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Kwon's Martial Arts Center
4.5 ★★★★★ 22 Google reviews · Taekwondo school in Franklin Park, Illinois
Style / system: Olympic / World Taekwondo · Kukkiwon-certified — based on the school's own site and student reviews. Taekwondo systems (Olympic/World Taekwondo, ITF, and ATA/Songahm) differ in forms, sparring rules, and tournaments; if lineage matters to you, confirm it with the school. ATA vs WT vs ITF, explained →
Affiliated school — reviews and the school's own info point to a recognized taekwondo organization or franchise (think ATA Martial Arts, Kukkiwon certification, World Taekwondo, or ITF). If credentials matter to you, ask which association the school belongs to and where the head instructor earned their black-belt (dan) rank and certification.
Plan your first class
- Kids & teens classes kids and teens taekwondo classes — built around discipline, focus, confidence, and anti-bully skills
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- Phone +1 847-451-1301
Hours
| Monday | 10 am–7:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 10 am–7:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am–7:30 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am–7:30 pm |
| Friday | 10 am–7:30 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am–4 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
The classes they run
“Both my sons, Tristan and Colin, earned their black belts here with the excellent training.”
What students say
“Grand Master Duk Gun Kwon, 9th Dan Black Belt oversees the training providing excellence to all students!”
“Students have grow so much under Grand Master Kwon schools instruction, gaining discipline, self confidence, coordination, courage, and wisdom.”
From the reviews
Great place for martial arts training for kids and adults! All instructors are high ranking belts. Grand Master Duk Gun Kwon, 9th Dan Black Belt oversees the training providing excellence to all students! Kwon's Taekwondo USNTF has been around for 51 years.
They are really good at teaching and they do a lot of fun things. When Im in class they make it fun for us. Kwon's Martial Arts Center does a lot of different things like Dodgeball night,parent's night out,and they do torments
It's the WILDMAN BATTLE CREEK ,MI. I AM READY TO KICKBOX AT 61 MY RECORD NOW IS 27 FIGHTS 2 LOSSES 21 KNOCK OUTS DOWN TO 160LBS FROM 287 AND I AM READY TO FIGHT ANYONE I HAVE BEEN TRAINING DAILY SINCE 1989 LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOU TO STILL SPONSOR ME THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Amazing experience. Like you are part of the history. I love to come back, to look at all those trophies, awords and diplomas that GM Kwon has.
Your first taekwondo class at Kwon's Martial Arts Center
Nervous about walking into a taekwondo school for the first time? Almost everyone is, and good instructors expect beginners to come through the door. Here's what to know. What to expect: a typical first class is a warm-up, then drilling basic stances, blocks, and kicks with a partner or on pads — not hard sparring. Rest whenever you need to; no one will bat an eye. What to wear: loose athletic wear you can move in (or a dobok if you have one); you'll train barefoot on the floor. What to bring: water and a positive attitude — many schools lend a loaner dobok for a first class, so it's worth asking when you call. As you keep training you'll get your own dobok and belt, and sparring gear (mouthguard, headgear, and guards) once you begin sparring. Sparring eases in gradually, once your fundamentals and forms are solid. Arrive 10–15 minutes early to sign a waiver and meet the instructor. It gets easier fast — most people feel far more at home by their third class.
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