Since its founding in 1992, West Side Taekwondo has distinguished itself as New York City’s premiere martial arts education center, and an Upper West Side institution.

Taekwondo, the “Way of the Hand and the Foot”, is a Korean martial art which traces its roots through the centuries to the ancient fighting arts of the Korean peninsula. Today, Taekwondo is the world’s most widely practiced martial art, with over 20 million practitioners worldwide.