Square pad training is becoming popular in Taekwondo. square pad training is to place a square pad on the floor, and step on the plate to training. Based on the square pad, you can play taekwondo gymnastics, dance, and use it as a tool for taekwondo training . TaekwonblockMedia met with Master Ban,Eun-ah, who is developing and distributing the square pad training. After persuading her parents’ opposition for two years and starting Taekwondo in the spring of the 6 grade, the girl became a star at the 2012 KTA Gym contest for Taekwondo teaching method by winning the grand prix with ‘Various Taekwondo Teaching Method using square pad.’
What is the square pad training?
The square pad is a square-shaped tool used to practice the breaking of taekwondo. I use it comprehensively in taekwondo training. It is also used for warming up and physical exercise, and as an aid tool for sparring, poomsae, and demonstration. You can also create and teach for Taekwondo training method and Taekwondo Gymnastics using simple principles of square pad training.
square pad training seems to be similar to the ‘Pump It Up’ games that were popular in the past, and it seems to be similar to the oriental magic square. Was there anything affected?
I don’t know about oriental magic square. I’ll find it later. I used to work as a part-time instructor for taekwondo gymnastics at a taekwondo Gym. In order to guide the children and explain the direction of movement easily, I used Korean flag. The Korean flag is always on the front in Taekwondo gym. I assigned a number to four trigram, an element of the Korean flag. I asked the children to move their feet along the numbers so they were very happy and easy to follow. I came across this teaching method by accidently. It’s similar to the pump game that I had a lot of fun before, so I made various steps referring to the pump game. When I participated in the 2012 KTA Gym contest for Taekwondo teaching method, I thought about how I could use square pad to teach Taekwondo.
play using square pad
What are the characteristics of square pad training?
You can teach taekwondo skills easily and fun, and you can apply them in various ways. You can maximize the exercise effect even in a small space. In particular, ‘stepping’, which is essential for good competition, can feel a bit tedious and difficult exercise. But if you use square pad, children think of it as a fun game. Therefore, children can enjoy training. In addition, square pad training can also be applied in various ways.
What is the specific system of square pad training?
Give the number “0” to the square pad under your feet, “1 to 4” for the diagonal, and “5 to 10” for the top, bottom, left and right. As you move to the number you have given, you can create various movements by varying the beat, changing the number. You can think of it as a Taekwondo style pump game.
Various taekwondo training methods using square pad
How do you plan to develop your square pad training in the future?
There is no specific plan yet. However, there are many people who appreciate square pad training. I will try my best to develop the program continuously so that many people can experience and utilize square pad training.
What should I pay attention to when practicing square pad training?
The square pad training was made into the present system with the effort to teach the taekwondo gymnastics easily. Sometimes it’s so simple that I’m ashamed to say it’s training method. Thank you for those who like to practice square pad training. Let me give you a small tip, Taking a big step to practice square pad training will help you to increase your concentration. But carelessness can cause injury. You must be careful about injuries before training.
Taekwon Dance using square pad
Master Ban, Eun-Ah Career ( Facebook)
Adjunct Professor, Department of Taekwondo, Baekseok University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Taekwondo, Baekseok University
Kukkiwon Researcher, Taekwondo Research Institute
Kukkiwon Technical Council Education Division
Instructor, Korea Taekwondo Association
Korea Taekwondo Association Poomsae Players
Federation Poomsae Championships doubles
(Former) Korean Taekwondo Association Performance Team (07 ~ 12)
(Former) Kukkiwon Demonstration Team (02 ~ 06)
