About Hilliard Taekwondo Academy

Make friends, have fun and fit in!

We’re more than just a place to learn kicking and punching. 



Yes, you will learn great martial arts skills from terrific instructors who all started as beginner white belt students in our program and have trained for many years to earn their instructor certification. More importantly, you’ll have fun and develop friendships while you’re learning. While martial arts does involve a belt rank hierarchy and respect, in our program the higher a student’s (or instructor’s) belt rank the more humble, welcoming, helpful and kind they are expected to be.

At Hilliard Taekwondo Academy we don’t have cliques, but work to equip students with confidence and courage to face disappointment, see it as a minor blip in the road, and to keep working towards goals without giving up. Success is rarely a straight line, but is more often a hot mess of effort, "not yet" and trying again until finally achieving that next goal with its amazing feeling of “I did it!”

Our goal is to also help every student develop confidence as we instill the life-long and life-changing character traits of respect, focus, self-discipline, being kind and learning to persevere toward a goal even when facing obstacles and challenges.

In today's world kids (and teens & even adults) need exceptional role models, an encouraging and motivating atmosphere, and achievable yet challenging goals. We don't lower expectations and make things easy ─ we equip our students to persevere, step up to challenges and work toward success! That means we don’t have “star performers” or just acknowledge the most athletically gifted, but focus on work ethic and give a lot of high-fives and shout outs for great attitude and effort! 

ADULTS love the great workout they get in our program! In addition to a variety of targets, padded body shields and heavy bags for kicking and striking skills that help with self-defense, we also use battle ropes, medicine balls, agility ladders, exercise bands and more to help you get stronger, more flexible and improve your cardio. The deep friendships you make as you work out with other adults who encourage you and cheer you on is just icing on the cake!

TEENS love the great workout, too, but also the great camaraderie that develops in an atmosphere of encouragement, positive motivation and no tolerance for bullying.

KIDS in our Little Dragons & Little Ninjas (ages 4 & 5), and our Juniors Program (age 6-12) thrive due to our use of positive encouraging language, our high expectations, and our consistent rules and consequences. We don't have "star" performers who get all the attention. We give out high-fives & shout outs for giving YOUR best effort.