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Taekwondo schools, by what else they teach
Plenty of taekwondo schools teach more than taekwondo. Many are full martial arts schools where the floor is shared with another curriculum — hapkido (taekwondo's Korean cousin), a karate or kickboxing program, a dedicated self-defense class, sometimes judo, jiu-jitsu or MMA under the same roof. That's good news if you want more than one thing: to add a grappling or self-defense art to your kicks, to cross-train, or just to have options on nights the taekwondo class doesn't fit. Pick an art below and you'll see the taekwondo schools that also train it, ranked by rating, with students' reviews as proof. New to how these arts differ and overlap? Start with the flagship guide, taekwondo vs karate & other arts.
🛡️ Self-Defense
Practical, real-world self-defense — awareness, escapes and simple strikes, taught as its own program alongside the traditional art.
🎽 Karate
The Okinawan/Japanese striking art — different rhythm, shared discipline and belt tradition, and a common second program at family martial arts schools.
🦵 Kickboxing
Punches and kicks on pads and bags — a fitness-friendly striking program many taekwondo schools add for conditioning and cross-training.
🤼 Jiu-Jitsu
The ground-and-grappling art — the mat game that complements taekwondo's stand-up striking, popular with students who want to be well-rounded.
🥷 Hapkido
Taekwondo's Korean cousin — joint locks, throws and self-defense that pair naturally with taekwondo's kicks, and the art most often taught alongside it.
🏟️ MMA
Where striking and grappling meet — some taekwondo schools run an MMA program for students who want the complete combat-sports picture.
🥋 Judo
The throwing art — grips, timing and takedowns that get a fight to the ground, a natural grappling complement to taekwondo's kicks.
Why taekwondo schools are so often multi-art
Taekwondo gives you world-class kicking and striking, and many schools round it out with a grappling or self-defense art — hapkido is the natural pairing (the Korean cousin, all joint locks, throws and close-range self-defense), and some schools add karate, judo, jiu-jitsu or a full MMA program. Sharing a roof also just makes sense: one facility, one community, one membership, more ways to train. A school lands on a page here when its own site or its students' reviews show real evidence it teaches that art — "they also teach hapkido," "great after-school karate program," "the self-defense class is excellent" are exactly the lines that count. One honest caveat: a class schedule is a snapshot, not a promise — schools add and drop programs, so confirm before you count on it.
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