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Friday taekwondo classes in Santa Cruz for ages 5 to teens, taught by Master Kenroy Clarke and graded to the Kukkiwon standard through World Taekwondo Mandeville and World Taekwondo Jamaica. No experience needed to start.
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Bring water and wear a t-shirt and track pants until you have a dobok.
Social Development Commission Office, Centre Road, Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz Taekwondo Academy is the St. Elizabeth programme of World Taekwondo Mandeville, run under World Taekwondo Jamaica. Students learn the same syllabus, grade to the same Kukkiwon standard and compete under the same national body as every other affiliated club on the island.
Every class covers four things: poomsae (the set patterns you are graded on), kicking and footwork drills, controlled sparring for the older group, and conditioning. Beginners spend their first months on stance, balance and the front-leg kicks — everything else is built on those.
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Master Clarke teaches the Santa Cruz classes himself. Every student here trains on the same coaching system used in Mandeville and in the national team's development squads — and every grading is examined to the Kukkiwon standard.
Split by age, taught by Master Clarke. Not sure which group? Come to either and we will place the student.
Ages 5–8 · Fridays
Ages 9 to teens · Fridays · All ranks
Classes begin Friday 11 September 2026 at the Social Development Commission Office, Centre Road, Santa Cruz. Tuition is due at the start of each month. Fees follow the World Taekwondo Mandeville schedule, with 30 days' written notice of any change. Adults 20+ train by private arrangement with Master Clarke.
Register nowRanks follow the Kukkiwon kup system used across World Taekwondo Mandeville. Gradings are held every three months for students who have met the training-time, attendance and syllabus requirements.
Colour-belt grades are certified through World Taekwondo Mandeville. Black belt (dan and poom) grades are certified by the Kukkiwon in Seoul through World Taekwondo Jamaica, and are recognised at any World Taekwondo club in the world. Read the full grading syllabus.
Training, grading days and tournaments across the World Taekwondo Mandeville family. Santa Cruz photos will appear here as the programme grows.
Santa Cruz Taekwondo Academy works alongside the St. Elizabeth Youth Innovation Centre in Santa Cruz — part of the national Youth Innovation Centre network operated under Jamaica's Ministry of Education and Youth.
The centre is a safe, creative space where young people in the parish access training, information and personal-development opportunities. Our programme shares that purpose on the mat: discipline, confidence and a place to belong for St. Elizabeth's young people.
Turn up ten minutes before either Friday session, or message us first and we will tell you exactly what to bring. Parents are welcome to sit in.
Fridays only
Juniors (5–8) · 12:30 – 2:00 PM
Youth & teens (9+) · 3:45 – 5:00 PM
Held at the Social Development Commission Office, Centre Road, Santa Cruz. No class on public holidays. Grading dates are announced on WhatsApp a month ahead.
Master Kenroy Clarke, President of World Taekwondo Jamaica and Director of World Taekwondo Mandeville. Santa Cruz Taekwondo Academy is an official programme of World Taekwondo Mandeville, so students grade on the same Kukkiwon syllabus and hold ranks recognised by any World Taekwondo club worldwide.
No. Flexibility is a result of training, not a requirement for it. Every class warms up and stretches together, and beginners kick at whatever height they can reach today.
A t-shirt, track pants or shorts, and bare feet. Bring water. The dobok (J$7,000, any size) is ordered at registration.
Registration J$1,000 once, tuition J$8,500 per month per student, and a dobok at J$7,000. Fees follow the World Taekwondo Mandeville schedule and 30 days' written notice is given of any change.
No. The juniors group does not spar at all. In the youth group it is introduced gradually, light contact, with head guard, chest protector, gloves, shin and forearm guards, always supervised. Students who never want to compete can train the full syllabus without it.
Gradings are held every three months. A student is entered when Master Clarke judges them ready on syllabus, attendance and attitude. Colour-belt grades are certified through World Taekwondo Mandeville; black belt grades are certified by the Kukkiwon in Seoul through World Taekwondo Jamaica.
The Friday groups are for ages 5 to teens. Adults train by private arrangement with Master Clarke — message us and we will set it up.
Yes. Students from green belt up are eligible for World Taekwondo Jamaica tournaments, and selected athletes join the Mandeville competition squad ahead of national trials.
Fees are paid at class or by transfer. Every payment is logged in the World Taekwondo Mandeville system and a receipt is sent to the WhatsApp number on your registration form.
Still not sure? Message us on WhatsApp — we answer the same day.