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HSTS Taekwon-Do HSTS Taekwon-Do - Martial Arts I took the club over with just 6 students in 1990. These are in turn the governing bodies for Taekwon-Do in the UK.

The Hitchin Taekwon-Do Club was established in 1987 which makes it the longest and oldest ITF Taekwon-Do club in Hitchin and possibly Hertfordshire. We now have clubs in Hitchin, Stevenage and Barton-Le-Clay which form HSTS Taekwon-Do with over 500 students and over 34 different classes running throughout the week. We take pride in having a high Instructor to student ratio with 9 BTC registered Instructors and dedicated age related classes to be able to cater from age 4 to 60+, you can find Instructors listed HERE. We have dedicated childrenโ€™s classes for 4-7/8yrs and 8/9-12yrs, as well as 13yrs/adults classes. This enables us to run age specific classes but keeping the discipline found within the Martial arts. The clubs and myself are members of the UTA (Unified Taekwon-Do Association), UKITF, ITF (International Taekwon-Do Federation) and the BTC (British Taekwon-Do Council). I have attended many of the late Gen.Choi Hong Hi (the founder of Taekwon-Do) seminars and Instructors courses and more recently Grandmaster Choi Jung Hwa 9th Dan (Gen.Choi Hong Hiโ€™s son) to enable me to teach the true techniques without distortion. I have a dedicated Instructors team that consist of fully qualified and recognised BTC registered Instructors who are as committed as I am to teach anyone who wants to learn. I take pride in attending weekly training under my Instructor Grandmaster Trevor Nicholls 9th Dan and have assisted him with many seminars throughout the world which I believe gives an authority in what we teach at HSTS. Myself and my team of Instructors are dedicated to teach Taekwon-Do to anyone who wishes to learn and believe that Taekwon-Do is for anyone and everyone. So, whether you are fit, unfit, young, or older you to can learn this exciting form of self-defence. Although it is much more than just self-defence, it can be life changing for some people. If you choose to join the school then you will get 100% commitment from all of us at HSTS, and will gain so much you will be amazed. All of our Instructors have had an enhanced DBS check and are registered with the British Taekwon-Do Council which is recognised by the sports council. They have attended an Instructor course and had a practical assessment before being certified, please check out the BTC safeguarding policy. HSTS has also obtained clubmark through the BTC. This is a government accreditation that means we have in place all safeguarding and teaching practices for Taekwon-Do in a safe environment for all ages. Kind Regards

Master G.Horan VII Degree (Chief Instructor)
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HSTS Welfare officer

The HSTS welfare officer/safeguarding lead is Mrs Kelly Rose. If you have any concerns regarding the safeguarding of Children or Adults at risk while at HSTS Taekwon-Do please in the first instance approach Mrs Rose or email [email protected].

14/10/2026

๐Ÿ’ช ๐—š๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—” ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง!

By the middle of the week, work, school and everyday responsibilities can leave you feeling ready for the sofa. But getting moving, training alongside your fellow HSTS students and giving yourself a new challenge can be just the boost you need! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Our ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ is an opportunity to put some time into your own progressโ€”building the strength, stamina and fitness that help you get more from your Taekwon-Do training.

Keeping your guard up when youโ€™re tired, maintaining your movement during sparring and finishing a pattern with the same purpose you started it with all take physical effort. Improving your fitness helps you keep working when the session gets demanding, while giving you more confidence in what your body can do. ๐Ÿฅ‹

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€.
It might be completing a few more repetitions, recovering more quickly between exercises or finding that something you struggled with a few weeks ago now feels more manageable. Those small improvements deserve recognitionโ€”and they start with showing up consistently.

You donโ€™t need to arrive feeling full of energy or at your fittest. Come ready to make an effort, work at a level that challenges you and encourage the people training beside you. Thereโ€™s something motivating about sharing that effort with others, especially when you reach the end knowing youโ€™ve all put the work in! ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐Ÿ“ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ | ๐Ÿณ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿด:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐—ฝ๐—บ
๐Ÿฅ‹ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ+

Make it part of your week. Bring your water, bring your determination and letโ€™s keep progressing together! ๐Ÿ’ช


๐Ÿฅ‹ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ, ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ!Our ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ have been learning their new patterns, splitting int...
12/10/2026

๐Ÿฅ‹ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ, ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ!

Our ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ have been learning their new patterns, splitting into smaller groups according to belt grade for more focused training.

๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ, giving our students experienced guidance and individual feedback as they develop their understanding.

Working this way gives students time to break down unfamiliar movements, ask questions and receive guidance specific to their pattern. From stance and balance to the direction and purpose of each technique, thereโ€™s plenty to get to grips with!

