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Succinctly put, Taekwon-Do is a blast. The physical training helps to promote all-around fitness and a healthier lifestyle, and students will notice increased vitality and lower stress as a result. Additionally, the discipline and character development will also extend to all facets of life and undoubtedly follow students during the rest of their lives. Finally, Thames Valley Taekwon-Do exists as a club for the mutual support and benefit of its members. Camaraderie and team spirit are also a huge element. Thames Valley Taekwon-Do exists as one club of many practising the same style of Taekwon-Do across the nation and world, meaning besides offering advancement in an art that is internationally recognised, seminars, tournaments, and workshops also offer students the opportunity to travel.

Apart from kicks, punches, strikes, and blocks that make up fundamental exercises, Taekwon-Do includes patterns (prearranged sets of movements that simulate a fight), sparring (step sparring and free sparring), breaking (of boards and tiles), and ho-sin-sul (practical self-defense). In addition to focusing on all around physical fitness, high moral standards, character development and discipline are also vital parts of Taekwon-Do training.

All students with color or black belt ranks from ITF schools will be recognized provided they submit a copy of their ITF membership card and a copy of their most recent rank certificate. Students with colored belt rank from recent participation in other styles of Taekwon-Do generally will be allowed to keep their rank with the understanding that advancement will only occur when the student has fulfilled all requirements and learned all material up to that rank. Such students will need to submit a copy of their most recent rank certificate. Students with black belt rank from other styles of Taekwon-Do (other than ITF) will be handled on a case by case basis. Students with rank from other martial arts (other than Taekwon-Do) will be required to start at white belt.