Tae Kwon-Do is a version of an ancient form of unarmed combat practiced for many centuries in the orient. Tae Kwon-Do became perfected in its present form in Korea and is taught in the Korean military.

Translated from Korean, Tae literally means to jump, kick or smash with the foot. Kwon means a fist chiefly to punch or destroy with the hand or fist. Do means art, way or method. Tae Kwon-Do indicates the technique of unarmed combat for self defence purposes, involving the skilled application of punches, kicks, blocks, dodges and interceptions with the hand, arms and feet to the rapid destruction of the opponent.

Like most martial arts, in Tae Kwon-Do we learn pattern forms to train and perfect our techniques, we also teach very real and practical self defence relating to today's society and lifestyles, and we fight against each other in semi-contact sparring, which could be described as a very dynamic form of martial arts kickboxing.

To the Korean people Tae Kwon-Do is more than a mere use of skilled movements. It also implies a way of thinking and life, particularly in instilling a concept and spirit of strict self imposed discipline and an ideal of noble moral re-armament.

In these days of violence and intimidation, which seem to plague our modern societies, Tae Kwon-Do enables the week to possess a fine weapon to defend himself or herself and defeat the opponent as well.

When wrongly applied it can be a lethal weapon.