Welcome to TCTKD 

Hello! And a warm welcome to Thornton Cleveleys Taekwon-Do School established in 2011. We are an independent Taekwon-Do school based in the borough of Wyre in Northern Lancashire and are the only Taekwon-Do centre for miles around that practices the original 24 pattern version as devised by its founder, including the use of Korean terminology. Our Chief Instructor was awarded his black belt and ITF Instructor Certificate in 1987 by the father of UK Taekwon-Do,  Grandmaster Rhee Ki Ha FGMR

We will only appeal to those looking for a formal teaching system with a proper belt syllabus requiring regular attendance and commitment. If you want a cheap, casual, pay as you go facility, unfortunately that's not us.

Our Programmes

We offer 3 programmes. The first is our adult ITF syllabus (also for children typically over the age of 6 or 7) which covers patterns, sparring, breaking and theory. It requires regular attendance and a desire to want to work hard to achieve amazing results.

Our second programme, (which followed a trial In July 2023 with local GP referral units), offers more mature adults a chance to practice Ohnwahan or gentle Taekwon-Do in St Andrews Church Cleveleys on Friday afternoons at 2.00pm. This is for those typically aged 50+ who wish to stay physically active without over-exerting themselves. This programme helps improve strength, balance, flexibility, posture and mental health whilst learning a new skill in a fun, relaxed environment. It is not a strenuous class and also offers newcomers an opportunity to make new friends. Come and join us!    

Finally, we have a 4 belt, syllabus based Lil Dragons programme for 4-6 year olds which is taught in Thornton on Sundays. This helps young children develop confidence, improve listening and attention skills, as well as learning to show respect to people and their property. Every so often, we also cover important topics such as bullying. Children on the Lil Dragons programme also learn the basics of Taekwon-Do, so simple kicks, punches and blocks as well as Korean numbers and words. It is a fun programme, overseen by our Chief Instructor, but led by one of our senior students who has extensive experience of working with young ones.

All of our members have unique and private 24 hour access to our syllabus via this website, where they can view technical videos of blocking techniques, patterns, kicks, and destruction techniques to help them prepare for gradings. Through our close partnerships with other TKD schools in London, all our students can also train there for free when visiting the area.

Finally, we have no intention of becoming a huge school, so our class sizes are small - enabling you or your child to get maximum teaching time. Below are some comments from parents and students. Please come and watch a session before making up your mind. We might be perfect for you, but in case we're not right for you we promise to be totally honest and let you know. Either way it will give you a better idea of what we offer and how we work.

Got a question? Please  click here  to go to our FAQs where you can see answers to the most popular questions we get as well as the locations where we train. If it's not answered here please call us for help on 07741 759 759, leaving a message if necessary.