About Us | Chepstow Taekwon-do

Tom Baxter

3rd Dan Black Belt

Head Instructor

Mr Tom Baxter has been training in Taekwon-do for over 25 Years and has been a black belt for 14 years. He continues his regular training under the Instruction of Senior Master Ray Gayle (VIII Degree Black Belt, chairman of P.U.M.A) and assists at Master Gayle’s classes as part of his senior teaching team.

As well as teaching Taekwon-do, Tom is also a qualified Personal Trainer and Level 2 Sports and Fitness Coach as well as holding various other qualifications related to coaching principles, nutrition, teaching, mental health first aid and inclusive teaching practices.

Tom is a British, English and International medallist, having represented P.U.M.A. at many different levels. He is also a qualified P.U.M.A. Umpire and regularly officiates at P.U.M.A. competitions as well as helping to run the new P.U.M.A. Indomitable Spirit Division for competitors with additional needs. Tom also works as part of the coaching team for P.U.M.A.’s All Stars, the additional needs national squad.

As is required by our National Organisation, Tom holds full P.U.M.A. Certified Instructor and Little P.U.M.A. Instructor qualifications, regularly attends P.U.M.A. Safeguarding courses, holds a regularly updated First Aid Qualification and Instructor's Insurance and an Enhanced DBS Check.

Little Pumas

Age appropriate classes for children aged 4-6

Taekwon-do

Fast, Powerful and Spectacular. We have classes suitable for all age groups and abilities, and from hobby-seekers to competition athletes.

National Organisation

We are proud members of the Professional Unification of Martial Arts (P.U.M.A.), the only school in Wales

Our School

So much more than just martial arts

Chepstow Taekwon-do has always been run on the idea that the students are the most important element of the School’s story. We're a welcoming, equal opportunities School that has helped countless students to reach their potential. Whatever your goal, you’ll be sure to find support, encouragement, friendship and an environment that helps you succeed.

From the moment you step through the door, you’ll be taught high quality Taekwon-do and given plenty of opportunities to try different aspects of the Martial Art, attend seminars and competitions, learn a dedicated weapons syllabus, train at Training camps, National Squad sessions, local fitness sessions and more.

Whilst Chepstow Taekwon-do exists primarily to teach Taekwon-do, we have also worked within the community in Chepstow, raising over £1000 for the Bristol Children Hospital by doing 50,000 Kicks in 9 hours, and donating a whopping 136.9kg of food to Chepstow food bank during the COVID lockdown.

We also held a 'Learn CPR' Event for Cardiomyopathy UK, where CPR was taught to all Students and their parents, and £200 was donated to the Charity.

In 2023 a committee from Chepstow Taekwon-do launched the ‘Chepstow Taekwon-do Future Champions Fund’ which supports students from less fortunate backgrounds to be able to compete and train in Taekwon-do.

2024 sees the School build on it’s successes achieved in it’s first decade and pushing to new heights whilst still maintaining the ‘Student first’ ethos that keeps our members training with us.