What does a taekwondo coach use a bamboo whip for?
Like Adolescent reported that the Vietnam Taekwondo Federation received a complaint from Mr. NTH, parent of martial arts student NTNM (13 years old), about his son being beaten by the coach while practicing at Seung Ri Taekwondo Club (Ho Nguyen Trung Street). , Khue Trung Ward, Cam Le District, Da Nang City) with Mr. Nguyen Van Kin as head coach and chairman.
In the denunciation, Mr. NTH wrote: “On the evening of January 9, I picked him up from the club’s martial arts training venue and brought him home when he said that head coach Nguyen Van Kin used a bamboo whip to hit his thighs and his assistant coach named Quy used a training stick (chicken thigh) to hit her on the butt and chest while she was lying on her side (practice kicking). It was so painful that when she stood up, Quy kicked her straight in the back with her heel. , I lie down flat.”
Coach Nguyen Van Kin demonstrates how to use a bamboo whip to correct movements for martial arts students
Afternoon January 13, PV Adolescent went to Seung Ri Club, where the incident happened, to discuss directly with head coach Nguyen Van Kin. At this time, Mr. Kin had just left the police headquarters after the second working session (the first on the evening of January 9) to return to the club. At the club’s martial arts training floor, Mr. Kin admitted that he used a bamboo whip in the teaching process, but did not use it to beat the students. Coach Nguyen Van Kin also teaches how to use a bamboo whip to correct movements and train reflex skills for a specific martial artist. “I use a small bamboo stick with a length of 50 cm in teaching. However, that bamboo stick is for me to correct the students’ movements. In addition, I use the bamboo stick to perform challenges, in order to increase the speed and strength of martial arts students,” analyzed taekwondo club head coach Seung Ri.
In addition, NTH’s parents also wrote in their complaint that they had repeatedly contributed to the coach, saying that teaching using a whip was offensive, anti-pedagogical, and physically violating the children, but the coach did not accept it. Regarding this issue, head coach Nguyen Van Kin said he is very demanding and sensitive to parents’ opinions, but has never received feedback from the families of NTNM martial arts students. “In the case of NTNM martial arts students, I interact with this friend’s family a lot. Friend M. is on the center’s coaching team, so I have planned to arrange extra time for him,” Mr. Kin expressed.
The bamboo whip used by Mr. Kin is about 50 cm long
Meet with parents before suspending activities
On the morning of January 13, before working with the police, coach Nguyen Van Kin posted an invitation on social networks with the content that he wanted to meet with parents to explain the events that were happening to him and himself. like Seungri taekwondo club.
As noted by PV Adolescenton the evening of January 13, more than 10 parents came to Seung Ri Taekwondo Club (Ho Nguyen Trung Street, Khue Trung Ward, Cam Le District, Da Nang City) to discuss directly with coach Nguyen Van Kin. Here, many parents expressed their sympathy and sharing with Mr. Kin. One parent said: “I myself have studied martial arts since I was a child, so I understand very well. It is quite normal for collisions while practicing martial arts, leading to bruises or pain.”
Coach Nguyen Van Kin met with parents, before the club suspended operations from January 14
The discussion between coach Nguyen Van Kin and the parents only lasted about 20 minutes. Mr. Kin also announced that Seung Ri Taekwondo Club will temporarily suspend operations from January 14, until there is an official conclusion from the authorities on the incident.
On the afternoon of January 13, the People’s Committee of Khue Trung Ward, Cam Le District, Da Nang City said that after the ward’s authorities worked with the representative of Seung Ri Taekwondo Club, they made a record to temporarily suspend the operations of this club. from January 14.
In addition, the People’s Committee of Cam Le District (Da Nang City) also directed the People’s Committee of Khue Trung Ward to urgently check and clarify the case of parents accusing taekwondo coaches of beating their children while practicing at the club and to report. for the District People’s Committee.
