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The 2026 US Masters Competition

Class Schedule Changes starting Tuesday, 9/8

8/28/2026

 
Classes return to the Regular Schedule on Tuesday, 9/8. Please check the schedule for your class times
Or if you want to read the wordy version, changes to the regular schedule are as follows:
Mighty Lions: Weekdays
4:00 and 4:45 All Mighty Lions
5:25 Advanced Mighty Lions (Green, Blue and Red Stripes)
 
Mighty Lions: Saturdays
9:30 All Mighty Lions
10:15 Advanced Mighty Lions (Green, Blue and Red Stripes)
11:00 All Mighty Lions
 
Juniors: Weekdays (this is different from before summer)
4:00 Beginner Juniors (White and Yellow Belts)
5:00 All Juniors (White Belts through Black Belts)
6:00 Intermediate Juniors (Green and Blue belts) and Advanced Juniors (Red and Black Belts)
 
Juniors and Adults: Saturdays
9:00 All Adults and Juniors
10:00 All Adults and Juniors
111:00 All Adults and Juniors
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Registration is now open for The 2026 US Masters Invitational Taekwon-do  Championship

8/17/2026

 
The 2026 US Masters
Invitational Taekwon-do  Championship

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Hosted by Glen Ridge Taekwon-do
a Taekwon-do Collaborative event
Events: Sparring, Board Breaking, Grappling/Sumo, Individual Forms, Pairs/Team Forms

Location: Mount Saint Dominic Academy - MSDA Athletic Center, 3 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, NJ

Doors open 11:00am, check the schedule for your competition time
Information and registration
Fun for adults and kids of all ages
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Test List for Saturday, August 22, 2026

8/8/2026

 
The test list for Saturday, August 22, 2026 has been released.  Please note the following:  
  • All test candidates will test at 1:30.  That means Mighty Lions, Juniors, Adults, and Black Belts.Classes on test day will follow the regular summer Saturday class schedule.
  • Check your email for names of candidates and details for testing. 
  • Test fees can be paid on our website at www.glenridgetkd.com/test.
  • Blue Belts and up must bring their fighting gear.​

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Fall 2026 schedule available

8/4/2026

 
The Regular schedule for Fall 2026 has been posted to our website.  Printed schedules are available at the front desk in the school.

NEW! Mondays through Fridays
4:00 Beginner students: White Belts, Yellow Belts and Yellow Belts with a Green Stripe
5:00 All Belts: Juniors and Adults of all belt ranks
6:00 Advanced students: All students Green Belt, Blue Belt, and Red Belt with or without stripes, and Black Belts
This is so that students who want to take two classes back-to-back can do so.
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Test List for Saturday, July 25, 2026

7/10/2026

 
Classes on test day will follow the regular summer Saturday class schedule.
Check your email for names of candidates and details for testing.  Test fees can be paid on our website at www.glenridgetkd.com/test.

Test times will be as follows:
1:30pm All Mighty Lions, students testing for Yellow Belt or Yellow Belt with a Green Stripe, and 1st Dan Interims
3:30pm Adults & Juniors testing for Green Belt and up, and 2nd and 3rd Dan Interims

We will be closed Saturday, July 4, 2026

6/19/2026

 
We will be closed
Saturday, July 4, 2026
for Independence Day

​Have a happy and safe holiday!


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We will be closed Friday, June 19, 2026

6/5/2026

 
We will be closed
Friday, June 19, 2026
 in observance of Junteenth.

We will be open Saturday, June 20th with the regular schedule.
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Test List for Saturday, May 30, 2026

5/17/2026

 
Special Test Day Class Schedule
Mighty Lions 9:30 & 10:15am
Adults and Juniors 9:00 & 10:00am
Check your email for names of candidates and details for testing.  Test fees can be paid on our website at www.glenridgetkd.com/test.

