Roy's Taekwondo Academy (regd.)

Roy's Taekwondo Academy" (RTA) is an international member organization of Kukkiwon - world taekwondo head Quarters, Seoul, South Korea. In west bengal rta is the only overseas member organization of Kukkiwon.

Taekwondo is one of the most systematic and scientific Korean traditional martial arts and is an Official Olympic Sport. Taekwondo not only teaches the art of self-defence, but also helps achieve physical and mental perfection and acts as a way of life. This art which inculcates harmony between man and nature which is the basic goal of Indian philosophy.
Taekwondo Self Defense / Self Development: - Learn to defend yourself through rigorous, comprehensive training. Develop your endurance, strength, flexibility, and balance along with your taekwondo self-defense techniques.
Learn to defend yourself, not only physically, but mentally as well. Learn to unite your body in a single effort to achieve your goals. Develop an inner calm. Bring up deep-rooted, long hidden fears and weaknesses, face them, and conquer them. Bring out anger and frustration in a positive environment where you can learn to deal with them effectively. Rise above laziness and inner doubt. In today's society, the ability of a young woman to defend herself is very important.

Taekwondo is evolving not only as a popular Official Olympic Sport & martial art, but also as a cultural industry and lifestyle sport popularized in 206 countries. The Korean Government declared Taekwondo as national brand for the promotion of its competitiveness in the public as well. It can be practiced irrespective of the age of the individual and is most suitable for children and the youth. Taekwondo provides them with the required physical and mental training and discipline and prepares them to be better human being. However, many, if not most, people practice Taekwondo primarily because it is the most complete of exercises. Taekwondo promotes the strength and coordination of the whole body, as well as providing maximum aerobic fitness and flexibility. As one article in the New York Times (5/4/96) stated, "In 1 hour and 15 minutes of Tae Kwon Do class you will get the equivalent of 45 minutes of aerobics, 45 minutes of calisthenics and the stretch of 45 minutes of Yoga, plus the most effective means of self-defense. Taekwondo helps provide exercise for part of the body. Taekwondo not only helps beat stress and tension, but also prevents ailments such as spondylosis, arthritis, acidity, hypertension and diabetes.