Learning a new pattern takes ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. Each repetition helps build understanding and confidence, with students encouraging one another along the way.

Well done, Cadets โ€” keep practising and give those details the attention they deserve! ๐Ÿ‘


11/10/2026

๐Ÿฅ‹ ๐—•๐—จ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—™๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜, ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ!

Our ๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ have been getting to grips with free sparring this week โ€” putting their techniques into practice while learning to move, judge distance and respond to a partner. ๐ŸฅŠ

In this clip, youโ€™ll see students of different heights and grades working in groups, with protective equipment on and the emphasis firmly on ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. Across all levels, students are learning to adapt to the person in front of them and help each other improve.

Free sparring gives us valuable opportunities to develop character: finding the courage to have a go, staying calm under pressure, showing self-control and respecting our training partners. Learning to manage frustration is just as much a part of the lesson as landing a technique.

Every exchange is a chance to learn, and every small step forward helps build confidence. Well done, Cadets โ€” keep learning and looking after one another! ๐Ÿ‘


๐—จ๐—ง๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—• ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆDate: ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฒVenue: ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—”๐—š๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐—ค๐—”๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™‰...
09/10/2026

๐—จ๐—ง๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—• ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ

Date:
๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

Venue:
๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ
๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น
๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต
๐—”๐—š๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐—ค๐—”

๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐Ÿ‘‡

Main Students:- https://www.hsts.biz/all-events/competitions/
Little Dragons:- https://www.hsts.biz/all-events/little-dragons-competitions/

07/10/2026

Wednesday has a way of filling up with everyone elseโ€™s priorities. This 45 minutes is yours. ๐Ÿ‘Š

Come in, get moving and give yourself a challenge. Youโ€™ll be working alongside other HSTS students, each putting in their own effort and encouraging the person next to them. By the end, you might surprise yourself with how much you had left to give.

๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€
๐Ÿ“ Hitchin Dojang
๐Ÿ•ข Wednesdays, 7:30โ€“8:15pm
๐Ÿฅ‹ For HSTS students aged 13+

See you Wednesday!

๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š - โ€ผ๏ธ ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ โ€ผ๏ธ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ:December 5th, 2026๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ:10:00 am - 4:30 pm๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:St Michaels...
05/10/2026

๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š - โ€ผ๏ธ ๐—•๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ โ€ผ๏ธ

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ:
December 5th, 2026

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ:
10:00 am - 4:30 pm

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
St Michaels Mount Community Centre
St Michaels Road
Hitchin

Open to all ages and grades (not Little dragons) and remember that to attend this day you do not have to be grading, it is a first come first served basis and only open to a limited amount of students. Please book to avoid disappointment.

This All Day Training is designed to cover your grading syllabus so you are up to speed with all the requirements and to gain your required stamps.

6 hours of training, 6 stamps

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.hsts.biz/all-events/all-day-training/

04/10/2026
๐—จ๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ง๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ3rd October 2026HSTS RESULTS Evelyn ๐Ÿฅ‡Gold - U14โ€™s female 1st Degree Patterns๐Ÿฅ‰Bronze - U14โ€™s...
03/10/2026

๐—จ๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ง๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ

3rd October 2026

HSTS RESULTS

Evelyn
๐Ÿฅ‡Gold - U14โ€™s female 1st Degree Patterns
๐Ÿฅ‰Bronze - U14โ€™s female Red/Black belt female sparring

Seren
๐ŸฅˆSilver - U14โ€™s female 1st Degree Patterns
๐Ÿฅ‡Gold - U14โ€™s female Red/Black belt sparring

๐—จ๐—ง๐—” ๐—จ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: 10th October 2026๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 1:30pm - 4:30pm๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ: Weatherley CentreEagle Farm RoadBiggleswadeSG18 8JH...
03/10/2026

๐—จ๐—ง๐—” ๐—จ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜

๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: 10th October 2026

๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 1:30pm - 4:30pm

๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ: Weatherley Centre
Eagle Farm Road
Biggleswade
SG18 8JH

๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://www.hsts.biz/all-events/courses/

๐—จ๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ง๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ3rd October 2026All the best to HSTS and all competitors entering the regional championship...
03/10/2026

๐—จ๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ง๐—™ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ
3rd October 2026

All the best to HSTS and all competitors entering the regional championships today.

Give it your best......

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St Michaels Mount Community Centre
Hitchin
SG40QY

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 5:15pm
Tuesday 3:45pm - 7:15pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 9pm
Thursday 5pm - 7:50pm
Friday 3:45pm - 8:45pm
Saturday 9:30am - 10:05am
Sunday 3pm - 8pm

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+441525308307

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