Jersey Taekwondo

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As the Club's founder and chief instructor, I have many years' experience and provide an undertaking that rigorous regulatory procedures have been complied with, along with holding substantial Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance.

I began my training with the BTA [British Taekwondo Association], gaining with them the first of my Dan grades and becoming their [National] Featherweight Champion. A couple of years later, however, I affiliated with Taekwondo Chungdokwan GB with whom I have continued to grade and gain Kukkiwon accreditation.

Jersey Taekwondo

Korean Martial Art and WTF Olympic, Commonwealth and World Sport

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Jersey (Chungdokwan) Taekwondo: Classes run on Tuesday evenings from 5.45pm to 7.15pm at Fort Regent - Saturday mornings pending - and are open to all ages and to both beginners and experienced practitioners alike. [see Gallery & News tab above]

Taekwondo is uniquely placed, as it provides an educational process that is underpinned by the traditional values of respect and discipline.

And, through its martial arts roots and recent Korean history, it has developed into a dynamic system which is practiced by over 60 million people across 194 countries.

Moreover, under the auspices of the World Taekwondo Federation, Taekwondo has matured into an Olympic sport that defines and takes speed, timing, accuracy and fighting spirit to a whole new level.

With "Tae" meaning to jump, kick or smash with the feet; "Kwon" meaning to block, punch, strike or smash with the hand or fist; "Do" meaning art or way... Taekwondo is the art of unarmed self-defence.

And, not only does it enhance fitness and physical conditioning, but Taekwondo also promotes mental training and moral development, in turn building confidence and spirit.

Taekwondo is an approach to life, and our aim is to provide a platform for everyone to enjoy the benefits of the art as a whole, as stylised by the Kukkiwon in Seoul.

www.kukkiwon.or.kr/eng/index.action

Students of Jersey (Chungdokwan) Taekwondo thus practice a developmental syllabus focusing on “Kukki” Taekwondo and the essences of the art, incorporating basics, poomsae, self-defence, breaking and sparring, guided and influenced by the core tenets: Etiquette; Modesty; Perseverance; Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit.

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As the first founding school in Korea, and since 1944, the Chung Do Kwan has propagated Taekwondo worldwide, and through Taekwondo Chungdokwan Great Britain, alongside British Taekwondo, opportunities abound for students to attend seminars and to compete in Poomsae [patterns] and Kyorugi [Olympic-style, full-contact sparring], if they so wish.

www.chungdokwan.org.uk

And as the governing body for WTF Taekwondo in the UK and the British Territories, British Taekwondo has a world leading National Academy in Manchester for elite and budding athletes aiming to make the GB Team.

www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk