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Taekwondo America Curriculum

The Taekwondo America junior program teaches self-confidence, focus, self-discipline, courtesy and teamwork in a fun environment. During a typical class students may participate in a variety of activities such as:

Working with an instructor to learn or improve their Form, Practicing sparring or One-Step skills, Working with a partner on target drills to learn to punch and kick more effectively, participating in a relay race learning about bullies or Stranger Danger, Jumping rope, Practicing kick combination using the rail for support, and other fun cardio, strength and agility drills.

Adult and Teen classes provide an excellent strength training and aerobic workout for wide range of ages and abilities. Activities are designed to allow you to work out at your pace and level as strength, flexibility and endurance improve. In addition to learning your current belt level Form, practicing sparring or One-Steps and learning how to defend yourself, you might use targets, slammers, pushups, sit ups and the rail in a variety of fun and challenging activities to increase flexibility and improve muscle strength.

Taekwondo America (TA) is a national organization with numerous successful schools across the United States. All TA schools adhere to the same guidelines and procedures ensuring the high standards by which we teach, promote students in rank, and project our image and reputation within the community remain consistent from school to school.

The TA National Board of Examiners has developed and certified a comprehensive training and fitness program for our students to follow. This enables children and adults to progress at their own pace and ensures that we are able to meet the needs of all students.

Over the years, TA has established a reputation built upon our standard of excellence. Accordingly, we do not allow any negative, aggressive behavior, or any misuse of Taekwondo in any manner.

Taekwondo America schools compete exclusively in tournaments sponsored by the national organization. TA sponsors several regional and national tournaments throughout the year and invites all enrolled students to participate in these events.

The national organization is managed by elected officers and senior partners who also run successful family-oriented taekwondo schools with the help and support of their own families.

FORMS

You may also hear Forms referred to as Hyungs or Katas. Forms are patterns of moves designed to teach students increasingly complex marital arts skills and techniques. Each belt level has its own Form that a student will learn when he or she passes testing and receives that new belt level.The expectation for how the techniques in each Form are performed increases also.

A new student, performing their white belt form, will not be expected to have the same precision of stances and sharpness of technique that a black belt student should demonstrate when they do their black belt form. The goal is for students to show gradual improvement over time as they progress through the belt levels.

SPARRING

Sparring as a Taekwondo America student involves using controlled defense and attack techniques with light contact in short bouts with a partner in a safe environment. It helps prepare students to defend themselves in a real life situation. Sparring is introduced into a student’s training gradually starting with One-Steps for white, yellow and orange belt students. The One-Steps are short combinations of moves a student uses as a defense against an attack.

Some orange belts, and all green belts and up participate in free sparring. Free sparring allows students to practice defensive and counter-attack techniques in a safe and controlled environment. For safety, all sparring level students are required to purchase and wear approved TA & Century co-branded gear.

BOARD BREAKING

At brown belt (after nearly a year of training in taekwondo) board breaking becomes part of a student’s testing and allows students to demonstrate their speed and power.

The size of the boards students are required to break vary based on the student’s age.

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Kevin Nevels

5th Degree Black Belt

Owner/Chief Instructor - Level 4 Instructor

Mr. Nevels was born in Vicksburg, MS where he took his very first taekwondo class at age 9. Due to the persistent belief that he was better at baseball than taekwondo, Mr. Nevels made it to the rank of Green Belt before ultimately deciding to take a break.

In 1997, Mr. Nevels’ family moved to Coppell where he attended Coppell High School and graduated in the class of 2001. In the summer of 2002, Mr. Nevels decided to train in taekwondo again under the instruction of Mr. Chuck Schmidtke at Coppell Taekwondo Center. In 2004 Mr. Nevels achieved a lifetime goal and earned his 1st Degree Black Belt. Mr. Nevels later decided to become a Taekwondo America Certified Instructor.

After CTC closed its doors, Mr. Nevels transferred to Flower Mound Taekwondo where he trained for 6 years earning his 2nd and 3rd Degree Black Belt. After leading the Flower Mound Taekwondo Demo Team for several successful seasons, including 2nd place at the Taekwondo America National Demo Team Competition, Mr. Nevels decided to open his own school back where he started his training in Coppell, TX.

Mr. Nevels is thrilled to come back to Coppell and share the art of Taekwondo with the community that he grew up in. When Mr. Nevels isn’t doing cool ninja stuff, he is probably in trouble with his wife, Amanda. You could also bet he’s chasing his 3 year old daughter, Claire, around the house or changing diapers of his newborn son Lucas.

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