Welcome to the Cleveleys Taekwondo Club website.

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art, characterized by it's fast, high and spinning kicks. Taekwondo is translated as 'the way of hand and foot'.

The club is based at the Frank Townend Community Centre, Kensington Rd (just off Beach Rd near the Vue cinema) in Cleveleys and runs numerous classes for different ages and grades.  The club is a family run club and Taekwondo is an activity that both children and adults can take part in. 

Training in Taekwondo has numerous benefits, it can:
increase self esteem and self confidence,
develop discipline, etiquette and respect,
improve co-ordination, fitness and flexibility
as well as the learning of Taekwondo skills.

The main Taekwondo skills you will learn are;
kicks
blocks
strikes
stances
patterns (sequences of kicks,blocks,strikes & stances)
1 step (pre arranged attack and defence)
sparring (non contact unless a specialist sport class)
self defence
and more.
 
As with most hobbies you get out whatever you put in.  We offer lots more than just training once or twice a week, but it is up to the students whether they take up any of these opportunities. 

The senior instructors and grading examiners of the club are the brother and sister combination of Master Corinna Broadbent 5th Dan and Master Andrew Warwick 5th Dan. They are also assisted by many black belts whose support is invaluable . Master Debbie Hilton 5th Dan is also part of the grading panel and is the clubs pattern co-ordinator.  Various certificates and qualifications can be seen on the notice board in the corridor.

All the club's badges and certificates have been designed by Paul Sealey 1st Dan and the close location of the sea has been the inspiration behind all the designs.

 Tenets Of Taekwondo:

Courtesy
Integrity
Perserverance
Self Control
and Indomitable Spirit.
 

Cleveleys Taekwondo Oath:

Taekwondo belt system:

White Belt 10th Kup
Yellow Tag 9th Kup
Yellow Belt 8th Kup
Green Tag 7th Kup
Green Belt 6th Kup
Blue Tag 5th Kup
Blue Belt 4th Kup
Red Tag 3rd Kup
Red Belt 2nd Kup
Black Tag 1st Kup
Black Belt 1st Poome (junior) / 1st Dan (adult)
Black Belt 2nd Poome / 2nd Dan etc

 Philosophy Of Belt Colours:

 White New knowledge and skills continue in a new cycle.This colour represents the beginning of knowledge and the development of basic skills. Man is as a seed hidden beneath the winter's snow
Yellow This represents the warmth of the winter's sun that melts the winter's snow and allows the seed to germinate. This is the birth of conscious and purposeful action.
Green This is the colour of the sprout and represents the spring when growth and activity abound. This is continued growth of knowledge.
Blue This is the colour of youth, ambition and rapid growth. The seedling is now reaching for the blue sky.
Red This represents the summer's sun that swelters with the intensity of the flowering arts and the mature knowledge in the skills and philosophy of Taegeuk.
Black This is the colour of mastery. No colour added to this colour can change or improve it. This completes a cycle that is now begun again.

Korean - English Terminology

Counting
1  Hanna    2  Tul        3  Set        4  Net
5  Daseut   6  Yaseut  7  Ilg         8  Yourdol
9 Aho        10 Yeoll


Poomse - Pattern
Kyorugi - Sparring
Il Bo Kyorugi - One Step Sparring

Stances
Junbi - Ready
Ap Seogi - Walking
Ap Koobi - Front
Dwit Koobi - Back
Joochoom Seogi - Sitting


Basic Blocks / Strikes
Arae Makki - Low
Momtong Makki - Middle
Eolgool Makki - High
Jireugi - Punch
Sonnal - Knifehand


Basic Kicks
Ap Chagi - Front
Dollyo Chagi - Turning
Yeop Chagi - Side
Dwit Chagi - Back