Taekwondo Clinical Support Programs

 The Characteristics of TCS(Taekwondo Clinical Support)

1. What is TCS

This program was uniquely designed by Grand Master (Exercise-Neuropsychologist) Tae Eun Ha through years of clinical research and data analysis at Ha’s Taekwondo Academy.

TCS is a program developed based on Exercise-Neuropsychology.
Exercise-neuropsychology is an alternative medicine exercise therapy that incorporates the principles of neuropsychology.
The goal is to help treat and heal people affected by various neurological disorders through a novel exercise program.

2. How is TCS different than traditional therapy?

Exercise-Neuropsychology is characterized by fundamentally activating the function of internal neuropsychology through dynamic observations of the mind and body during exercise, therefore improving health.
This stems from the concept of the mind leading the body based on oriental medicine philosophy.
Brain nerves are not affected by a single neurological disorder, but are also affected by abnormalities in the functions of the nerves that are connected to each other. The entire brain nerves should be checked for symptoms.
That is why one disorder is accompanied by various abnormal symptoms.
It also begins with a simple primary disorder at first, but if it causes problems with cognition, social, and emotional behavior as it grows, it causes another neurological disorder and becomes secondary problem.
Therefore, instead of just looking at one symptom and treating only the part of the symptom, we should look broadly at the brain’s ability and brain structure, which is the cause of the overall disorder from a preventive level, and activate the function of the nerves linked to the disorder through exercise as a therapeutic intervention model so that they can be cured and prevented.
Especially if Exercise-Neuropsychology and conventional therapy work together, they will work in a faster time.

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3. How does TCS allow for faster eradication of a disability?

Unlike Occupational Therapy, our TCS program is taught in a martial arts setting, which provides a positive and healing environment.  This helps to increase a child’s motivation to focus and control their mind.
Our TCS instructors also obtained exercise-neuropsychology therapist qualifications as martial arts instructors.

4. Why does Our TCS program focus so much on emotional stability?

In order to change child’s behavior we need to first change their emotion and mind.
Programs that focus only on cognitive training without paying attention to a child’s emotional behavior will only produce superficial and insincere results.  Fundamental behavior modification cannot be achieved.
For example you can train and walk the horse to the river for a drink, but if the horse has not set his mind to drink the water, it will refuse to drink it.
If you pressure a child and force training of their cognitive brain when they are not ready, it is the same as forcing a child to learn a math equation and not showing them how to apply it in life. A child that is emotionally unstable is not ready to just be taught how to use his mind, but needs to learn how to use his mind and soul to apply these teachings.

5. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders and emotional-behavioral problems can participate in this education.

● ADHD(Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) kinesitherapy:Through Taekwondo training, we provide treatment for children whose attention span is insufficient or excessive behavior and impulsiveness that are inappropriate for the child’s age hinder their functioning or development.
● ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder) kinesitherapy:Adolescents (ages 3 to 15 years) with;
·First, if the child is 6 months old but does not laugh or express pleasure, if the child is 9 months old and does not interact well with the parents, even if the child is 1 year old, does not babble or point with his or her hands and grasps objects. Toddlers who cannot shake their hands or shake their hands, and cannot speak by 18 months.
·Second, Insistence on a specific situation and obsession with objects: doing a specific action at a specific time, insisting on a specific texture or color for food, etc.
·Third, Lack of sociability: You may not be good at making friends, don’t know how to read other people’s facial expressions, and don’t know how to keep a proper distance from others. Also, they don’t recognize natural social concepts, such as not recognizing signs that friends want to play together, or not knowing how to join their friends on their own, or not knowing how to express themselves or how to express themselves appropriately.
·Fourth, Ability to think and reason: For example, they judge with a simple logic of ‘black’ or ‘white’, lack imagination, stick to principles only, and lack organizational skills.
·Fifth, self-stimulatory behaviors: rocking the body back and forth, clapping hands repeatedly, jumping in place, talking to oneself, making strange noises or repeatedly touching or turning objects, shaking or clapping arms, sniffing and biting objects, etc.

6. TCS Training System

A. Intensive training: One on One Lesson Child needs only one on one training to improve disorder before integrating into group lessons.
B. Shows improvement: One on One and Group Lesson The child shows improvement and is able to train with a larger group of students.
C. Shows great improvement: Group Lesson Only The child shows a lot of improvement and is able to stop one on one classes but still needs to be watched.
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7. Who is Instructing your Child?

Our Instructors/Therapist are Taekwondo Children’s Special Needs Specialists certified through the ‘Exercise-Neuropsychology Association: ENA’.The instructor must have over 160 hours of TCS teaching experience.
Our Instructors/Therapist utilize individual programs developed specifically for each individual child to provide the best results and have a positive difference in you and your child.
Our Instructor/Therapist not only teach our program, but creates a friendship with the child, thereby giving the child another form of support when he or she needs it.

TCS TRAINING CLASSIFICATION 

Each student can be sectioned into three different categories.

1. Emotional and Behavior Development!

Through Taekwondo’s own emotional behavioral therapy, the child will learn to control him/herself properly.
*Conduct disorder = challenging behavior, oppositional defiance disorder, ADD/ADHD, learning disabilites, Tics/Tourrette’s Syndrome, personality disorder, expressive language disorder, etc., will be helped.

2. Motor Skills Development!

Taekwondo will develop and improve his/her gross motor movement as well as fine motor skills throughout the personalized training.
*Motor skills disorder = sensory disorders, delayed motor skills, coordination developmental disability, etc., will be helped.

3. Brain Balance Development!

Taekwondo will stimulate the child’s cognitive training.(insight learning, latent learning, observational learning) It will develop and improve motor skills to help him/her overcome physical obstacles. The goal is to give him motivation and mental stability in life.
*Developmental disorders = mental retardation, communication disorders.
*Pervasive developmental disorders = Autism, disturbance of sense, Asperger’s, Rett’s, sensory disorders, Spectrum Disorders etc., will be helped.

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“Any Master can teach Taekwondo skills to children.
Not any Master can teach children a great future.

* Recommendation

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Grandmaster Tae E. Ha has taken this universal love of Taekwondo and developed it into new programs for adults and children which have been  appraised by many in both Korea and the U.S. He successfully published his studies of children’s Character and Taekwondo into a book in 1998. In 2000, he initiated his theoretical studies in practice by teaching American children, which became a success.
TCD and TCS program improves children’s physical and mental abilities very effectively using many educational aspects of Taekwondo, namely discipline, concentration,
respect, and confidence. This was the first psychological personality development therapy based on martial arts.
This sensational program saw great results from children and was loved by many parents for its effectiveness. Harlem School District #122 specially appointed this
program as Harlem School District’s Special  Educational Program. The program was launched in March of 2010 targeted for elementary students.
My personal wish is for this breakthrough program to spread throughout the country and become a positive impact on children’s future.
Sincerely,
Julie M. Morris, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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