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About our Club
KCL Taekwondo started out as a small club of friends with a passion for kicking. Over time, our membership grew, and our members became dedicated coaches, giving up their free time and energy to help run classes and support the club at competitions.
This year, we’re excited to build on that legacy with Salim leading our Poomsae and fundamentals sessions and and Mohammed leading our Sparring sessions. With dedicated coaching across all areas of Taekwondo, we’re aiming to further improve our training, progression and competitive performance throughout the year.
We’re also excited to reintroduce our Girls’ Team, creating even more opportunities for our female members to train, compete and develop together.
And that’s not all — we have multiple new surprise sessions planned throughout the year, bringing new challenges, training styles and experiences to the club. 👀
Following the success of our team, we’re looking to continue climbing the medal tables across both Poomsae and Sparring, while making sure there’s plenty of room for improvement, competition, community and, of course, the social side of KCL TKD.
Our club operates on first creating a friendly and welcoming environment, then encouraging you to push yourself to improve your fitness, technique and of course your kicks. We are open to new members year round and look forward to welcoming you to our family!
Club History
September 2012
KCL Taekwondo was founded at Guys Campus, with a small group of friends and a passion for kicking.
Janauary 2022
Our club entered Winter BUCS for our first recorded results after the challenges of COVID, placing 33rd in the medal table.
October 2023
We hired professional coaches and saw a massive increase of over 63% in membership leading to our most successful year yet!
April 2024
After an impressive season seeing us jump to 2nd in the medal tables, KCL Taekwondo walked away with the prestigious Club of the Year award from both BUTL and BUCS - cementing our stance in the university martial arts community.
July 2024
Two of our athletes Mia Pachansky (sparring) and Jonathan Sun (Freestyle and Poomsae) represented KCL Taekwondo at the European University Championships in Miskolc Hungary.
January 2016
We took part in the London University Sports League which was a major contributor to proving taekwondo could be included as a competitive sport in the BUCS league.
March 2016
70 students from across London attended our seminar from Olympian Seelan Rengasamy and international poomsae competitor Constantino Cesar.
February 2015
One of our athletes, Mattho Mandersloot, represented KCL at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju Korea for Poomsae.
April 2019
KCL Taekwondo were victorious over rival club UCL Taekwondo in the annual Varsity Games.
November 2025
We introduced our first dedicated Girls’ Team, creating more opportunities for female athletes to train, compete and develop together while strengthening the club’s competitive presence.
June 2026
Two of our athletes, Ori and Salim, were named Best WT Female and Best WT Male at the 2026 National Student Taekwondo Awards, while KCL Taekwondo officially entered the Hall of Fame, marking a major milestone in the club’s history.