Taekwondowon is promoting the ‘2024 Taekwondo Hope Sharing Classroom’ project to contribute to improving health and disseminating Taekwondo through Taekwondo for socially and economically disadvantaged groups who have little opportunity for sports activities.
The Taekwondo Hope Sharing Classroom is a public project that provides opportunities to participate in Taekwondo training to those who have difficulty accessing Taekwondo for various reasons, such as the elderly, multicultural families, the disabled, and North Korean defectors. Applications will be held from the 21st to March 6th.
The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation plans to select eight institutions and organizations across the country this year and dispatch Taekwondo instructors to the selected places to run 20 Taekwondo classes each starting in May. The Taekwondo Hope Sharing Classroom conducts training activities by organizing systematic classes tailored to each target’s athletic ability and age, including basic Taekwondo techniques, breaking, Poomsae, sparring, and self-defense. In order to improve the quality of training activities and reduce the burden on selected institutions and organizations, the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation supports all matters necessary for classroom operation, such as dispatching Taekwondo instructors, Taekwondo uniforms, and training supplies.
Lee Jong-gap, acting chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, said, “National Taekwondo is a daily exercise that can be practiced by all people, regardless of gender or age.” He added, “We hope to receive applications from as many organizations as we reach out and support people in situations where it is not easy to access Taekwondo.” He said.
Meanwhile, detailed information about the Taekwondo Hope Sharing Classroom can be found in the announcements on the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation and Taekwondowon website.
