Belt exams
We set the syllabus, hold the gradings and issue the certificates. Every grade awarded is recorded against the player, so a belt can be checked years later.
About
Lucknow
Taekwondo
Academy
Est. 2000 26 years on the mat
Started in 2000 by Ram Kishore Choubey, and registered as a non-government sports society. We run training centres across Uttar Pradesh, and we run the grading those centres are measured by.
That second part is what separates us from a gym. A belt awarded here means the same thing in every district, because one syllabus and one panel sit behind all of it — and has done for 26 years.
We are the governing body for taekwondo in Lucknow, affiliated through the district and state associations. That is what carries a grade awarded here past our own door: it is recognised at district and state level, and up the same chain to the national and world bodies.
- Society registration
- TODO / add reg. no.
- Registered since
- 2000
- Affiliated to
- Lucknow District Taekwondo Association
- Head office
- Indira Nagar, Lucknow
Affiliation
Who recognises our grades
The academy trains and grades under the recognised chain of taekwondo bodies, from our district association through to the world body.
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Lucknow District Taekwondo Association
District
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Uttar Pradesh Taekwondo Association
State
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Taekwondo Federation of India
National
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World Taekwondo
International
Where we are
- 10
- Training centres
- 1
- Districts
- 8
- Graded coaches
- 95
- Registered players
Each one runs the same syllabus.
Out of 75 in Uttar Pradesh.
All on our records, all graded.
Every belt awarded is recorded.
What we
ask of you
What we are trying to build is a generation that is strong, confident and disciplined — on the mat, and in character and leadership long after they have left it.
Five words are painted on the wall of our dojang. Students read them every session. This is what each one means once you are on the mat.
Discipline is the foundation of victory — and every kick starts with belief.
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01
Discipline
Turning up when you do not feel like it. Most of what a player gains comes from the sessions they nearly skipped.
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02
Respect
Bowing in, and meaning it. To the coach, to the person you are sparring, and to the grade they hold.
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03
Focus
One thing at a time, done properly. A stance held badly a hundred times teaches you to hold it badly.
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04
Confidence
Earned, not talked into you. It arrives after the exam you were nervous about and passed anyway.
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05
Never give up
The belt is not the point. Coming back after the grading you failed is the point.
What we are
responsible for
Running classes is the visible half. The other half is the part that makes a belt mean something.
Coach Training
Courses and trainings, for coaches. A centre only opens under someone qualified to run it, which is what stops a club being started by anyone with a mat.
Player training
A structured route from a first class to a black belt, taught by graded instructors on proper matting. Players who want to go further are prepared for district, state and national competition.
Secretary and Chief Instructor
Mohit Kumar
- Secretary, Lucknow Taekwondo Academy
- Joint Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Taekwondo Association
- Treasurer, Lucknow District Taekwondo Academy
- National Referee
- 5th Dan Black Belt, WT Kukkiwon
The academy is run day to day by its secretary, who also coaches. His grades, appointments and work with the association are set out in full on his profile.
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Whether this is your first step onto the mat or you are training for a national, there is a place for you here. Classes for children, teenagers and adults. No experience needed, and it costs nothing to apply.