{"id":32,"date":"2019-07-12T12:31:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T12:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bjtkd.com.au\/taekwondo\/?p=32"},"modified":"2020-06-22T05:46:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T05:46:09","slug":"taekwondo-training-is-good-fun-great-for-fitness-and-mental-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bjtkd.com.au\/taekwondo\/taekwondo-training-is-good-fun-great-for-fitness-and-mental-discipline\/","title":{"rendered":"Taekwondo Training is Good Fun, Great for Fitness and Mental Discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was always quite self-disciplined when it came to academia but as I became a bit older I found that same level of self-discipline did not apply to my personal fitness or my waist line.<\/p>\n<p>As a young man at the age of 22 I was quite shocked to discover I had put on 11 kilograms in the 4 years after I finished high-school and realised that I needed to make a positive change for the better. For me that change was Taekwondo.<\/p>\n<p>I am proud to say that now at the age of 33, I am as trim and fit as I was when I was 18, the difference of course is that I now know how to defend myself should the need arise.<\/p>\n<p>My main motivation to continue Taekwondo training as a young man in a highly stressful job and with a young family is to stay fit and healthy. From a psychological perspective, I find that no matter how stressful a day I have experienced, I can attend Taekwondo training and at the end of the training session I feel calm, stress-free and at peace with the world.<\/p>\n<p>When I think back to my Taekwondo skill level and lack of flexibility when I started training, it is hard to believe how much I have achieved. While I will never be a world champion fighter, nor am I the most flexible student, I can hold my own in a bout and my core strength, flexibility and speed have increased markedly over time. I am living proof that anyone can train in taekwondo and become a competent martial artist given sufficient motivation and training!<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to my training sessions every week and Taekwondo is a very important part of my life and lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>I would recommend Taekwondo training at Eastern Suburbs Taekwondo to anyone who is interested in learning self-defence, improving their fitness, flexibility and mental discipline and critically having fun.<\/p>\n<p>Lesli Berger<\/p>\n<p>General Manager<\/p>\n<p>Fivex Commercial Property<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was always quite self-disciplined when it came to academia but as I became a bit older I found that<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bjtkd.com.au\/taekwondo\/taekwondo-training-is-good-fun-great-for-fitness-and-mental-discipline\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Taekwondo Training is Good Fun, Great for Fitness and Mental Discipline<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11,20,19,21,13],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-testimonials","tag-fitness","tag-mental-discipline","tag-personal-trainer","tag-sports-psychology","tag-weight-loss"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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