Hapkido TaeKwonDo Institute, Inc.
Helping Keep the Wyoming Valley Safe Since 1983
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Tae Kwon Do School·Closed Today·Kingston, PA
210 Division St.
Kingston,
PA
18704
(570) 776-0400
htkdi.com
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About this business
We offer traditional Martial Arts and Self-Defense training in the Korean martial arts of taekwondo and hapkido. The school was founded by a Korean Grandmaster in 1983, and have been helping residents of the Wyoming Valley protect themselves and their loved ones ever since. Our children's character development program gets high praise from parents as teach visualization and goal-setting, plus reward students for reading, healthy eating, helping around the house and much more. Check us out and see how we've been developing black belt leaders for over 40 years.
Products and Services
Martial Arts Instruction
We teach the traditional Korean martial arts of taekwondo and hapkido.
Taekwondo
Our traditional taekwondo curriculum can take students from white belt all the way to 4th degree master level.
Hapkido
Our traditional hapkido curriculum can take students from white belt all the way to 4th degree master level.
Self-Defense
We offer periodic self-defense seminars that are typically 1/2 day immersions to learn basic concepts of self-defense, effective techniques against common attacks, and mindset training.
Women's Self-Defense Programs
We offer periodic women's only self-defense seminars that are typically 1/2 day immersions to learn basic concepts of self-defense, effective techniques against common attacks towards women, and mindset training.
Children's Character Development Program
We instill many intrinsic values into our child students - from visualization to goal-setting, from healthy eating to reading, to self-discipline to focus and more, our program builds the black belt leaders of tomorrow to ensure their success both in school and in life.
Memberships and Associations
Member of the North American Hapkido TaeKwonDo Federation
Member of the World Hapkido Federation
Member of the United States TaeKwonDo Council
Areas Served
We serve the greater Wyoming Valley area from Scranton to Wilkes-Barre including Kingston, Dallas, Shavertown, Kingston Township, Forty Fort, Wyoming, Swoyersville, Exeter, Pittston, West Pittston, Avoca, Duryea and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Although not a "tournament" school, we have both held and attended numerous tournaments throughout the northeast United States over the years with great success. We are familiar with Olympic-style taekwondo tournament sparring and scoring, and have been judges in tournaments. However, our curriculum is based more on self-defense, and so some of the self-defense techniques we teach are not legal in tournaments. Most of our students are more interested in the self-defense aspect of martial arts, not the tournament aspect. We do support our students attending tournaments and are able to train them accordingly based on their interest in competition categories such as forms, weapons or sparring.
Yes! We have the most extensive traditional martial arts weapons curriculum of any school we know of. It is made up of approximately a dozen traditional weapons including nunchaku, bo staff, sword, three-section staff, tonfa, kama, short stick, cane, steel fan, butterfly swords and more. Each weapon has a specific curriculum and they are incorporated into training at higher belt levels. We do introduce nunchaku and kumdo (traditional bamboo sword) at earlier levels.
Our school was started in 1983 by a Korean Grandmaster, then passed to two other Korean Grandmasters before being taken over by the school's senior student who is now a Grandmaster himself! The school's newest owner, Master Pete Canavan has been training at the school since 1997 and is a 6th Dan (6th Degree) Black Best Master Instructor in both Hapkido and TaeKwonDo. Other forms of modern self-defense are also taught to higher belts and private clients based on Special Forces self-defense programs.
We say "from 5 to 95" is our age range. That being said, our oldest student is currently 70 years of age, and quite good!
Typically we start at 5 years of age when the child is starting Kindergarten and getting used to sitting still and following instructions. In our experience, any younger and it is typically more babysitting than learning. That said, we HAVE had 4 year olds that are able to participate, typically when they have older siblings. We will not take 3 year olds or younger. Reach out to schedule an intro so we can evaluate your child if you are interested and they are 4-5 years of age.
We serve the greater Wyoming Valley area from Scranton to Wilkes-Barre including Kingston, Dallas, Shavertown, Kingston Township, Forty Fort, Wyoming, Swoyersville, Exeter, Pittston, West Pittston, Avoca, Duryea and more.
Hapkido TaeKwonDo Institute, Inc. is a premier Tae Kwon Do School based in Kingston, PA
Hapkido TaeKwonDo Institute, Inc. accepts the following forms of payment: American Express, Discover, PayPal, Personal Checks, Cash, Mastercard, Visa, Apple Pay, Bitcoin, Google Wallet
Mon: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Tue: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Wed: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Thu: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Fri: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sat: 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sun: Closed
Certain days we are available by appointment only for intros, special events, seminars, etc. Please contact us directly for the most up-to-date availability at 570-776-0400 or book from our Calendly link.
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FREE Uniform! -
For all new students who mention that they saw this ad, we will provide a FREE uniform ($59.95 value) upon joining. Coupon View Offer Details »
Mon 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Tue 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Wed 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Thu 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Fri 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sun Closed
Certain days we are available by appointment only for intros, special events, seminars, etc. Please contact us directly for the most up-to-date availability at 570-776-0400 or book from our Calendly link.
Reviews for Hapkido TaeKwonDo Institute, Inc.
Hapkido TaeKwonDo Institute, Inc. received an average rating of 5.00 out of 5 stars from 2 reviews.
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Amazing school for martial arts and much more! by PJ on 12/26/2025
Not only will you learn incredible taekwondo and hapkido techniques to keep you and your family safe, but you will learn so much more in terms of your mindset, attitude, focus, self-discipline, stress relief, fitness, and flexibility to name a few! Plus you get to try it out for 2 weeks for free to make sure you like it before you join!
Great to work with by Mark on 11/20/2025
Working with Hapkido TaeKwonDo Institute. has been a highly professional experience. Pete Canavan is knowledgeable and responsive, making collaboration smooth and efficient. Their expertise in martial arts education and commitment to quality instruction stands out. Reliable communication and a strong focus on client needs make them a trusted business partner in the Tae Kwon Do training sector.
by BusinessOwner on 12/26/2025
Thank you Mark! We really appreciate your review and try hard every day to give our students the best possible experience with their training!
