence and a belief in himself. The repetitive nature of Taekwondo has taught Teague the value of practice and he now drives for perfection in Taekwon-do and other sports.

Taekwon-do has also offered Teague a chance to socialise with people of all ages. Again this increases his confidence when dealing with people, a skill a lot of people struggle with today particularly with the advent of email where face to face communication can be avoided. This year Teague has been joined by his six year old twin brothers Reeded and Lane who are currently learning their first pattern. Again we have seen increasing confidence, concentration and co-ordination. As a result we have seen improvements in the same areas at school.

Lastly Taekwon-do has taught our kids one more valuable lesson. That lesson is respect. The way Taekwon-do is organised teaches the kids that there is a pecking order and by moving up that order you will gain respect, but in the meantime you must show respect for those who came before you and have achieved more. This attitude is directly transferable to life.

Dave and Vicki (Queensland, Australia)