Master Fitzsimons

Chief Instructor

I have been practicing ITF Taekwon-Do for over thirty seven years and I can truly say that attending my first class was the best thing I ever did. The benefits of the training over the years have kept me fit, flexible and motivated in all aspect of life. ITF Taekwon-Do is in my opinion a complete martial art and practical self-defence that has many additional benefits.

I started teaching classes in 2005 in the United Kingdom, where I built a successful school, guiding many students to their Black Belts and beyond. I also coached many students to competitive success on the local and national competition circuit. In addition I have also trained and mentored Black Belt students to open and run their own schools.

I was a member of the England Taekwon-Do Association, where I held positions on the organisations technical committee and Black Belt Grading Panel. In addition I was also part of the coaching team who conducted training seminars and Instructor courses during the year.

I now teach here in Sydney and have had the pleasure to introduce many more students to the wonderful art of ITF Taekwon-Do and look forward to introducing more in the future.

Parallax TKD

Taekwon-Do School

Parallax Taekwon-Do opened its doors on the 12th of March 2019 under the Instruction of Mr Marc Fitzsimons. Since our first class we have slowly built a community of children and adults who attend classes on a weekly basis. As the Instructor of Parallax Taekwon-Do, I have been pleased to see a new generation of students gain and enjoy the benefits of ITF Taekwon-Do.

For myself, I have been involved in martial arts for most of my life, studying Judo from an early age and then discovering ITF Taekwon-Do at sixteen. I have been training in and teaching Taekwon-Do for over 37 years, achieving the rank of VII Degree Master. I have had a successful martial arts career and have also achieved qualifications as an International Instructor and grading examiner.

I previously operated a school in the United Kingdom for over 13 years, guiding many students through to competitive success and several to Black Belt Degree levels. I am a dedicated Instructor, and understand that everyone has different goals and reasons for starting to study a martial art.

I strive to help and guide every student that I teach to achieve their full potential. I cannot emphasize how much of a positive impact studying ITF Taekwon-Do has had upon my life.

ITF

International Governing Body

The ITF is the International Taekwon-Do Federation, founded on March 22, 1966 in Seoul (south) Korea, by General Choi Hong Hi, who developed Taekwon-Do, to promote the teaching of this martial art.

At that time, nine countries were involved: Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, West Germany, USA, Turkey, Italy, and Egypt. Taekwon-Do is now taught in almost every country in the world, and General Choi is recognized as the Father of Taekwon-Do.

The mission of the ITF is to represent, promote, and work for the development of the practice of Taekwon-Do in all countries by: coordinating and certifying Taekwon-Do activities such as competitions and seminars setting and enforcing high quality standards for technical and teaching identifying and collaborating with affiliated organizations, such as Continental Federations, National Associations, and Allied National Associations, providing assistance to local Taekwon-Do organizations Certification for Black Belt holders, international instructors and umpires

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Allied National Taekwon-Do Association Australia

National Association

ANTAA is the national organization for ITF Taekwon-Do in Australia.

We promote ITF Taekwon-Do as taught by the founder General Choi Hong Hi.

We are an affiliate of the ITF under the president Grand Master Paul Weiler.

Whether you are looking to improve your health, self confidence or learn the most powerful form of self defense.

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