The club operates from the Otaki College Gymnasium on Mondays and Wednesdays, junior (8 years up) and senior classes. The club is affiliated to the New Zealand Taekwondo Federation and promotes Olympic WTF Taekwondo. Master Jimmy has been practising the art of Taekwondo for the past 40 years. The Wellington region and New Zealand has and will continue to benefit from Master Babbington's experience, determination and passion for Taekwondo. In 2017 the Otaki Taekwondo club was commended for the services it provides to the Kapiti region and received an award at the Wellington Airport Community Awards at the Kapiti Coast District Council. Taekwondo is suitable for all ages and often families will train together. "The Otaki Taekwondo is a whanau club, it is a sport that bonds whanau together". People join Taekwondo for different reasons but most parents want their children to have self confidence. "Taekwondo builds character and is a real confidence builder". Taekwondo has a very strong moral culture with a huge emphasis on RESPECT. "Students develop a strong morality, have high self esteem and hence is a confident young person". This is equally important for our youth who will develop important life skills through training under the Otaki Taekwondo Club.
