Martial Arts

Great coaches and support.

I discovered Cascadia Sports Literacy almost a year ago from a very close girlfriend. She asked me to come and check it out with her as they had just recently opened in Nanaimo. We were welcomed with open arms and had a great first workout. I have done some kickboxing before so not everything was new to me. Brock and Marco are amazing instructors. This is a drop in class so they never know how many people are showing up. They are always organized and we never seem to do the same workout twice. It's a lot of fun and very low key with a great workout. If you have been looking for somewhere to learn some kickboxing and get a great burn in your cardio you need to check out Cascadia sports Literacy.

Nanaimo Taekwondo School History In the spring of 1988, an International Taekwondo school in Nanaimo had lost their instructor and was desperate to find someone that would take over the teaching responsibilities. At that time the club existed in a small two story school house in Harewood near Vancouver Island University . Master Steve (at that time a second degree black belt) met with them and soon began teaching at their school full time. It was a bit of a challenge to get the members to switch over to the World Taekwondo Federation style. However, the core members were strong and we all pulled together to make it work. The club started with only six members and within a year we had expanded to about seventy people. The club was then moved into the Beban Park Sports Complex where we spent the next few years in development and getting stronger. It wasn't long before our club was facing another challenge. Due to a restructuring in the Beban Park Complex we were forced to find a new area for our dojang. It was hard to find an available building because most of the areas were taken up by small business, excessively expensive, or were undeveloped and in need of a lot of capital investment. It was just luck that we happened upon a building that was available at a reasonable rate. Once again the members of the club pulled together to renovate an area above an electrical supply company that would serve as our new dojang. It was great for club unity as everyone pitched in to make our dream a reality. The drive was strong for this because now we could make the dojang into something that was more our own rather than have the restrictions that often accompany rental of a public facility. We have been at this location for nearly seventeen years now. The club has been faced with many ups and downs over this time but has still managed to survive somehow. This May 2012 marks the 23rd anniversary of the Woo Kim Nanaimo Taekwondo School.

During my many years of practising martial arts, and especially Taekwondo , I have seen many schools, but this is definitely one of the bests.

Fun, supportive environment! Very kind and dedicated instructors!

Love it

They teach Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, and Tae Kwondo, great people, not as crowded as some other options.

Knowledgeable instructors. Traditional style. Clean, open, huge mat space. Lots of self-defense moves taught. Well established for years. Good group of people to train with.

Great place to training; top quality and great people to be around.

We have been part of the "Freedom Family" for 10 years now. We couldn't be happier with our decision to go with Freedom. It is a family environment with top notch instructors who really invest in their students.