Welcome to the

Ballarat & Western Victorian Taekwondo Inc Website

Also known as "Ballarat Taekwondo"

Established in 1974

World Taekwondo Federation - style of Taekwondo.

Affiliated with Taekwondo Australia, Taekwondo Victoria & Sports Taekwondo Australia,

Olympic Accredited Taekwondo School

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Ballarat's Longest Serving and Stand alone Taekwondo school 

38 years in Ballarat & Western Victoria.

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  Ballarat Taekwondo is a Not Profit Organisation and operate Taekwondo classes in

Ballarat

VRI Hall, Lydiard Street, Nth, Ballarat CBD: Next to Ballarat railway Station

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SnakeValley

SnakeValley Primary School

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Lal Lal.

Lal Lal Community hall

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Taekwondo Members

Our Members learn and enhance their Skills & Knowlege in a suitable learning environment to learn in and all Individuals, families and the community are accepted at our Taekwondo school.

Head Instructor / Instructors

   Ballarat Taekwondo's Head Instructor Ron Parkinson - 4th Dan and his Instructors are Qualified, dedicated and passionate about the Martial art and Sport of Taekwondo.

Our Reputation & Community Service Stands a Test of Time

We continue to uphold the Outstanding reputation that Ballarat Taekwondo has had for 37 years.

Positve Teaching & Learning Environment

Our Instructor's continue to embrace a positive Teaching and Learning environment -with years of experience in Taekwondo and in a local Family friendly Taekwondo school. 

Ballarat Taekwondo teaches a range of Self defence techniques for protection against bullies and thugs in our society.

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What is Self Defence:

Protection of oneself or family:

Using modern Self defence techniques:

 Using open or closed hand techniques, wrist, arm or leg locks, take downs, hip throws, defence against a bare hand, feet, knife or stick attacks, defence against choker holds, bear hugs and other areas of the body, learn to counter attack, combination of hand or feet techniques and much more

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Ballarat Taekwondo helps individual fitness levels, self confidence, flexibility and a range of other benefits (See Below)

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 Ballarat Taekwondo members if good enough – are able to represent Australia at the Olympics

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Those interested are most welcome to meet the Instructors, participate and or come watch our classes: 

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 Ballarat Taekwondo - Mission Statement

Our Aim & focus: To provide the Community a Genuine, Affordable, No strings attached, Professional Community Martial art & Sport.

                                                   Why Ballarat Taekwondo:

• Experienced and Friendly Head & Assistant  Instructors
• Convenient CBD location - Next to Ballarat Railway Station. (Lydiard street)
• We will endevour to help you achieve results in your Martial art or Sport Experience.
• Positive Teaching and Learning environment.
• Those Students - who participate in Individual belt levels - participate in a structured Grading format for each Level. Students only conduct grading's - when they have accomplished the relevant standard to the next level.
• We are a Stand alone Organisation and not affiliated with any other club in Ballarat
• We take pride in teaching our members the correct aspects of TKD and have our members progress with their TKD experience at there own pace or when they are ready to go to the next Belt level. (Another words: we dont rush people through belts levels just to make money-like other club/s in Ballarat.

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Taekwondo Benefits:

Ballarat Taekwondo can enter into Local, State, National and International sparring and technical competitions and members can aim for the ultimate -representing Australia in the Olympics.

Most common reason people take up Taekwondo -to develop Self defence skills. There are a range of other benefits from your Taekwondo training.

• Beginner to advanced Self defence techniques
• Improved self confidence and self discipline
• Enhanced physical fitness and flexibility
• Coordination
• Agility
• Flexibilty
• Hand & Feet combinations.
• Sparring for Fitness, Self defence or Competitions
• Boxing style combinations & target work.
• Patterns from Beginners to Advanced

Students are as young as 5 yrs to Adults - can participate:

Women are encouraged to train in Taekwondo - for personal Safety and other benefits

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Meaning of Taekwondo:

The Art of how to use (way of) the feet, fist to Protect yourself