Test times will be as follows:
1:00pm - Mighty Lions testing for White Belt with Yellow Stripe through White Belt with Red Stripe
3:00pm - Mighty Lions testing for Juniors Yellow Belt, Juniors & Adults testing for Yellow Belt through Green Belt with Blue Stripe
5:00pm - Adults & Juniors testing for Blue Belt and up
Special Guest Judge: Grandmaster Tony Morris of Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts. Grandmaster Morris will be teaching a special class for Black Belts while he is here.

Test List for Saturday, April 25, 2026

4/9/2026

 
Special Test Day Class Schedule
Mighty Lions 9:30 & 10:15am
Adults and Juniors 9:00 & 10:00am
Check your email for names of candidates and details for testing.  Test fees can be paid on our website at www.glenridgetkd.com/test.

Test times will be as follows:
11:30am - Mighty Lions testing for White Belt with Yellow Stripe through White Belt with Red Stripe
1:30pm - Mighty Lions testing for Juniors Yellow Belt, Juniors & Adults testing for Yellow Belt through Green Belt with Blue Stripe
3:30pm - Adults & Juniors testing for Blue Belt and up

We're open all week during Spring Break!

4/1/2026

 
That's because we follow the Federal Holidays, not the public school schedule. 

You can see our calendar for the year posted in the waiting area as well as on our website.  We look forward to seeing you in class!


Oh and no, this isn't an April Fool's joke.  That wouldn't be funny to make people come here to find the school closed.
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    Side profile photo of Grandmaster Meany dressed in a white taekwon-do uniform, looking stern with his arms folded in front of a red brick wall
    Grandmaster John Meany, 8th Dan
    Photo of Master Giletti trying not to smile with blurred American and Korean flags in the background.
    Master Laura Giletti, 7th Dan
    Close up photo of Master Papera with a big smile.
    Master Patricia Papera, 5th Dan
    Photo of Master Chancey wearing a black taekwon-do uniform and standing in fighting stance in the front of a taekwon-do classroom.
    Master Micheal Chancey, 5th Dan
    Our Facilities
    Street corner photo of the outside of Glen Ridge Taekwon-do, showing the big windows on Glenridge Avenue.
    Glen Ridge Taekwon-do on Glenridge Ave at Greenwood.
    Photo of the Kim classroom, showing that the mats are installed so they make four square sparring rings with flags at the front of the room.
    Classroom 1, Kim. Our biggest classroom, used for Adults and Juniors.
    Photo of the Choi classroom, showing two sparring rings and the room is long and narrow with no windows.
    Classroom 2, Choi. Used mostly for Mighty Lions classes.
    Photo of The Studio at Glen Ridge Taekwon-do, which is a room with white walls and blue floor, there are flags at the front of the room and a glass brick window.
    Classroom 3: The Studio. Used for Mighty Lions class overflow, and special small programs.
    Photo of the parking lot, taken at some unusual hour because for one there are no cars at all!
    We have a parking lot available for everyone coming to the school
    Photo of the men's changing room with no people in it, of course.  There are white wooden cabinets and blue privacy walls around the toilet area.
    The changing rooms have showers, and we have a gender-neutral bathroom, plus individual-use changing rooms.
    Photo of the waiting area with grey chairs along the left side, and big windows looking out onto bright red mats in the Kim classroom.
    The waiting area has free wifi and looks out onto Kim. It has a closed circuit camera to see into Choi.
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Glen Ridge Taekwon-do    -    133b Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042  -  973-744-1666  ​
For over 20 years we have been proudly serving Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Nutley, Little Falls, Verona, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Caldwell, West Caldwell, North Caldwell, Cedar Grove and many more!
Glen Ridge Taekwon-do is a founding member of Taekwon-do Collaborative
  • Programs
    • Mighty Lions (kids age 4-6)
    • Juniors (kids age 7-14)
    • Adults (ages 15 to 65)
  • Schedule
  • Our Space
  • Instructors
  • 2026 Camp
  • Resources
  • Contact Us
  • 2026 US Masters