About Us
Training with us
About Us
We aim to promote the Art of Taekwon-Do in Greenwich, East London under the England Taekwon-Do (ETA) Association which is affiliated to the International Taekwon-Do Federation.
Our School runs weekly classes for both adults and childen with instructors Mr Tran (III Degree) and Mr Rose-Trespeuch (III Degree).
Students at Greenwich Taekwon-Do range from beginners to advanced and new members are always welcome. The first lesson is free of charge, so please come along for your opportunity to try an introductory class in this highly effective self defence.
Training
Taekwon-Do classes are generally 1-1½ hours in duration. Special training classes and seminars may be longer. The classes are generally split into 2 or 3 phases with the first phase almost always being a warm-up/fitness regime.
Clothing should be loose-fitting and stretchable - for example tracksuit bottoms and T-shirt - no footwear is required.
Training may be pad-work, patterns, technical kicking, blocking, weapon-defence, grappling, sparring and various other types of training to develop technique, accuracy, speed and power.
Gradings
Gradings are the means by which a student progresses through the Taekwon-Do syllabus. These are testing sessions held roughly every three months to assess a students readiness to promote to a higher grade or belt.
The Taekwon-Do grading system uses the following coloured belt system: White - Yellow Tag - Yellow - Green Tag - Green - Blue Tag - Blue - Red Tag - Red - Black Tag - Black. These grades are also called "Kups", starting at 10th-kup (White) up to 1st-kup (Black Tag).
Black belts are graded from 1st to 9th Degree. The typical time from white belt to 1st Degree black belt, with regular training, is 4 years.
Competitions and Events
The ETA and other Taekwon-Do associations hold regular national and International competitions for Yellow belts and above (some are open to yellow tags also). There are opportunities from local events and friendly inter-club tournaments all the way up to representing England in the national squad. If you want to compete, the ETA will prepare you for it.
There are also various special seminar events held during the year such as weekend and even week-long summer camps where the full breadth of Taekwon-Do is taught by highly experienced instructors and World Champion competitors. Sometimes these events focus on particular aspects like sparring, patterns or grappling, and sometimes it is more general training - and lots of it!
Your First Class
For your first class at Greenwich Taekwon-Do you will need suitable clothing for exercise, a bottle of water and most importantly some enthusiasm!
Your first lesson is without charge so you can try a lesson of Taekwon-Do for free.
Let us at Greenwich Taekwon-Do help you achieve your own personal self defence and fitness goals!
Pricing
Our training fees are as follows:
- Children
- £23/month to train with us once a week
- £40/month to train with us twice a week
- Adults
- £30/month to train with us once a week
- £60/month to train with us twice a week
In addition to this there is a £45 annual fee which permits you to train as part of the ETA, allowing you to attend seminars and workshops with many of the other clubs affiliated with the ETA.
If you pay to train twice a week with us, you are able to attend classes run by Master Denis (VIII Degree) every week with our sister school, Docklands Taekwondo Club (up to five extra sessions per week) as well as our monthly sparring sessions at no additional cost. If you pay to train once a week with us, you are allowed to attend our monthly sparring sessions for a nominal fee of £5.
