Taekwon-do is great for burning off kids' energy as it requires energy and concentration. Young people find it builds their confidence. Adults returning to exercise find it helpful as you can start at any level and compete with yourself to build your skill and fitness. Our class has had students from age 8 to 68!

We currently only train children aged 8 and over because of the session time, it is hard for young children to concentrate late on a school night.  However, if you are looking for classes for children under 8 years, our parent club runs a range of brilliant children's classes at three venues in Shropshire.

The short answer is no. Firstly, Taekwon-do is not all about fighting, most of the sessions involve building skilled moves. Secondly, because everyone works through the same syllabus, but at your own pace, Taekwon-do is great for building your confidence over time. You can feel less conspicuous during line work, and build your social connections during partner work. Our class has helped students with anxiety and with a lack of physical confidence.

Classes involve a mixture of practicing skills (fundamental moves), line work (doing moves together as a group), learning patterns(moves in a sequence), practicing self defence techniques, learning how to fight (spar) and building your fitness. These are rotated in lessons, so sometimes you will do all of them, sometimes there will be a focus on one area. 

Taekwon-do has a very structured syllabus, with gradings which include all of these areas as well as theory including some Korean words! Because it is so structured, you can easily measure your progress which is very satisfying.