Kukkiwon Taekwondo
What is Taekwondo?
Taekwondo is likely the world’s most practiced martial art. The word Taekwondo (also Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-do, 태권도) means “Foot Fist Way,” or more loosely, “the way of the fist and foot.”
Traditionally, Taekwondo as a martial art uses strikes and blocks with the hands, elbows, and knees, and places strong emphasis on kicking in both offense and defense.
Taekwondo is the national sport of South Korea and Taekwondo sparring is an official medal event of the Olympic Summer Games.
Kukkiwon Taekwondo
We teach Kukkiwon Taekwondo as a complete martial art. The sport side of Taekwondo is far more popular, recognized, and practiced. It is a useful part of training too, but it’s only one part of the complete martial art curriculum.
Our school, founded in 1959, practiced Taekwondo long before its inclusion in the Olympics (1988 or 2000 if you’re being pedantic) back when Americans called it “Korean Karate”.
Over 60 years of Flying Side Kicks (뛰어 옆차기)
Train with us and you will have
- A Chang Moo Kwan (장무관) lineage of Taekwondo
- Internationally certified Kukkiwon instructors
- World Taekwondo (WT) Olympic style sparring
- Seven decades of experience
- Real, no-nonsense, authentic Taekwondo instruction.
What to expect?
Classical techniques
- Fundamentals (blocks, punches, kicks, stances, etc.)
- Poomsae (forms)
- One-step sparring
- Self-defense
- Practical applications
Modern Skills
- Sport skills (timing, distance, footwork, conditioning)
- High-yield sparring combinations
- Dynamic pad work
- Free sparring
- Scoring strategy