Schools and Venues


Nick Symonds Taekwon-Do Institute, plaque no. 16028

Instructor: Mr N Symonds 5th degree

Profile: Mr Symonds started practicing Taekwon-Do in 1989 and gained his 1st degree in 1993.Since 1994 he has been teaching people of all ages. He has produced more than 30 black belts, International and National Champions.


Venue: Christ Church Parish Centre, The Green, London, N14 7EG

Training Times
Children – 6pm -7pm
Adults and Teenagers- 7pm – 8.30pm

Training days: Wednesday and Friday

Instructor: Mr N Symonds 5th degree

Profile: Mr Symonds started practicing Taekwon-Do in 1989 and gained his 1st degree in 1993.Since 1994 he has been teaching people of all ages. He has produced more than 30 black belts, International and National Champions.


Venue: Rickmansworth School, Scots Hill, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 3AQ

Training Times
Children-6.15pm-7.15pm
Adults and Teenagers- 7.15pm-8.30pm

Training days: Tuesday and Thursday

Assistant Instructor: Mr Malik Ayman 2nd degree

Profile: Malik, began his Taekwon-Do training in 1987 and during this time he has studied several other martial arts and has always remained committed to Taekwon-Do. Through Maliks devotion to the art he started Finchley Tae Kwon-Do School in 2009 February, and now offers classes to Adults, Teenagers and Children. In addition to keeping to the traditions and the tenets of Taekwon-Do, Malik has combined his knowledge of powerful mind setting tools and motivational techniques, sourced from NLP and Personal Coaching, this allows students to experience the greatness of learning the Taekwon-Do, as well as increasing confidence and body conditioning.


Venue: St Margaret's United Reformed Church Hall, Victoria Avenue, Finchley Central, N3 1BD

Training Times
Children class 6.30pm-7.30pm
Adult class 7.30pm-8.30pm.

Training days: Monday

Assistant Instructor: Mr Stuart Chapman 2nd degree

Profile:He began studying Taekwon-Do at University in Southampton in 1999. Since then he trained for 4 years under the instruction of Master Sangha in Tooting, gaining 1st Degree Black Belt. After moving to North London in 2007, he now trains with Mr Symonds in Southgate and has achieved 2nd Degree Black Belt and won medals in competition. His passion for Taekwon-Do drove him to begin teaching in Kentish Town in May 2008. His students have performed excellently at grading's and won medals in competition. For him, Taekwon-Do is a brilliant way to defend yourself, improve fitness, build confidence, increase flexibility, develop strength and have fun.


Venue: Acland Burghley School, Burghley Road
London NW5 1UJ

Training Times
7pm - 8pm

Training days: Tuesday and Thursday

Assistant Instructor: Dr Ajit J Shah BSc, PhD, 3rd degree

Profile:Mr Shah started training in Tae Kwon Do in 1995 and after several years of absence returned to train with Mr Symonds in 2000 and gained his black belt in 2002. He gained his 2nd in 2005 and 3rd Dan in 2008. He has been teaching Tae Kwon Do to all ages for four years.


Venue: Southgate School, Sussex Way
Cockfosters, Hertfordshire EN4 0BL

Training Times
12:15pm - 1:30pm

Training days: Saturday