East Coast Tae Kwon Do, Altoona IA

09/06/2026

Kids working hard!!!

09/01/2026

08/17/2026

📣 Registration is now open for our Fall Tiny Tigers Session at East Coast Tae Kwon Do!

🥋 September 14th – October 12th
📅 Mondays
⏰ 5:30–6:00 PM

Perfect for young students looking to build confidence, coordination, focus, and have fun!

✅ Free ECTKD T-shirt
✅ Free TKD Belt

Know a friend who might be interested? Tiny Tigers is even more fun with friends! Refer a family and earn $10 off for each referral who registers and pays for the session.

Spots are limited!
Registration link:
https://www.eastcoasttaekwondo.org/tiny-tigers

08/11/2026

Fall session registration is now open!!!!
https://www.eastcoasttaekwondo.org/tiny-tigers
📣 Registration is now open for our Fall Tiny Tigers Session at East Coast Tae Kwon Do!

🥋 September 14th – October 12th
📅 Mondays
⏰ 5:30–6:00 PM

Perfect for young students looking to build confidence, coordination, focus, and have fun!

✅ Free ECTKD T-shirt
✅ Free TKD Belt

Know a friend who might be interested? Tiny Tigers is even more fun with friends! Refer a family and earn $10 off for each referral who registers and pays for the session.

Spots are limited! Message us today to reserve your child's spot.

07/28/2026

🍦 Come Join Us for Ice Cream! 🍦
Come out and support our local businesses while enjoying a delicious treat!
📍 Location: 204 8th St., Altoona (rear of the building)
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
D' Ice Cream Truck will be on site with a wide variety of ice cream and frozen treats for sale to enjoy!
Bring your family, friends, and neighbors, grab your favorite treat, and help support our local businesses. We can't wait to see you there!

07/20/2026

The Iowa Summer Games is a wrap!!!
16 students braved the elements and competed in Forms, Team Forms, Weapons, Sparring, and Breaking.
In all, ECTKD took home:
12 - 1st Place
15 - 2nd Place
14 - 3rd Place
Super proud of everyone this weekend! :clap:
Our biggest wins weren't just medals—they were watching people accomplish things they've been working hard to achieve.
:boom: Several students overcame challenges they had been struggling with.
:boom: Some stepped up and joined team forms just 20 seconds before the event!
:boom: One of our newest students, with only a couple of months of training, had the courage to compete.
:boom: Several instructors volunteered to judge, and one of our high-ranking students was a steady rock for teammates who needed support throughout the day.
:trophy: Tournament Highlight :trophy:
After the competition, a father came up to me to thank two of our purple belts. He shared how much their kindness, positivity, and encouragement meant to his son. He had been hesitant to continue sparring, but our students welcomed him in, told him how much fun it would be, and made him feel like he belonged.
We had just talked about this very thing in class.
As both a teacher and a father, hearing another father become emotional while talking about the impact our students had on his son made the entire day worthwhile.
Winning medals is great, but building confident, kind people who lift others up is what truly matters.
I believe we have an incredible group of students who are helping build a happier world—and that's exactly what we need.

06/22/2026

🎉 A HUGE thank you to all of our participating schools this year! 🎉

Together, we collected an incredible 334 pounds of unwanted crayons that will be kept out of our landfills and recycled into new crayons through The Crayon Initiative! 🖍️♻️

With approximately 40 new crayons created from every pound donated, this year's collection could result in more than 13,000 new crayons for children in hospitals.

🌟 A special congratulations to Wallace Elementary School for leading the way with an outstanding 64 pounds collected! (For reference, about 100 crayons equal 1 pound.)

Want to keep supporting the program throughout the year? Year-round collection boxes are available at:

📍 Altoona City Hall
📍 Bondurant Library

Thank you again for helping make a difference for both our environment and children in need!

06/08/2026

Couple clips from this week...

05/07/2026

Yesterday we celebrated 3 years of this cheeseburgers life.
3 years old and never a speck of mold, bugs, ants, or flys!!!
Apparently, dog p**p taste better to them than the burger.