• We are excited to announce that yoga classes will resume on Thurs. 9/2/10!
  Classes will be held Tuesdays from 9:30 - 10:30am and Thursdays from 10:30 - 11:30am.
  Please contact instructor Ilse Mindling, RYT, at 941-204-0095 to learn more about the classes
  and how to register, or visit her website at www.YogaForEveryAge.com
  

We are proud to announce that Sabomnim Tim Steger competed in the USA Taekwondo Team Trials on 7/2/10 in Orlando, Florida, taking the silver medal and capturing one of two spots on the 2010 National Poomsae Team. Steger is the first person from Florida to make the team in its five year history and was an alternate for the 2009 team missing the top spot by one-hundredth of a point. He will be representing the United States in the First Masters division at the First Senior Pan American Poomsae Championships this December in Monterrey, Mexico. On the second day of competition, Steger took the gold in Ultra Forms (5th Degree Black Belt, ages 33 to 99) to become first in the nation in this age bracket. Steger is a member of the Seattle, Washington-based Horizon Technical poomsae team coached by two-time US National coach Bob Maves and former Olympic team member Naim Hasan.

North Port Taekwondo has been leading the way in martial arts instruction in the North Port area since 2003 and was voted the Reader's Choice 'Best Martial Arts Facility' by readers of the North Port Sun in 2007, 2008, and 2009. We are dedicated to providing professional quality tae kwon do instruction to our students and this dedication is what sets us apart from all other martial arts locations in the area. We are affiliated with all of the major martial arts associations within the United States and our 5th Dan head instructor holds dans (degrees) with the following:

Kukkiwon
USA Taekwondo
AAU Taekwondo
the Universal Tae Kwon Do Federation
Our dojang offers training in traditional
taekwondo and Olympic sport taekwondo.

What is Tae Kwon Do?

Taekwondo is regarded as the world's most popular martial art and is the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, 'tae' means 'foot', 'kwon' means 'fist', and 'do' means 'way' - it is loosely translated as 'the way of fist and foot'. Taekwondo has evolved into a system that combines combat techniques, self defense, sport, exercise, meditation and philosophy. Tae kwon do is also incorporated into the training of the South Korean military.

Some commands regularly used
in the dojang (gym/studio) are:

Charyeot - attention
Baro - return
Gyeongnye - bow
Kihap - spirit yell
Junbi - ready
Sijak - begin