TAEKWONDO

At Silent Thunder Taekwondo, we believe you will not find a more creative, innovative, fun training scenario anywhere. But true freedom comes from discipline, so while our classes are profoundly interesting and exciting, the underlying theme of spiritual evolution through mind and body discipline using martial arts is continuously present. Our curriculum consists of much more than acrobatic kicks and tournaments. For instance, elements
of Aikido, Jiu-jitsu, Karate, as well as weapons, are taught
in the same class. Our rank tests include not just performance of forms, sparring, self-defense techniques,
and board-breaking, but various other challenges
involving blindfolds, tricks, and surprises to intrigue
even those most experienced in labyrinths. Those seeking
the rank of black belt must be able to run five miles in 
less than 40 minutes, do 100 push-ups, be familiar with
 Oriental philosophy, be non-smokers, and be of profound
 moral character, just to qualify to take the test.

 

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Traditional Taekwondo form Moon Moo

Traditional Taekwondo form Jun Goon

A Warrior’s Creed

I have no parents: I make the heavens and earth my parents.

I have no home: I make awareness my home.

I have no life or death: I make the tides of breathing my life and death.

I have no divine power: I made honesty my divine power.

I have no means: I made understanding my means.

I have no magic secrets: I make character my magic secrets.

I have no body: I make endurance my body.

I have no eyes: I make the flash of lightning my eyes.

I have no ears: I make sensibility my ears.

I have no limbs: I make promptness my limbs.

I have no strategy: I make “unshadowed by thought:” my strategy.

I have no designs: I make “seizing opportunity by the forelock” my design.

I have no miracles: I make right-action my miracles.

I have no principles: I make adaptability to all circumstances my principles.

I have no tactics: I make emptiness and fullness my tactics.

I have no talent: I made ready wit my talent.

I have no friends: I make my mind my friend.

I have no enemy I make carelessness my enemy.

I have no armor: I make benevolence and righteousness my armor.

I have no castle: I make immovable-mind my castle.

I have no sword: I made absence of self my sword.

-Anonymous Samurai, fourteenth century

Schedule of Classes
Monday and Wednesday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Friday 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Suggested Donation
$65 per month

UNM, CNM students $50/ month