Let me give you a very familiar scenario: You are walking down the street along with your family. Suddenly, without any warning, two thugs on a motorcycle stop beside you and declare that a holdup/robbery. One of these criminals grabs you and points his weapon, a gun, towards your head or maybe pointing it to your family. What would you do?
The best way to get out of this very risky situation is to give in to what the criminals want. If they are after your money, jewelry, or phones/gadgets, let them have it. You can always replace these things but not your life or your family’s. There is no point in fighting a criminal with a deadly weapon since he has the advantage. However, there are exceptional cases where your life or maybe a family member will be put in danger, such as a hostage situation wherein criminals are armed with guns or knives. You have no other option but to protect your own life and get out of there as fast as you can and call for help.
This is where self-defence comes in. In life or death situations, self-defence training is an invaluable tool to neutralize your opponent. You can acquire the necessary skills in self-defence by studying the martial arts. One highly effective martial art is Taekwondo which is very scientific and systematic in its approach to combat and philosophy.
To know more about Taekwondo and its self-defence applications, look no further than Taekwondo World’s Eastwood Gym, Australia’s Premier Taekwondo School. It is one of the largest, highest-quality, and well-equipped dojangs in the country. Aside from self-defence, students also learn positive values such as confidence, endurance, focus, leadership, respect, and sociability.
Find them at www.taekwondoworld.com.au/eastwood or better yet, visit their outstanding martial arts school which is located at Eastwood Public School, Rowe Street, Eastwood NSW 2122. Taekwondo Basic Techniques and Grading are offered on Tuesdays; Sparring and Self-Defence Techniques are taught on Fridays. The Taekwondo World programs offered by the Eastwood gym are Little Tiger (4-10 Years old), Minors (4-12 Years old), Juniors (5-14 Years old), Tiger (5 Years over & Family), and White Tiger (7 Years Over & Seniors). The contact numbers for the gym are (02) 9743 5757 and 0412 851 302. Visit their Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/TaekwondoWorldSydneyStrathfieldEastwood or you can email them at tkdworld@hanmail.net.
Taekwondo World’s Eastwood Gym is headed by Master Byunggee Yoo, an 8th Dan Taekwondo Black Belt and has graduated from the prestigious Yong In University in Seoul, South Korea. Through his systematic training methods, several of his students have become Australian and national champions.
