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About our Club
KCL Taekwondo started out as a small club of friends with a passion for kicking. Over time our membership grew and eventually our members became dedicated coaches, giving up their free time and energy to help run classes and arrange attendance at competitions. Last year with our volunteer coaches taking some much deserved rest, the club took on Master Suj as a new head coach and made big changes - pushing our limits in all areas of competition, progression and social events. We have proudly climbed the medal tables with a dominating poomsae team and look to mirror these successes with our sparring team this upcoming year. ​
Our club operates on first creating a friendly and welcoming environment, then encouraging you to push yourself to improve your fitness, technique and of course your kicks. We are open to new members year round and look forward to welcoming you to our family!
Club History
September 2012
KCL Taekwondo was founded at Guys Campus, with a small group of friends and a passion for kicking.
Janauary 2022
Our club entered Winter BUCS for our first recorded results after the challenges of COVID, placing 33rd in the medal table.
October 2023
We hired professional coaches and saw a massive increase of over 63% in membership leading to our most successful year yet!
April 2024
After an impressive season seeing us jump to 2nd in the medal tables, KCL Taekwondo walked away with the prestigious Club of the Year award from both BUTL and BUCS - cementing our stance in the university martial arts community.
July 2024
Two of our athletes Mia Pachansky (sparring) and Jonathan Sun (Freestyle and Poomsae) represented KCL Taekwondo at the European Univeristy Championships in Miskolc Hungary.
January 2016
We took part in the London University Sports League which was a major contributor to proving taekwondo could be included as a competitive sport in the BUCS league.
March 2016
70 students from across London attended our seminar from Olympian Seelan Rengasamy and international poomsae competitor Constantino Cesar.
February 2015
One of our athletes, Mattho Mandersloot, represented KCL at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju Korea for Poomsae.
April 2019
KCL Taekwondo were victorious over rival club UCL Taekwondo in the annual Varisty Games.