Yang Masters United Taekwondo Center, Paola

Under the direction of grand master Yang, a multi-martial-art black belt, the students at Yang Masters United Taekwondo Center gain physical and mental empowerment in challenging Taekwondo classes. Classes focus on powerful punching and kicking movements to improve coordination and flexibility. The Taekwondo self-defense style employs a systemized training curriculum that distinguishes advancement through symbolic progression such as belts and increasingly solemn head nods.

Students who commit to the principles of Taekwondo notice mental and personal benefits in addition to the physical ones. Elevated self-discipline and concentration equips pupils with unmatched staring-contest capabilities, and improved confidence galvanizes leadership inside and outside the board- or classroom. Each session of Taekwondo encourages groups of students to train as a whole rather than as separate individuals as instructors stress unity during drills and heated games of Red Rover.