Wicklow Taekwondo School Shows Way Forward
Tuesday, August 21st, 2001
Wicklow town school of Taekwondo offers students a combination of traditional and modern training through its classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Run by Gerard New who is a fourth degree black belt the methods of training encourage discipline and respect for all fellow members. The classes are spit into junior and senior groups and plans are afoot for a kid's class on Saturday mornings in the autumn.
The more modern or combined styles of martial arts are incorporated into the classes on Mondays with the strictly traditional method of
Wicklow Town School Of Taekwondo
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Takewondo instruction taking place on Wednesday evenings. This is reflected in the uniforms that are allowed at the different training secessions. A combination of uniform colours may be worn on Monday nights but only a standard white uniform can be worn on the Wednesday's for the traditional Takewondo classes.
An emphasises on respect for fellow club members can be seen throughout the classes and instruction is highly supervised. Like any sport there is a need to move forward and develop new ideas and methods of training. "We offer the student a look into both the traditional and new world of the martial arts but this does not mean one detracts from the other" declared Gerard. " In fact if anything the student gets a much more balanced view of what is happening today in the martial arts world and we hope this is also reflected in the persons outlook in the real world".
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