Taekwondo in Beijing?

[CBC_girl]

Hello!

I will be studying at BNU for a year starting this September. I am currently learning Taekwondo at my university's TKD club and would really like to find something similar in Beijing. I am hoping that it would be a good way to meet people, so long as I don't get beat up too badly . Does anyone know if BNU or any of the nearby universities have a student TKD club? If not, are there any affordable TKD schools near BNU?

I have tried searching online and the only relevant website I found was entirely in Chinese (which I can't read....yet!).

Thanks a lot for your help!

^_^Sandra

[roddy]

I don't know about Taekwondo specifically, but I do know there are martial arts classes of some kind right on campus at BNU, in a room under the athletics track seating. Only reason I happen to know this is that I go running on the track (very) occassionally and have poked my head in the window to have a look. Not exactly what you're looking for I know, but might be handy if you are at BNU. Not noticed any foreigners there.

Roddy

[guest1234]

The physical education uni in the north of Beijing has a Taekwondo gym . You could go and see them . They would know of places nearer BNU. There are many Chinese arts practiced all over Beijing if you would like to try some of those I can point you in the right direction.

have a great time

[roddy]

Stuck my head in the door yesterday, and they are actually Taekwondo lessons - three times a week, teacher formerly of the Korean national team, if I read the poster correctly. That's probably your best place to start - even if the class isn't right for you they'd presumably be able to point you in the right direction, and you couldn't get much closer to BNU than in the middle of the campus

[English Erik]

hi i just saw your thread about tkd in beijing. quite happy to see it actually because i will be coming to beijing in september for my degree at blcu (but i might try and change to BNU if possible) and i will be trying to continue my tkd over there, so im just worried about getting my ass kicked all the time . As far as tkd in Beijing it really depends what style you do, if you do WTF(olympic style) then its quite easy to find a club. Though my style is ITF the traditional one, thats much harder to find a club but through going through links on www.itf_information.com i managed to find a club. go on

http://www.itf-information.com/links-02.htm

the club that i want to go to is on this site at the top.

http://www.xastkd.com/daoguan/daoguan.asp

though this is itf tkd, if you are wtf then im sure you have no problem finding a club, they probabaly have it at the university.good luck:wink:

[self-taught-mba]

Go to the gym at BLCU-saw signs there for a TKD club. Or ask the Koreans, since it practically is ther nat'l sport and there are a ton of them. Also, I am friends with an English speaking TKD instructor who goes to kungfu with me. If you want I can get you his details.

[CBC_girl]

Wow, thanks everyone for your help!

Roddy: thanks for sticking your head into the mystery martial arts door. The fact that you didn't get your noggin' kicked for target practice bodes well for me!

Bagua-thanks for your suggestion. If my head ends up being used for target practice at BNU, I'll head up North. If TKD in Beijing doesn't work out for me, I would be interested in looking into Wushu (I know, I know, how cliche...).

Erik- I do WTF (haha, that's a funny acronym) style, but those links definitely help - thanks!

MBA- I would really appreciate it if you pass me the info for your English-speaking TKD friend.

Thanks again guys. Now I know that my TKD stuff won't be a waste of space in my backpack.

[hunxue]

北京安迪柔术馆

if you're looking for practical self defense, modern MMA is the way to go that's where i'll be going for sure. only 480rmb/mo for 4 classes a week; that's a fraction of what i pay to train here. you may enjoy muay thai if you like using your legs (though you kick with the shin) and BJJ is great as well, particularly for women (and shrimps like me) who probably couldn't stop a large assailant with strikes alone. BJJ puts a strong emphasis on free sparring, giving the training a degree of realism and practicality that is hard to find with striking styles (without wearing a whole lot of padding, anyway )