Taekwondo for Everyone 2.0
Martial arts and physical activity are much more than a mere means to improve body shape or practice “fighting”. It can help young people develop healthy lifestyles, but it can also teach essential life skills, help with a personal development process and build self-confidence and self-appreciation of young people.
This is especially true for young people with disabilities and fewer opportunities. Martial arts and outdoor activities can help youth in this target group to develop a wide range of social skills and improve their inclusion in the society. The Human Capital Model lists “Equity for persons with disabilities, as well as social inclusion & acceptance of people with fewer opportunities, as some of the most important outcomes of martial arts and physical activity for this target group. (more…)
The Inclusionist (THINC) is an Erasmus+ Youth project, financed by the European Union.
Preparations for the “Taekwondo for everyone 2” project, financed by the European Union, through the Erasmus+ Youth Programme, are going according to plan. Participants are preparing work assignments, presentations of their countries, presentations of the benefits of taekwondo on health and social life, and presentations of the history of taekwondo and of important fighters of their own country. 
Preparations for our project “In their shoes” is going according to plan. Participants are preparing workshops and preparatory assignments, researching martial arts and how to best organize the trip. The host organization has booked accommodation and is preparing the logistics of the project.