About us

Golden Eagle TKD was formed many years ago by instructor Sean Daly, 4th Dan Black Belt, national and international champion.

The benefits of training in this martial art/sport is to improves your fitness, self confidence, strength and flexibility. Golden Eagle practices the WTF (World Tae Kwon Do Federation) style, which emphasizes full contact sparring. This is the same style that is used at Olympic competitions (starting in in the Sydney 2000 Olympics).

Training: Training tends to emphasize sparring, but has forms/patterns, and basics are important as well. See a list of training times and venues

FAQs (Frequently asked questions)

Q: I am not flexible at all, can I still learn taekwondo?
A: Yes you can. Flexibility is very practical for high kicks but it is not an absolute must. Speed has a big influence as well. You will see that with using proper technique and speed, you will reach pretty high standard, even if you are not the most flexible in your class!

Q:I have already reached the age of xxx. Am I not too old to start taekwondo?
A: You are never too old to start taekwondo, as long as you are physically able to train. Of course, the older you get, the more difficult it will be to win in competitions for instance, but taekwondo is much broader than sparring, something which people often tend to forget. The most important aspect of a training is that you feel good about the training and that you make progress on both physical and mental level.

Q: I am not very fit... Will that be a problem?
A: No, start training right away! Taekwondo will help you to become fit in a (relative) short amount of time.