Founded in 2001 by four Taekwondo-loving students, USC Taekwondo is now the largest martial arts organization on campus.

USC Taekwondo (TKD) is a diverse club whose members range from complete beginners to seasoned black belts. The club has 2 coaches and numerous experienced black belt instructors and offers both Olympic and Traditional classes. Olympic classes teach the Olympic sport version of Taekwondo and prepare students for sparring competition. Traditional classes focus more on Taekwondo as a martial art and teach forms, self defense and proper kicking and punching techniques. The club has a Tournament Team, comprised of elite athletes who
represent USC in collegiate tournaments, and a Demo Team which does a lot of performances
throughout the year. USC TKD is a member of the NCTA (National Collegiate Taekwondo Association), the Pacific-West Taekwondo Conference (Pac-West), and the US national governing body of Taekwondo, USA Taekwondo (USAT).

USC Taekwondo is open to USC students, faculty, and alumni. Registered members can attend traditional-style classes to learn Taekwondo philosophy and techniques. Those who have already learned the basics can also attend Olympic-style sparring classes. Members also have the opportunity to share Taekwondo with others in the community through activities such as demonstrations and USCTOP.

As part of the University of Southern California Recreational Sports Club program, USC Taekwondo represents the university in sparring and poomsae (forms) competitions.

As a martial arts sports club, USC TKD competes in collegiate and open tournaments in California and around the country. Tournament team members are selected based on level of commitment, regular attendance at sparring classes, and other factors at the discretion of our two team coaches: Clayton Barber and Spyro Spyropoulos-Spears.

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