Loughton Taekwondo is a community focused sports club based in Loughton, Essex, teaching and promoting the martial art and Olympic sport of Taekwondo since 2009. The club is affiliated with British Taekwondo, the National Governing Body for Taekwondo. The Chief Instructor is Master Chan Sau, 6th Dan World Taekwondo Black Belt, certified with the National Governing Body with over 30 years experience of Taekwondo. Master Chan was a member of the Great Britain National Taekwondo Team and represented the country at World, European and Commonwealth level for over a decade. Since 2017 he has been a High Performance Coach for British Taekwondo and in 2020 was promoted to British Taekwondo Poomsae Head Coach. Taekwondo is a martial art which originates from South Korea, where it is the national sport. Taekwondo literally translates into 'the art of hand and foot'. It is practiced in over 200 countries around the world and officially became a core Olympic Sport at the Athens Olympics in 2000. Great Britain has had an amazing run of success in Taekwondo over the last decade including three medals in Tokyo . Since February 2024 our club relocated to our new full time academy at 10 Rectory Lane, Loughton where we are are able to offer our students a safe and professional training space that is fully matted with mirrors and equipment to help them achieve the most from their training. Our space also acts as elite training venue where athletes and coaches from around the UK are able to come together to train and share ideas and training methodologies. At the club we practise both the traditional aspects of Taekwondo, which include kicking, blocking, striking, self defence and destruction, along with the combative sport element, where students practice competitive Taekwondo in a safe environment. We also practice Poomsae which part of the traditional side of Taekwondo, puts the movements into a logical sequence and performed against an imaginary opponent. Poomsae is used as a benchmark of a students ability as well as also a competitive, performance based discipline where students can compete against others. All of the above is blended with a mixture of fun and fitnesss!
