Study Timeless
Korean Martial Arts
We are a neoclassical Taekwondo school for adults. Our dojang (Korean martial arts school) is a noncommercial, noncompetitive space where practitioners learn to excel through confrontation with difficulty. For motivated students, the journey is beautiful, empowering, and satisfying.
Why Join Our Dojang?
Trying a class is the best way to find out if you’ll thrive in a martial arts school. See if you connect with the instructors, like the way people move, and are excited when you imagine yourself there.
There are a lot of Taekwondo dojangs and other martial arts schools in our area, so it may be daunting to think about making so many visits. To see how we’re different, read these articles and see if what we offer matches your goals.
Where the Body Leads
Donnabelle Casis, host of the To Hum Is Human podcast, interviews RVTKD Head Instructor & Founder Bill Tuman about the role of intuition in martial arts, among other topics. Listen Now
Talk the Talk
WHMP host Bill Newman interviews RVTKD Instructors Tuman & Ryan about the new 25 Main Street dojang. This is a good introduction to Taekwondo for people unfamiliar with the Korean martial art we practice. Listen Now
. . . begins with a single step,” says a famous passage from the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Chinese Taoism. Be inspired by the familiar words of this 2500 year old book, which has been so influential in Chinese and Korean martial arts and throughout East Asian cultures. Your journey in Taekwondo will have many challenges, but the first step is easy.
To join RVTKD, you can drop in at the beginning or end of any class to register, ask questions, or watch us train. These articles will give you a sense of what to expect and how to prepare, so you’ll thrive in our dojang.
Even better, answer a few quick questions to introduce yourself and schedule a visit.
Class Schedule
EVENING CLASSES
At RVTKD, our core poomsae (forms or patterns, the Korean equivalent of the Japanese "kata") are the Palgwe series, the Kukkiwon yudanja poomsae (Koryo, Keumgang, Taebaek, and so forth), all of which were developed in the 1960s during the formation of Taekwondo as a unified Korean martial art. In this Sunday session, we practice a few dozen other poomsae that aren't practiced by, or even known to, most modern Taekwondo schools. These range from historical kata with Okinawan roots, transmitted through Japanese masters, to other pre-Taekwondo forms with Korean origins, to the modern Taegeuk series practiced in most Kukkiwon-affiliated dojangs.
This is a general Taekwondo class and is appropriate for all levels, including beginners. Contents will vary and may include: technical instruction, stationary drills, moving combinations, sparring, forms practice, conditioning, self-defense techniques, or a variety of other special topics. Most classes include both group work and individual training guided by instructors and advanced students.
At RVTKD, black belts learn two weapons, the bong (the Korean term for a six-foot wooden staff) and the sai. It's very special for sai to be included in the curriculum of a Taekwondo school, since the weapon is usually associated with Okinawan/Japanese styles (and to a lesser degree, Chinese) but very rarely within Korean traditions.
This is a general Taekwondo class and is appropriate for all levels, including beginners. Contents will vary and may include: technical instruction, stationary drills, moving combinations, sparring, forms practice, conditioning, self-defense techniques, or a variety of other special topics. Most classes include both group work and individual training guided by instructors and advanced students.
This is a general Taekwondo class and is appropriate for all levels, including beginners. Contents will vary and may include: technical instruction, stationary drills, moving combinations, sparring, forms practice, conditioning, self-defense techniques, or a variety of other special topics. Most classes include both group work and individual training guided by instructors and advanced students.