Student Resources
Class-Specific Handouts & Tips
We intend to post copies of our class handouts here, tips specific to our class, and what you might expect to learn for your first belt exam.
Internet Resources
Taekwondo Forms Android App: For Android devices, we are fans of this free app for reassurance about forms while on the go.
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Taekwondo Animals: We admire how this readable and well-organized site touches upon stretching, fundamentals and Korean terms for newcomers. Compiled by a "taekwondo" dad, the site is geared towards children, adult beginners, and taekwondo families.
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Blue Cottage TKD: This site is for ITF traditionalists interested in the most accurate information about the original concepts of General Choi.
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Taekwondo Wiki: The internet's most-comprehensive wiki also offers bias-free information about taekwondo history, styles, and organizations.
Friends of Taekwondo Works
Northwestern Studios (Boone, NC)
Offers instruction in a wide variety of dance styles, including ballet, modern and social dance.
Taekwondo Works (Mechanicsville, VA)
Owned and operated by Craig Simpson, and offers instruction in traditional Taekwondo with an emphasis on self-defense. Also offers instruction in mixed martial arts (MMA).
Capoeira Arte Antiga (Boone, NC)
Originating in Brazil, Capoeira is a blend of non-contact martial arts and dance.
Boone Docks MMA (Boone, NC)
Offers several jiu jitsu classes, a judo class, and a muay thai kickboxing class.
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Common Ground Martial Arts Academy (Boone, NC, and other nearby locations) Offers classes in Tang Soo Do (a Korean martial art) and Kendo (Japanese bamboo sword fencing).
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