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Taekwondo Classes in Canberra
A dynamic Korean kicking art with a clear belt progression. Builds speed, flexibility, and confidence – for all ages, beginners welcome.
WHAT IS TAEKWONDO?
The way of the foot and fist.
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art best known for its dynamic, powerful kicking. You'll develop speed, flexibility, balance, and timing through a structured curriculum. The clear belt progression gives you a visible path to measure your growth, and the discipline carries well beyond the dojang – great for kids and adults alike.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Your first class at CMA&F
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Wear loose clothes
Borrow a dobok after a few visits.
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Class size 12–18
Personal attention from instructors.
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Beginners welcomed
Drills paired with experienced students.
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Belt progression
Clear coloured-belt path to black belt.
YOUR JOURNEY
Adult Taekwondo
9
ranks to black belt
4×
gradings a year
3–4 yrs
with dedicated training
Taekwondo is built on kicking, forms and precision. You are recognised for your effort as much as your skill, so there is always a next step in front of you.
You start here – White Belt (10th Kup 급)
Where everyone begins.
Before your first class
- A T-shirt and tracksuit pants. We train barefoot on rubber mats.
- The adult program is for students aged 13 and up.
- There is no uniform to buy before you start. Come as you are for your first class.
Coming from another martial art
- If you have trained in a different martial art you still start at white belt, but you may progress faster – the basic principles are similar across a number of martial arts.
- If you have trained at another taekwondo school, depending on how similar the techniques are, you may be assessed and given a rank above white belt.
How grading works
- Four gradings a year, roughly 12 weeks apart.
- Three to four years to black belt with dedicated training. Adult black belt applicants must be at least 16.
Belt & Rank System
Beginner
Basic stances, and foundational blocks, strikes and kicks.
Yellow – 9th Kup (급)
Yellow with Green Tip – 8th Kup (급)Intermediate
Increasing flexibility and speed, remembering more complex forms, and developing sparring combinations.
Green – 7th Kup (급)
Green with Blue Tip – 6th Kup (급)
Blue – 5th Kup (급)
Blue with Red Tip – 4th Kup (급)Advanced
Refining techniques to improve power and precision, advanced spinning and jumping kicks, and self-defence applications.
Red – 3rd Kup (급)
Red with Black Tip – 2nd Kup (급)Each full coloured belt moves to the next through a tipped belt – so there is a step to work on between every full colour.
Black belt is where it really begins
3–4 years with dedicated training. Adult black belt applicants must be at least 16. Beyond 1st Dan, training continues in regular classes, with special black belt sessions run about four times a year.
1st Dan (단) Black Belt- 2nd Dan (단)
- 3rd Dan (단)
- 4th Dan (단)
- 5th Dan (단)
- 6th Dan (단)
