Choose Your Workout
Juniors (6-12 yrs old) - Taekwon-Do is a fantastic activity for children and young people of all ages, helps develop agility, balance, coordination and speed, it raises their respect for others, self confidence and self esteem, while promoting the long term athletic development of the child, discipline and focus.
Seniors (Teens & Adults 13+ yrs old) - Taekwon-Do is an excellent activity for building fitness, improving mobility, flexibility and strength. As well as improving your physical fitness you will gain the benefits of martial arts, and method of self defence. As well as improving fitness and self defence, you will have the opportunity to try out competitive Taekwon-Do! Taekwon-Do competition is not just for our elite national team competitors.
Ladies & Gents Fitness HIIT Class (13+ yrs old) - This is an exercise class, with a mixture of high & mid intensity strength exercises using body weight and kettlebells. The combination of strength and cardio helps to develop fitness levels strength and muscle tone. It also supports general health and weight management due to its positive impact on the body’s metabolism and it's suitable for all fitness levels.
Zoom Classes Workouts
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More Than 32 Years of Taekwon-Do Experience
Nio Taekwon-Do Newbridge club started since 2013 by instructors Mr. Hong Looi (VI Degree Black Belt) and Ms. Sabina Mason (V Degree Black Belt), each has been practicing Taekwon-Do for over 32 years. Both Mr. Looi and Ms. Mason are also World Championships and European Championships medallist themselves, and held numerous Irish national titles. Our instructors are Garda vetted, first aid trained and child protection certified. We are going strength to strength, producing a total of 13 black belts in the club so far (a journey which takes about 5-6 years), with 3 of our black belts represented in the European and World Championship, and 1 of them recently crowned 2023 World Champion and European Champion.
Instructors
- VI Degree Black Belt (Level 1 Coach)
- Certified Personal Trainer (Future Fit Training UK)
- Commenced training in 1989
- Competed for 20 years in 10 World & 10 European Championships.
- 3x World Championship Gold Medallists
- 1x World Championship Silver Medal
- 5x World Championship Bronze Medals
- 3x European Championship Gold Medals
- 1x European Championship Silver Medal
- 3x European Championship Bronze Medals
- Retired in 2019 as European Champion at age 40
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Athlete Committee Chairperson (2023-2027)
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Athlete Committee Member (2019-2023)
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Certified Coach Developer
- TKD Coaching.com Coaching Team
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Technical Committee Member (2013-2022)
- BSc Biomedical Science
- Certified Personal Trainer (Future Fit Training UK)
- Commenced training in 1989
- Competed for 20 years in 10 World & 10 European Championships.
- 3x World Championship Gold Medallists
- 1x World Championship Silver Medal
- 5x World Championship Bronze Medals
- 3x European Championship Gold Medals
- 1x European Championship Silver Medal
- 3x European Championship Bronze Medals
- Retired in 2019 as European Champion at age 40
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Athlete Committee Chairperson (2023-2027)
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Athlete Committee Member (2019-2023)
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Certified Coach Developer
- TKD Coaching.com Coaching Team
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Technical Committee Member (2013-2022)
- BSc Biomedical Science
- V Degree Black Belt (Level 1 Coach)
- Commenced training in 1987
- 2x World Championships Bronze Medallists
- 1x European Championship Silver Medallists
- 7x European Championships Bronze Medallists
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Anti-Doping Chairperson
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Concussion Committee
- Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) Anti-Doping Chairperson
- Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) Women in Sport Committee
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Anti-Doping Officer
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Young Person's Advisory Committee
- LLB Law, Post-Graduate Diploma in Forensic Legal Medicine, Post-Graduate Diploma in Law Level 9, High Diploma in Nursing ICU
- Commenced training in 1987
- 2x World Championships Bronze Medallists
- 1x European Championship Silver Medallists
- 7x European Championships Bronze Medallists
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Anti-Doping Chairperson
- International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Concussion Committee
- Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) Anti-Doping Chairperson
- Irish Martial Arts Commission (IMAC) Women in Sport Committee
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Anti-Doping Officer
- Irish Taekwon-Do Association (ITA) Young Person's Advisory Committee
- LLB Law, Post-Graduate Diploma in Forensic Legal Medicine, Post-Graduate Diploma in Law Level 9, High Diploma in Nursing ICU