Warm up
Loosen up together
Students stretch together in a circle before anyone kicks.
Taekwondo in Dorchester, Boston
From your first bow to the podium.
Swaby’s Tae Kwon Do Academy teaches kids from age 3, teens and adults on the red and blue mats at 172 Neponset Avenue. Master Carlos Swaby and his team teach here, and your first class is free.
Ages 3 to adult 172 Neponset Ave (781) 364-7027
Spar day at Swaby’s
New students start here
Your first class is free.
Tell us who’s training and which class fits, then pick a time on the next screen.
- Classes for ages 3 to 6, 7 to 12, and 13 and up
- Taught by Master Carlos Swaby and his team
- Plenty of street parking
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Classes
Three classes.
One school.
Every student is grouped by age, so a three year old learning to stand in a stance and a teenager getting ready to spar each get a class built for them. Pick the one that fits and come try it.
Ages 3 to 6
Junior Taekwondo
Taekwondo sized for little ones. Short turns on the kicking pad, simple stances, and lots of practice listening, waiting their turn and trying again.
- Kicks and strikes on the pads
- Balance, stances and focus
- Listening and taking turns
Ages 7 to 12
Kids Taekwondo
Kicks get higher, technique gets sharper, and sparring in helmets and chest protectors becomes part of the training.
- Kicks, blocks and forms
- Sparring in full protective gear
- A path to WMAF tournaments
Ages 13+
Teen & Adult Taekwondo
Teens and adults train together in one class: kicks, forms and sparring, with the bags and pads that line the room. Beginners welcome.
- Conditioning on the bags and pads
- Technique, forms and sparring
- Train toward your black belt
On the mat
What a class looks like.
A room full of kicking bags, a wall of trophies, and students who sit along the edge of the mat cheering each other on while they wait for their turn.
Technique
Kick higher
One student at a time steps up and kicks while an instructor coaches and the class watches.
Pad work
Hit something
Kicks and strikes land on a real target, a pad held by an instructor.
Sparring
Put it together
Spar days in helmets and chest protectors, with instructors on the mat and classmates watching from the edge.
Tournament floor
They compete. They bring it home.
Swaby’s students take the floor at World Martial Arts Federation tournaments, in white doboks and in full sparring gear. Some of the trophies they bring home are taller than they are.
WMAF tournamentsWhere Swaby’s students compete and bring home their trophies.
Instructors
Five instructors.
One floor.
Master, Sensei, Sifu and Sabumnim. Titles from across the martial arts, one team teaching your family on Neponset Avenue.
Master
Carlos Swaby
The school carries his name. Master Carlos Swaby leads the academy and is the first person new families talk to.
Master
Julio Valdes
Sensei
Jerome Harris
Sifu
Abner Gerome
Sabumnim
Sofia Cespedes
From our Google reviews
One of the only and longest lasting black owned martial arts studio in the Boston, Ma area.
Swaby and his team are great! Excellent school and nice programs for all ages.
Great instructor, his kids classes are great.
Visit
Come see
the mats.
Walk in and you’ll see it: red and blue mats, a row of kicking bags and shelves of trophies, at 172 Neponset Avenue in Dorchester. Here’s how to find us.
- Address
- 172 Neponset Avenue
Dorchester, Boston, MA 02122 - Phone
- (781) 364-7027
“We’re near Stop & Shop and Murphy Middle School. There’s plenty of street parking.”From the school
Your first class
Step on the mat. It’s on us.
Send your details, pick a time, and come see what Swaby’s feels like from the inside. Rather talk first? Call (781) 364-7027.
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