Welcome to South Bay TaeKwonDo Academy

The South Bay TaeKwonDo Academy is located at 3802 Main Street, Suite #5, in Chula Vista, California.  The Academy was originally founded in 1980 and since that time has been providing instruction to thousands of students in the art of TaeKwonDo.  The South Bay TaeKwonDo Academy strives for excellence and quality with their students!

The goal of South Bay TaeKwonDo Academy is to teach the art of Self Defense while instilling Confidence, Self Control, Self Discipline, Improved Coordination, Mental Alertness, and Physical Conditioning. Our program for children teaches not only these qualities, but also emphasizes Courtesy, Respect and Life Skills. 

Our program is very diverse in that we specialize in self-defense for all ages. At South Bay TaeKwonDo Academy Men, Women and Children can all benefit from the self-defense techniques that are taught.

What is TaeKwonDo

Translated literally, TaeKwonDo means "the art of foot and hand fighting".

   Tae - stands for jumping or flying, to kick or smash with the foot

   Kwon - denotes fist , chiefly to punch or destroy with the hand or fist

Do - an art or way

Collectively, TaeKwonDo is a method of mental training and techniques of unarmed combat for self-defense as well as health. It involves the skilled application of punches, kicks, blocks , and dodges with bare hands and feet for the rapid destruction of a moving opponent(s).

 
The Physical Composition of TaeKwonDo

Fundamental Movements

Dallyon (Conditioning your tools/Weapons, "Forging")

Patterns

Sparring

Self-Defense