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The two-day conference is designed to keep instructors up-to-date on the latest taekwondo advances.
The Korean Cultural Centre, Nigeria (KCCN) has trained 60 coaches in the latest taekwondo techniques at the third edition of the KCCN taekwondo coaches' seminar, with outstanding teachers being recognized at the end of the event.
The Chief Coach of KCCN, Ogunmuyiwa Gbolahan, said that the Participants were recruited from 25 institutions and clubs across the country, according to the statement.
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According to Gbolahan, the two-day conference is designed to keep instructors up-to-date on the latest taekwondo advances.
He said, “Our attention is on grassroots taekwondo because we want to develop it at the community level.
“The KCCN has the tradition of developing grassroots taekwondo in the country. So, we have gone far and wide through the length and breadth of the country to develop the game in whatever capacity we can.
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“The aim is to train the trainers so that when they return to their respective organizations, they will pass on the knowledge."
On his part, the most senior blackbelt in Nigerian taekwondo, Dominic Bassey, added that the seminar would help coaches avoid injuries during training sessions.
“The sessions have to do with the basic methods of applying techniques so that they will not injure anyone. This training is very important.
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“For example, many people don’t know that frog jumping is no longer important because of the knee. It causes arthritis but now we have a method of doing the lap exercise. It’s what we call the North Korean Walk,” he said.
According to Bassey, the Grandmaster of Taekwondo in Nigeria, this approach demands bending down and slowly moving the legs one after the other.
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