The Papakura branch of ITKD was formed in 1988. It was originally held at the Papakura high school small gym - which was actually an old double classroom. The gym was very hard to find, but even so we had a good first intake of around 15 to 20 members. We quickly outgrew the gym and moved to the Rosehill Intermediate school hall, then in 1998 we re-located to the Papakura Normal School Hall.

The Instructor is Master Paul McPhail, 7th dan and Technical Advisor for International Taekwon-Do, with over 35 years experience. In 2006 Mr Steve Pellow took on specialist instructor role at the Papakura branch.

The Papakura branch has a current membership of over 100 people divided into 5 different classes. We specialise in Kids classes catering for ages 4 and up. Our adults classes cater for family groups with members of all ages.

We are active and supportive of all ITKD events such as tournaments and seminars. We have won many awards such as Club of the Year and Instructor of the Year in 2010. The club has produced over 60 black belts with many going on to represent New Zealand at World Champs level.