Five Basic Taekwondo Poses

Series Summary

Martial arts training is an excellent way to workout your cardiovascular system and increase agility. Among the martial arts forms, Taekwondo is very acrobatic and requires excellent agility. Taekwondo incorporates kicking, punching, blocking, as well as numerous high kicks and jump kicks. Taekwondo is also a good way to build strength, learn how to focus, and learn how to protect yourself. If you would like to learn basic Taekwondo in your own home before joining a dojo, you can learn for free online from our expert Taekwondo instructor.

In this free martial arts training video series, learn basic Taekwondo techniques from expert Taekwondo instructor Sid Nelson. Master Instructor Nelson will teach you Taekwondo techniques such as how to tie a martial arts belt; how to punch; how to strike; and how to block a punch using a middle block, high block, and low block. He will demonstrate Taekwondo basics such as the horse stance, guard stance, front stance, back stance, lung punch and reverse punch, front kick, and crescent kick.

Video Transcript

"Hello! My name is Sid Nelson, master instructor in Martial Arts. I'm representing expertvillage.com. I'm going to help you get ready for a Martial Arts class. There are 5 positions that we use in martial arts class. This show your readiness, your confidence, and will help you with further presentations in the martial arts. Before you begin, we begin with a bow that shows respect to the instructor and also it's like saying hello and also shows your readiness. Hands and feet together, tilt at a 45 degrees looking up at the instructions and back. Position one starts with legs out, shoulders width wide, hands behind the back. You want to show good posture, your readiness, and alertness. Keep your eyes focused on the instructions. Martial arts position two is an attention stance. Hands and feet together. Snap the hands and feet together to show that you are alert and ready. Eyes again, focused at the instructions. Position three is a ready position before exercising. Hands come up to the belt, step out to your left, and hand snap out in front of the belt in a circle. Shoulders nice and straight. Position four is a listening position. This prevents students from lying on the ground and remember body language shows confidence and readiness. Step out with the left leg and knife hands on the knee. Back is nice and straight, eyes focused to the instructions. Position five; sitting on the floor, legs crossed, knife hands on the knee, back straight. Once again, eyes focused on the instructions. "