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Three Surprising Facts About Taekwondo That Will Amaze You

There's no denying that Taekwondo is today's most well-known type of martial arts. As a matter fact, most martial arts students want to learn Taekwondo more than anything else. If you are among one of those many people who want to be an expert in this martial arts style, here's three fascinating facts about Taekwondo that you need to know:

There are currently 70 million people around the globe practicing Taekwondo
As mentioned earlier, plenty of people are eager to learn this martial arts style. Around the world total, there are more or less 70 million individuals who are practicing Taekwondo. Much of the popularity of this style is credited from famous movie stars and taekwondo practitioners such as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris. In a recent statistics, it was discovered that there are at least 4 million people have already achieved a black belt status in Taekwondo.

Taekwondo Practitioners are Ranked According to Belt Colors
In taekwondo, practitioners are classified according to their belt colors. For beginners, they are given white belts but as soon as their level of expertise improves, their belts' color are also changed. Taekwondo has six belt colors - white, yellow, green, blue, red, and black. The darker the color of the belt a taekwondo student wears, the higher is his position and level of expertise.

Dojang is correct term for the place where Taekwondo is taught
The term dojang refers to the area or place where taekwondo students meet. It can also be called as a center or a gymnasium, but most students prefer calling it a taekwondo school. Commonly, a dojang have blue and red padded floorings; it is decorated with belts, flags, banners, and instructional materials.

Amazing right? See you at the nearest martial arts center!

Take It From the Experts – The World’s Most Famous Martial Artists of all Times

Wanna learn martial arts? Then you should take it from the experts! Here’s a list of legendary martial artists of all times that you make as your inspiration

 

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris is absolutely amazing with his fighting stunts in the many films that he made, but what many of us don’t know that he has a  judo, Tae Kwan Do, Tang SooDo,and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt status. He even created his very own martial arts fighting style, the Chun-Kok Do. Since 1964 until his retirement in 1973, Norris also had a fulfilling career on karate tournament; he has won more or less 30 matches.

 

Apart from that, Norris also held the prestigious title as World Professional Middleweight Karate Champion for six years; he has even defeated karate legends  Joe Lewis, Louis Delgado, and Allen Steen.

 

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee is long gone, but many of us still knew him as the world’s most famous martial arts movie actor. Lee was the pioneer for martial arts acting; he has appeared in some films and among them are The Way of the Dragon and the popular TV series The Green Hornet. Lee is sometimes called as the father of mixed martial arts since he was the first one not to follow the traditional “this is how you do it” style. His signature martial arts style was Jeet Kune Do, but he also knew other martial arts style including Jujitsu, Wing Chun, Judo,  Filipino arts, Judo, and even boxing.

 

Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie is one of the best martial artists to consider as an inspiration. He was the first ever to win three of four UFC championship belts in 193, and he did that by just using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s grappling art that his father invented. Gracie was given a 6th-degree black belt for his expertise.

 

Do you want to be the next legendary martial artist? Enroll at Wellesley MAC now!

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The Best Martial Arts Movies You Need to Watch

How do you usually spend your weekend? How about your Friday nights? Being an avid martial arts admirer, I often find myself spending my free times and day offs watching martial arts movie just to inspire me to be like them soon. So today, I’ll be sharing to you three amazing martial arts movies that every guy or every beginner martial arts students should watch.

The Legend of the Drunken Master

This one's classic, and with Jackie Chan top billing this movie, you will never be bored watching this film. The Legend of the Drunken Master was released in 1994 in Hong Kong; it showcased Jackie Chan's first traditional style martial arts film (which means there plenty of things to learn here). It's sequel, Drunken Master II, which was released last 2005, was considered by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 films of all times. Do you want to watch a comedy with intense martial arts fighting? This one's absolutely an excellent choice.

Kill Bill

Written and directed by the one and only Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill is also one of the best martial arts film that you'll ever watch. This two-part film was released in 2003, and it instantly became a huge hit. The movie, which was started by Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, and David Carradine, shares the story of an ex-assassin avenging her former colleagues for killing members of her wedding party and also trying to kill her. This American film is unconventional and yet amazing because it of its female protagonist who can kick your ass with her amazing martial arts and combat skills. (You go, girl!)

Once Upon a Time in China

Of course, this list would never be completed without a Jet Li movie. Once Upon a Time in China was released in 1991, it became a huge hit that several sequels were released. The story focuses on Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li), a martial arts instructor during the 19th century.

And that’s it! Watching these films will absolutely encourage you to try even better with your fighting skills, or even motivate you to enroll to the nearest MA center.