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Taekwondo

Though we draw on many martial arts in our work, the core of the teaching in most of our public classes is the most popular martial art in the world: the Korean art of Taekwondo.  

TaeKwonDo can be studied by boys and girls, men and women, from 5-65 (and sometimes older or younger).  It is astonishingly good for your fitness, for helping with your self confidence, and for learning self-defence.  

TaeKwonDo is the combination of three Korean words.  "Tae" means jump kick, or to smash with the foot.  "Kwon" means a fist, or to punch or destroy with the hand or fist.  "Do" means an art, a way, or a method.  When TaeKwonDo settled in to its modern form in the Korean military in the 1950s, the name was chosen because it described accurately what the art consisted of, and also kept up a link with "Taek Kyon," an ancient martial art practised in Korea over 2000 years ago, on which modern TaeKwonDo is based.  

TaeKwonDo is similar to some forms of Karate in the moves that it uses, but it tends to use much more kicking, and the high kicks students learn are something of a trademark. Think of Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Sarah Michelle Geller, who plays Buffy, is trained in Taekwondo.  Still, you don't actually have to be able to kick two metres in the air in order to do TaeKwonDo.  Students will learn the technique and the flexibility, and after that it depends on training and on the natural physique of the individual.  

Follow some of the links on this page to find out more.  

TaeKwonDo Handbook

The Complete TaeKwonDo Handbook contains the syllabus, the moves from every pattern up to Black Belt, every single drill, and all you need for the theory part of your gradings.

You can get it as a handy sized book for your kit bag, or as an e-book suitable iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.  

Click on the photo to order your copy now!