Fitness and Conditioning
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Fitness - The principles of Taekwondo techniques are
based on the design of your body. For power you develop the larger, powerful
muscles of the torso. The speed of the techniques comes from the fast, agile
muscles of the arms and legs. As you progress in Taekwondo, you will learn
to coordinate this speed and power, and develop a concentration to focus all
of your body's strength into a small, hard striking surface like the edge of
the hand or the heel of a foot.
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ATA Fit The ATA Fitness program was developed to work in
conjunction with regular class training schedules. It works major muscle
groups throughout the body as well as providing for strong aerobic fitness.
Special Advanced Workouts 3rd Degrees testing for 4th
Degree and Above are required to take a national fitness test. Theses
test consist of 5 one minute tests with one minute breaks in between. In
order to train for this test, TMA holds special PFT training classes to
assist those students. Time and location vary depending on the student.
These workouts are open to all TMA students but can be very strenuous
for beginning students.