The Taekwondo Academy, Thomastown, VIC

Taekwondo The Taekwondo Academy was founded in 1998 by 5th Dan Head Instructor Allan Malachowski . Taekwondo is a fun and rewarding way for the entire family to keep fit and healthy and is practiced daily by over 80 Million people worldwide. The benefits of Taekwondo will help to improve confidence, learn respect for yourself and others and importantly have a lot of fun. At the Academy we have a number of separate programs to suit your age and ability. PeeWee Kwondo 3 & 5 Years At this young age it is important to give children a safe, friendly, fun and exciting introduction to keeping fit. This program focuses on improving fine motor skills (co-ordination), street smarts (stranger danger) and of course self defence skills. With lots of encouragement, smiles and motivational messages the classes are full of activities that engage our members ensuring they sleep well and want to come back again and again. Little Champions 6 to 8 Years At this age level children have started learning more about themselves. Their needs and stimulations change and they start to challenge both themselves and others around them. It is here we start developing the children's broader techniques and introduce them to the more disciplined side of martial arts training. Here the students experience the non physical benefits of martial arts training with improved concentration and mental awareness, a physical increase in class performance as well as advancing their technical self defence skills into a reaction rather than a thought.

• Juniors 9 to 13 Years As our children grow they become physically stronger and mentally more determined to set their own goals and ACHIEVE THEM. Our junior members are invited to join our professional competition teams (Future Champions Squad) in both Poomsae (Traditional Patterns) and Olympic style sparring. Some of our members have represented firstly themselves
• Family And Friends Then Their Club
• their state and even their country overseas. Our professional and experienced instructors have a great eye for scouting future champions and once identified will make the time to sit with both the student and their family to discuss the athletic possibilities. Seniors 14 Years and above For young adults this is one of the most stressful and demanding times in their lives. Juggling the pressures of high school
• part time jobs and new friendships. Martial arts helps balance their lives and gives back the feeling of reward and control as they begin to master