Taekwondo literally means ‘The art of hand and foot’.

Taekwondo dates back hundreds of years originally deriving from the ancient Korean art of Taek kyon & was founded as Taekwondo in 1955.
General Choi Hong Hi dedicated his life to Taekwondo as its founder & Grandmaster. He formed the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) and formed world wide standards & regulations for the International body for Taekwondo which is today practised in over 100 countries.

Taekwondo is one of the most popular martial arts in the world today and is now also an official Olympic sport. It has a strong hand techniques & a powerful array of devestating kicking techniques. Whilst Taekwondo is a great form of self defence it also promotes great discipline, respect, self control, self esteem, confidence & concentration in which Zeus International Martial Arts Academy emphasizes with its junior students (ages 5 – 15).

Our junior’s Taekwondo classes are taught in a safe environment using the best of traditional & modern instruction, preparing our children for all obstacles in life.

In Taekwondo, character development, attitude, tenacity and as well as individual capability are all graded, tested & certified by International Master Instructor Con Prasoulas.

The utmost purpose of Taekwondo is to eliminate fighting by discouraging the stronger’s oppression of the weaker with a power that must be based on humanity, justice, morality, wisdom & faith, thus helping to build a better and more peaceful society.