About us

The school

TC Taekwondo trained in Miami Beach for years. Now it opens on Carretera a El Salvador, with the same coaching staff and the same plan.

From Miami to Guatemala

TC-Taekwondo, Team Castillo Taekwondo, built its track record in Miami Beach as one of the most notable high-performance academies, under the direction of Master Juan Castillo.

Across its history in the United States, the program proved its effectiveness preparing competitive athletes for national and international tournaments, earning recognition through discipline, passion and a focus on physical and mental development, in a family environment.

The Carretera a El Salvador location opens with that entire program: traditional Taekwondo and Olympic Taekwondo, from age six through adults starting from zero.

What isn't negotiable

01
Respect
You bow in and you bow out. To the instructor and to your partner. Inside the dojang and outside it.
02
Effort
Nobody has to be the best in the group. Everybody has to train better than they did last class.
03
Consistency
It is the unbreakable commitment to train with daily discipline, overcoming fatigue and the mind to reach excellence.
04
The five tenets
Courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit. They are not decoration for the bow: they are the criteria a student is judged by.

Leadership

Master Castillo runs the academy on one idea that runs through the whole program: athletic performance and academic performance are demanded together.

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Sport alongside education
He holds that high performance has to advance hand in hand with study. He pushes science and mathematics among his athletes, to build logical thinking inside and outside the dojang.
02
Competition as a tool
Facing real competitive challenges tempers character: it teaches handling pressure, overcoming frustration and seeking continuous improvement, on the mat and in the classroom.
03
Strict academic standards
Under his guidance, keeping good grades is a requirement. Competitive drive has to show up in school or university performance too.
04
Pushing higher education
He actively encourages students not to pause or drop their university careers. The goal is to build champions who are also trained professionals.

Instructors

The same coaching staff that ran the competition team in Miami Beach.

Juan Manuel Castillo Hernández
Founder and director
4.º Dan Kukkiwon
Founder and director of TC Taekwondo, Team Castillo Taekwondo, based in Miami Beach. He runs the academy under the motto No Excuses. Just Training.
- 4.º Dan Kukkiwon
- Coach Nivel 2, World Taekwondo
Luisa Castillo
Instructor
3.er Dan Kukkiwon
Medalist at national, state and regional competitions in the United States.
- 3.er Dan Kukkiwon
- Medallista nacional, estatal y regional en Estados Unidos
Daniela Castillo
Instructor
3.er Dan Kukkiwon
Multiple AAU national champion. Medalist at state, regional and international competitions.
- 3.er Dan Kukkiwon
- Múltiple campeona nacional AAU
- Medallista estatal, regional e internacional
María Castillo
Instructor
3.er Dan Kukkiwon
AAU national champion and medalist at AAU national, state and regional championships. President's Cup medalist.
- 3.er Dan Kukkiwon
- Campeona nacional AAU
- Medallista en President's Cup