Home › Chains
Taekwondo school chains & franchise networks
Most dojangs are independent — but taekwondo has real school networks. Some are franchises: a family of schools linked by a shared curriculum, a common rank system, and belt standards that travel with you. ATA Martial Arts — the American Taekwondo Association's Songahm system — alone licenses hundreds of schools; Tiger-Rock, Tiger Schulmann's, World Champion and World Class each link schools across the country. That's genuinely useful when you're choosing where to train — a franchise tells you something about the style and the standards before you walk in. We track 315 locations across the 5 networks below. Still, the name over the door is a starting point, not a guarantee — every school is its own room and its own master instructor, so also browse schools by program, see what other arts they teach, or find a school with a free trial to try a class.
World Class Tae Kwon Do
World Class Tae Kwon Do — a network of neighborhood schools focused on kids, families, and steady belt progression.
ATA Martial Arts
The American Taekwondo Association (Songahm Taekwondo) — the largest taekwondo franchise in the US, licensing hundreds of schools on a standardized curriculum and belt-rank system.
Tiger-Rock Martial Arts
Tiger-Rock Martial Arts — one of the largest taekwondo associations in the country, a network of independently owned schools sharing a common curriculum and rank system.
World Champion Taekwondo
World Champion Taekwondo — a group of schools teaching a traditional, family-focused taekwondo program built around discipline and belt progression.
Championship Martial Arts
Championship Martial Arts — a Florida-based chain of taekwondo and martial-arts schools built around belt-goal programs for kids and adults.