We have 2 weeks to grading. Below is a list of requirements for particular grades. Student grades go from 10 to 1 (10 kup being white belt beginner), 1 kup being red belt with black tip, just before black belt. For white belt yellow tip (9 kup) students need to know the basic techniques.Press Ups Read more about Grading on 12th January 2023[…]

Hello everybody! Starting this coming Thursday, 22/09/2022 we are going to have two classes – beginners and intermediate. Beginners are at 6 pm. All persons who started recently or have white belt or white belt with a yellow tip are invited to this class (with a few exceptions – I contacted the parents separately to Read more about Back and growing![…]

…and just like that the summer holidays are over and we are back to Taekwondo training. I have asked the Dublin City Council to allow me to use the Junction for a bit longer on Thursday. If this happens, I am going to have two classes on Thursdays. I hope the later class is for Read more about Back to training![…]

Here is the Poomsae no. 4. We’ll do it at the training but you need to practice at home a little bit too.

This poomsae is required for 6 kup – green belt. Have a look. This how masters do it. You can do it too!

Here is the 2nd poomsae – required for 7kup – yellow belt with green tag. The video below is a perfect example and explanation:

Training is tomorrow at 7 pm at the Clongriffin Junction. We have only 4 classes to the end of term (starting tomorrow); then 09/06, 16/06 and 23/06/2022 the final class of the term. I propose to conduct summer grading on 16/06/2022. The grading is €10. (if 16/06 does not suit we can move it to Read more about June information[…]

Just wanted to let you know that we will be closed on 27 January and 3 February. Obviously, any payments for those date will roll over. When we come back, on 10 February, we are going to prepare for the grading. I plan to have the grading on 24 February. If this does not suit Read more about Winter break and grading[…]

Part of Taekwondo are formal exercises, called Poomsae or patterns. See this first poomsae – Taeguk Il Jang (required for yellow belt):

And we are back! We are back also this Thursday, 25/11/2021 also in the Clongriffin Junction at 7 pm. Join us!