International Tae Kwon Do Academy

small-round white International Tae Kwon Do Academy
Master Instructor, Brian Malik
32 Tioga Way Marblehead MA
(781) 631-8504

Learn the world's most popular martial art from a Master Instructor. Tae Kwon Do is an artistic discipline, an Olympic Sport, and a system of self defense. Master Instructor, Brian Malik is a former US National Champion and former Head Coach of the Massachusetts Jr. Olympic Team. He has trained thousands of students including a dozen National Champions at this Marblehead Studio since 1985. Students here will do more pushups than the football team, more stretching than the track team, and while they train, they'll listen to talks on topics such as self-discipline, respect and perseverance. Students understand that their goal here is not to score points in a game, or win races but rather to improve themselves physically and mentaly through training, and to learn to protect and fend for themselves. They also understand that developing these traits will help them win any race or game they choose to participate in, and succeed in any endeavor they choose to pursue.

Parents, if you are trying to decide on an extracurricular activity for your child, please consider this; when you send your child off into the world, whether to college or to their first apartment, you probably won't wish that they had spent more time practicing cart wheels, dancing or playing flag football! When they are finally old enough to leave home, you'll more likely hope that they are ready and able to fend for themselves, and to deal with whatever situation comes their way. Helping students become self-sufficient and able to protect and fend for themselves is the purpose and focus of this program. Other extracurricular programs do not attempt to teach students to fend for themselves. It's not their purpose.