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maintext = "Welcome to the Norfolk Taekwondo Academy official website. We are located at the YMCA in Norfolk, Nebraska. For further contact information please visit our Contact info and Class Schedule Page
Please email your questions and comments to Mr. Nelson at crete04@conpoint.com ";
desctext = "Students are expected to show respect for all fellow students and their instructors.
There are many belt levels that the student has to go through to reach the rank of black belt. The beginner starts out as a white belt, approximately every three months a testing is held. This is when the student has a chance to progress in rank. The belt levels are as follows: White, Yellow, Orange, Low Green, High Green, Low Blue, High Blue, Brown, Red, and Black. Their testing consists of the following: Floor exercises, this is where the student learns to block a punch and executes a counter attack. Forms, with each belt level the student has a new form to learn. Forms are a set pattern of moves. When the student is doing his or her form they should be imagining they are actually defending themselves against an attacker."
desctext2 = "When the students reach the rank of orange belt they are allowed to begin free-sparring. Free-sparring is where they actually get to do battle with another student. Ninety-=five percent of the time the type of free-sparring the students do is called controlled free-sparring, this consists of no contact or very light contact to the body. Full contact sparring is not allowed unless the students are wearing safety equipment, this includes head gear, mouth guards, gloves, and chest guards. They are not allowed to kick below the belt when sparring for the safety reasons. Once the student reaches the rank of blue belt they are required to start breaking boards for their next test. The number of boards they are required to break depends on their age and rank. Breaking boards show martial artists how much power they have developed. If the student fails any part of their test they will not go up in rank, they will remain the same rank."
desctext3 = "Students should try to get to class 5 – 10 minutes early so they can stretch out before class starts. Instructors will show the proper stretches needed. The better your stretch is, the higher and faster you will be able to kick, it also greatly reduces the chance of injury. It will be very beneficial for students to work out on their own at home as two days a week of classtime is not enough to progress at a very fast rate.
The bottom line is the harder the student works out and the more time they spend at it, the faster they will progress.";
sddesctext = "Self Defense class benefits:"
sdben = "- Learn awareness
- Assess situation's
- Learn basic strikes, blocks, kicks, and grabbing counters
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termtext = "The following is a list of Korean terminology and commands used in class:";
tkdtext = "Tae-kwon-do is a Korean martial art. Tae-kwon-do is a method of self-defense and the guiding principle is that the practitioner shall make no attack except if they are threatened. Tae-kwon-do is designed to develop and build self-confidence, self-control, and self discipline. Translated Tae-dwon-do means way of the hand and foot. As it is known today Tae-kwon-do is approximately fifty years old. The difference between Tae-kwon-do and other martial arts is that Tae-kwon-do does a lot more kicking techniques. The ratio is 30% hand and 70% foot techniques. The ratio for karate is approximately 50 - 50. Students are expected to show respect for all fellow students and their instructors.";
philtext = "One day as a Zen master strolled through a field with his student, a pheasant started from a bush in front of them and ran awkwardly into a thicket. The student laughed and said “birds are so silly and defenseless.” The Zen master swung his walking staff and struck the student across the shins. 'Fly,' he commanded.
All things have their weaknesses and their strengths. Stone grinds scissors, scissors cut paper, and paper wraps stone. People think themselves weak because they do not know how to use their strength. The essence of Tae-Kwon-Do is to make the individual aware of his natural strengths and how to apply them to the greatest advantage. In this way, the individual overcomes his only real weakness; his lack of faith in himself.
Patience is required. Wise men have said that he who finds it easy in the beginning has all the more difficulty later on. For some, even patience requires practice. The impatient may rush to develop flashy techniques to impress themselves and others of equal shallowness – only to discover, upon confronting one who is truly valorous, that all their tricks are to no avail. When one commits himself sincerely to the practice of Tae-Kwon-Do he enters a reciprocal relationship, in which moral courage is enhanced by physical development, and vanity is exchanged for genuine confidence.
The mind must be calm, and the will determined. A troubled or distracted mental attitude will blur perception. It is better to react spontaneously in response to the opponent’s threat, rather than to act hastily in anticipation of a move he may not make. To this end the mind must be relaxed and open to perceive the opponent’s intentions clearly, and one must practice the techniques relentlessly to develop a responsiveness which is instantaneous and correct, an intuitive reflex, requiring no thought or preparation. Response should be synchronized with perception; defense should begin as the opponent’s attack begins. And, one must respond without self-consciousness; attention must be wholly fixed on the opponent and suffer in the process. One must realize and accept the fact that to stand and defend his life means to risk losing it. Once he has accepted the likelihood of death, fear cannot distract him, and the opponent cannot intimidate him, and he is free to perceive and concentrate on the opponent’s weaknesses, rather than his own. This is the total absorption of the person into the act, the enthusiasm of the unified spirit, which naturally triumphs over the spirit in disorder.
Tae-Kwon-Do is a method of self-defense without weapons. Flesh and bone, the natural, vulnerable equipment of the body, are the only resources of the Tae-Kwon-Do practitioner. Therefore, the techniques of Tae-Kwon-Do are designed to train all the muscles and joints of the body to develop their ultimate capacities toward and integrated and totally efficient mechanism for defense. By applying the Yin and Yang principle to the soft and hard areas of the body, the very natures of these areas are exploited to advantage. What is soft is pliable, and is therefore not used to resist an attack so much as to give way before the onslaught, allowing the opponent’s own momentum to carry him off balance, thus placing him in a poor position for continuing the assault and at the same time making him vulnerable to counterattack. What is ‘soft’ is also, and is therefore trained to react with maximum speed and agility. What is ‘hard’ is naturally resistant, and is therefore used to fend off blows to which the soft parts of the body should be vulnerable. What is ‘hard’ is also forcible and is thus a logical striking point, in which to concentrate one’s strength for a counterattack.
The center of force is in the abdomen, and it is at this point that the flow of energy begins, and from which it goes outward, through the body, to the extremities. Thus, concentration – the integration of strength, speed and muscular coordination, which is necessary to the execution of all the techniques in Tae-Kwon-Do – begins at the center.";
//Contact Page
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contacttext = "The Norfolk Taekwondo Academy is located at:
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address = "Norfolk YMCA
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address = address + "301 W. Benjamin Ave
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address = address + "Norfolk NE 68701";
phone = "Mr. Ray Nelson # 402-371-1939";
yphone = "YMCA # 402-371-9770";
email = "Email: crete04@conpoint.com";
tiny = "Tuesdays and Thursdays
6 pm to 6:30";
adult = "Tuesdays and Thurdays
6:30 pm to 8";
defense = "Wednesdays
6pm to 7";
//Instructors Page
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nelson = "Bio Coming Soon";
buker = "Bio Coming Soon";
burgin = "Bio Coming Soon";
//Rank Requirements
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ranktext="A Taekwondo student's progress in the art is measured by the color of their belt. "
ranktext = ranktext + "In order to progress to a new belt rank and learn new material the student must pass a test. "
ranktext = ranktext + "These requirements are designed to display the student's skills and knowledge for their level. "
ranktext = ranktext + "Rank testings are held approximately every 3 months."
yelloworange = "Floor Exercise, Form, One Step Sparring, and Questions";
greenblue = "Floor Exercise, Forms, and Free Sparring";
bluered = "Floor Exercise, Forms, Free Sparring, and Board Breaking";
black = "Floor Exercise, Forms, Free Sparring (one on one and two on one), Board Breaking, Focus Kicking, and Writing and Essay."