At Southall Martial Arts Academy our main purpose is
the instruction of martial arts techniques as effective
methods of self defence. The art we teach at Southall
Martial Arts Academy is Choi Kwang Do.
Choi Kwang Do is a unique martial art based on
scientific principles and developed to promote
optimum health, fitness and self-defense, not winners
in sports competitions.
Choi Kwang Do’s natural, easy-to-learn, sequential
movements maximize your body’s force-producing
capabilities, but more importantly, they increase
opportunities to enhance your health. It’s a unique
program based on modern scientific principles from
human anatomy, physiology (the branch of biological
sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms),
psychology (the science of mental life), kinesiology
(the branch of physiology that studies mechanics and
anatomy in relation to human movement),
neurophysiology (the branch of neuroscience that
studies the physiology of the nervous system) and
biomechanics (human movement science).

Choi Kwang Do is not designed for competition and does not follow the intensity of sports training. The
system is meant for all individuals who want to learn real-life, practical self-defense skills and achieve a
greater level of health and well-being, not people solely interested in winning trophies. Because it’s a
non-competitive art that stresses mental, physical, emotional and social development, Choi Kwang Do
promotes non-violent resolutions to conflict, practical solutions to cardiovascular improvement, and
enjoyable methods of exercise. In addition, with competition removed, students can continually develop
– not against each other, but with each other. With a progressive system from White belt to the highest
level of 9th Degree Black belt, Choi Kwang Do always offers you something new and challenging to
learn, experience and enjoy.
Since developing Choi Kwang Do, Grandmaster Choi has taught CKD to the American military at Fort
Benning in Georgia, the largest infantry training center in the U.S.; to the U.S. Rangers; to Georgia law
enforcement officers; to narcotic agents; and to tens of thousands of dedicated Choi Kwang Do students
around the world.
To read more about Grandmaster Choi, and the development of Choi Kwang Do, click here
Below: Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi, aged
68, performing Choi Kwang Do