Blue Dragon Taekwondo Academy

Blue Dragon Taekwondo Academy is proud to have trained champions, both in Taekwondo and in life, for over 17 years. Our goal is to help students to be the best that they can be, with certified instructors leading the way as role models and as guides into the art and sport of Taekwondo.

Master Thac Nguyen, World Youngest 7th Dan Black Belt, has dedicated his life to sharing his knowledge of Taekwondo with his students. He stays current with the latest training techniques and rules for Taekwondo, which makes for classes that are always innovative and challenging. As one of only a few hundred non-Korean certified instructors from Kukkiwon (the world Taekwondo training headquarters in Seoul, Korea), he has earned the respect and admiration of students, masters, and grandmasters from Korea to the United States through his unquestionable skills as a martial artist, athlete, teacher, friend, and role model.

Blue Dragon offers classes for different age ranges. These classes are usually further divided up by belt level during class time, when appropriate.

Little Dragons (3-5 Year Olds) - This 30 minute class is packed with lots of exercises to help our youngest students learn the basics of taekwondo while having fun at the same time.

Mighty Dragons (6-9 Year Olds) - This 45 minute class offers traditional taekwondo training, geared towards children.  

T.K.D. Zone (10-12 Year Olds) - This 45 minute class offers traditional taekwondo training, geared towards pre-teens.

Teens & Adults - This one hour class offers traditional taekwondo training, geared towards our teens and adults.

Family Class - This one hour class offers traditional taekwondo training. It allows different ages and skill levels to practice together, and is ideal for families that want to practice together in the same class.  

Open Class - This one hour class offers traditional taekwondo training. It allows different ages and skill levels to practice together, and is meant to be a supplement to the other regularly scheduled classes (above) or as a make-up class for missed regular classes.  

Private Lessons - Private lessons are by appointment only.

Black Belt Club - By joining our Black Belt Club, members are making a commitment to reach their goal of obtaining their black belts. When students make such a commitment with us, we are able to give them more focus by offering them more classes and special training to help them achieve their goals. Black Belt Club members are given the flexibility of attending any and as many classes as they choose, including exclusive Black Belt Club and Weapons classes, geared towards the more serious taekwondo students.  

Demo Team - Students that show talent and/or enthusiasm for taekwondo are encouraged to try out for the demo team. This is a great opportunity to show off what you've learned, for the whole world to see! Demo team members must agree to attend at least one demonstration and to attend demo team practice outside of their regular practice times.  

Birthday/Group Parties - Blue Dragon offers birthday/group parties on weekends. Please call us at (408) 946-1888 for more information.

Grand Master Thac Nguyen
President & Technical Director

Grand Master Nguyen is the youngest 7th Degree Black Belt (Han Moo Kwan) to ever obtain this ranking at the age of 30. He has trained in taekwondo for over 27 years and has been teaching for over 17 years. He is a Kukkiwon Licensed Certified Master Instructor, one of only two people to have this distinction in Northern California. In his competition days, he was known for his powerful, knock-out kicks and flexibility.  Initially trained in the traditional ITF style of taekwondo, he has since converted to training and teaching Kukkiwon style taekwondo, better known as Olympic Style Taekwondo. Master Nguyen's love of taekwondo is apparent in his passion for teaching it. He believes in sharing everything he knows about taekwondo with his students, and never holding anything back. "If my students grow to be better than me, at taekwondo or in life, I'm happy for them and for myself, because it will have meant that I've done a good job teaching them."

Here are a few of Master Nguyen's accomplishments:

• 1995 Pan American Open Gold Medalist
• 2003 U.S. Open Gold Medalist
• 2007 U.S. National Poomsae Team Trials Gold Medalist

Grand Master Joong K. Nam
8th Degree Black Belt (Kukkiwon)

Grand Master Joong K. Nam has had over 45 years of Taekwondo experience, and over 40 years of teaching experience. He is one of Blue Dragon's chief instructors and technical advisors. Grand Master Nam was the former instructor of 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist Dana Hee. He is a 1st Class International Referee. He is also the only person in the U.S. with a 1st Class Master Instructor's License from Kukkiwon. With all of his experience, knowledge, and world-wide recognition in Taekwondo, we are honored to have Grand Master Nam as part of the Blue Dragon staff.