Tao do Martial Arts Aotearoa
Master Instructor
Craig Thompson
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He received his 4th Degree Black Belt in 2010 in Feast Tae Kwon Do. He has since been studying the Eastern styles, concepts and ideas. His study into taoism and meditation has taken his martial arts into the spiritual side as he believes this is the most important.
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He has taken these principles and ideas combined with deadly kicking array and punching power of Tae Kwon Do, added the hand and foot work of Wing Chung, Jeet Kune Do, Ba Gua and Western Boxing and has produced his own art; Tao Do Martial Arts Aotearoa.
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In 2017 he earned his 5th Degree Black Belt and was made a member of the World and New Zealand Karate Federations.
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He believes his journey has just begun.
Tao Do, meaning "The Way of the Martial Way."
Founder and 5th Degree Master Instructor Craig Thompson began his journey into martial arts with kickboxing in the early 1990s. From there he was introduced to Tae Kwon Do and for the next 24 years he devoted his life to Tae Kwon Do and martial arts, always with an open mind to the Western and Eastern principles and philosophy.
