Taekwondo Rawai Phuket

Taekwondo Rawai Phuket, located in Rawai is a “Traditional Tae Kwon Do School” leaded by Master Stephanos Papadakis, a German National, who practices Taekwondo since 1987 and holds currently the 4.Dan Black Belt.

Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO) is an ancient Korean martial art. Many people practice Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO) for its self-defense benefits, but it is also an art and is studied and appreciated for its beauty and grace of movement.

The spiritual aspect of Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO) is found in its philosophy of self-restraint, kindness and humility.

Traditional Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO) is the original style which differs from modernized forms and other martial arts in several ways: no physical contact is allowed in free sparring, it is more aerobic in training than other styles, and the emphasis is on each student’s own improvement rather than on competition with others.

Who can learn Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO)?
Children, teens, adults and seniors can all learn Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO) and enjoy its many benefits.

Since emphasis is on personal growth rather than on competition, people of all ages and backgrounds find TAE KWON-DO satisfying and challenging. In addition, because TAE KWON-DO requires such diverse skills, students can specialize with the art and develop their own area of expertise and enjoyment.

What are the goals of Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO)?
The primary goal of Taekwondo (TAE KWON-DO) is to help each student develop physically and mentally
to his or her full potential in terms of:
– Physical Fitness
– Mental Discipline
– Self-Confidence

Taekwondo Rawai Phuket holds classes on Monday to Saturday from 18.30 to 20.30 at Kingka Muay Thai (SUPA MUAY THAI in Rawai Phuket.

About Master Stephanos Papadakis:
Stefanos Papadakis started training Tae Kwon-Do 1987 at the Traditional Taekwondo Blackbelt Center München Ost. It was the school of his first master Michel Märkl. The examination for the 1. Dan was in 1992 in Nürnberg. The tester was Grandmaster Kwon Jae-Hwa.

After the 1. Dan examination he moved to the school of Miss Angela Stadler in Zorneding. She brought him to the level of the 2. Dan, for which he passed the examination in 1998.

Unfortunately after passing the 2nd Dan his teacher Miss Angela Stadler moved away from Zorneding, so Stephanos moved to Grandmaster George Maier in München Stachus. He is still Stephanos Teacher an he brought him to the level of the 4. Dan. Stephanos had the examination for the 3. Dan in 2007 in Marokko. The testers where George Maier, Gerhard Maier, Gerhard Brunner and Master Fritz Flatnitzer. The Master Stephanos opened the Twin-Taekwondo-Center Unterhaching. His examination for the 4. Dan was in 2012 in Egypt. The testers where also George Maier, Gerhard Maier, Gerhard Brunner and Master Fritz Flatnitzer. In the year 2015 Master Stephanos moved to Thailand an opened the Taekwondo Rawai Phuket (MSD-Traditional-Tae-Kwon-Do Center) in Phuket.