BOP Bude Tae Kwon-Do School

17/06/2026

17/06/2026

Dad's, sometimes you've got to do you

09/05/2026

Summer's coming!

27/03/2026

Much to gain, nothing to loose. Give it a bash!
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16/03/2026

Time To....
Spring into Action!
By now you'll know if those New Year fitness goals were achieved, or if they fell by the wayside. If they worked, great, but read on. If they didn't, what went wrong?
Gym? Too lonely.
Jogging? Rain stopped play.
Swimming? Can't even listen to your music.
Maybe it's time to try something different!
Our Taekwondo clubs are a great way to meet new people, learn life skills like self defence, build confidence, become more flexible, improve mental focus, and begin a lifelong fitness journey for mind and body.
If you're single, a couple, or a family, come along and have a free trial. This just might be what you've been looking for.

16/11/2025

Borrowed from another group, but applicable to our martial art, and in fact, almost any subject that requires learning a skill set. The more you do, the more you progress. We can tell those who don't!

What a teacher might not tell you is this:

The amount of solo training you put in (or don't) is often directly tied to how much class time is typically allocated to partner work.

A teacher can show you the method. They can correct your hands, your stance, your timing. They can guide your partner work. They can create a structured path. They can encourage you. They can explain why things are done the way they are. But they cannot move your body for you when you are alone.

Solo training is where your nervous system learns the language. It is where coordination settles in. It is where your joints, tendons, and breath begin to understand each other. It is where your balance becomes less fragile. It is where the art stops being something you do only when you are in front of someone and becomes something that lives in your body.

If you do your homework, you start to show up differently.

You begin to move with consistency. Your body knows the posture before you think it. You no longer have to waste mental energy on remembering the sequence of a form, or how to hold your center, or how to align your spine. You arrive with the basics installed, so your teacher can guide you deeper, instead of just trying to pull you back to neutral.

And when that happens, partner training is safer. Cleaner. More meaningful. Your movements are stable enough to make contact without collision. You can work closer. You can feel. You can adjust. You can learn at a higher level, because the foundation is real, not imagined.

This is the quiet truth of martial practice:

The hours you train when no one is watching determine the quality of the hours when someone is.

The most transformative parts of the art are not hidden. They are simply unglamorous. Repetition. Posture. Footwork. Breath. Balance. Attention. Again. And again. And again.

A teacher can open the door. Only you can walk in.

And the more you walk in, the more the art walks with you.

01/09/2025

The schools are starting back. The evenings are getting shorter. Maybe it's time to think about a new family activity?
⭐️Taekwondo is great for building confidence.
⭐️Taekwondo is great for co-ordination
⭐️ Taekwondo is great for fitness
⭐️Taekwondo is great for self defence
⭐️ Taekwondo is great for building lasting bonds.
We think Taekwondo is so great that we're letting you have your first four weeks free. Get in touch, you have nothing to lose, and plenty to gain.

03/03/2025

FAMILIES WHO PLAY TOGETHER STAY TOGETHER
Time to try an activity that you and your children can enjoy together?
Teaching martial arts, we frequently find that parents get bored sitting on the side lines and ask if they can join in. YES!
Look at the benefits.

⭐️ Improved mental focus.
Concentrating on the finer points of correct posture and accuracy of technique, helps the mind to focus on completing tasks.

⭐️ Engage in a mutal interest.
Your support will give your child confidence to deal with situations in their own terms

⭐️ Improved fitness and flexibility and Coordination.
These important life skills are often overlooked

⭐️ Progress at your own pace.
It isn't a race to get to Black Belt. Mye like a journey to be enjoyed. We constantly monitor progress and give feed back. There is no pressure to advance before you are ready.

⭐️ Have fun whilst learning important life skills.
This speaks for itself. All of the above are important life skills, learningthem should be a fun process.

29/11/2024

25/10/2024

Massive shout out to the Boppers going for their BB grading tomorrow. No need to wish you luck, you've trained for this. Now go and SMASH!