Glen Ridge Taekwon-do
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Mighty Lions (age 4-6)
Juniors (age 7-14)
Adults (age 15 & up)
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No classes Monday October 13

10/9/2025

 
This is a reminder that we will be closed Monday, October 13, 2025 
​for Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day

Classes will be held as usual on Saturday, October 11
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Registration is now open for US Masters Invitational Taekwon-do Championship

9/21/2025

 
Date: November 1, 2025

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

Registration:
Early registration by October 22, 2025: $95 first event, $15 each additional event​

Events:
  • Forms
  • Pairs/Team Forms
  • Sparring
  • Sumo
  • Board Breaking

More information and registration
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Grandmaster Meany has released the test list for Saturday, September 20, 2025

9/7/2025

 
Special schedule for classes on test day
- Mighty Lions: 9:30 and 10:15am
Special for test day both classes are open to all Mighty Lions!
- Adults & Juniors 9:00 and 10:00am

​There will be no 11:00am classes on test day
  • Please check to see if you or your child's name is on the list and for the test time. 
  • All testing will be in Kim, the big classroom. 
  • Test fees should be paid before the test, and tuition must be up to date.  If you cannot make your test time please let us know.
  • Test candidates should take as many classes as possible between now and test day.  Mighty Lions should continue to take up to two classes per week to prepare for their test.
  • Adult and Junior Color Belts, please be certain to review your study sheet. 
  • Students who are testing for Green Belt or higher should have sparring gear.  Students who have sparring gear should bring it to the test.
  • Click here to pay test fees.  Paying the test fee tells us you will be able to make your test time and completes your registration.
  • Black Belt interim testers should use the same link to RSVP for their test.
  • We generally know who the payment is for but parents can also add their child's name under "Company".
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Test times will be as follows:
11:30 AM -- All Mighty Lions testing for White Belt with Yellow Stripe through White Belt with Red Stripe and 1st Degree Black Belt Interims
1:30 PM -- Mighty Lions testing for Juniors Yellow Belt, Juniors & Adults testing for Yellow Belt through Green Belt with Blue Stripe and 2nd Degree Black Belt Interims
3:30 PM -- Adults & Juniors testing for Blue Belt and up and Black Belt Degree Candidates and Advanced Black Belt Interims

Summer holiday, Schedule changes

8/13/2025

 
There will be no classes Monday, August 25 through Monday, September 1 (Labor Day)
 
When we re-open we will return to the regular schedule of classes on Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Grandmaster Meany has released the test list for Saturday, April 26, 2025

7/15/2025

 
No change to classes on Test Day
Summer Saturday classes are:
Mighty Lions: 10:15 and 11:00
Juniors & Adults 10:00 and 11:00
  • Please check your email to see if you or your child's name is on the list and for the test time. 
  • All testing will be in Kim, the big classroom. 
  • Test fees should be paid before the test, and tuition must be up to date.  If you cannot make your test time please let us know.
  • Test candidates should take as many classes as possible between now and test day.  Mighty Lions should continue to take up to two classes per week to prepare for their test.
  • Adult and Junior Color Belts, please be certain to review your study sheet. 
  • Students who are testing for Green Belt or higher should have sparring gear.  Students who have sparring gear should bring it to the test.
  • Click here to pay test fees.  Paying the test fee tells us you will be able to make your test time and completes your registration.
  • Black Belt interim testers should use the same link to RSVP for their test.
  • We generally know who the payment is for but parents can also add their child's name under "Company".
Test times will be as follows:
  • 1:30pm - All Mighty Lions tests and Juniors and Adults testing for Yellow Belt, 1st & 2nd Dan Interims
  • 3:30pm - Juniors & Adults testing for Yellow Belt with Green Stripe through Red Belt with Black Stripes, and Advanced Black Belt Interims
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Two Summer Contests STARt now

7/6/2025

 
One is a new attendance contest,
the other is a summer reading challenge!
Summer attendance contest June 30 – September 15, 2025
How can you STAR in your best summer ever?  Take four classes in July, get a star!  Take four classes in August, get a star!  Take four classes in September? GET A STAR!!!  Students can earn up to THREE STARS!!!

Stars will be added to your attendance card as they are earned
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Summer reading contest June 30 – August 31, 2025
Does your school have summer reading?  Do you like to read books? We want to reward you for reading this summer. Earn a reward one of the following ways:
- Bring in your completed school reading list
- Bring in a completed public library reading challenge
but wait...

Can't come in?  Lost your list?  Not in school anymore?
You can still play!
 
Send one of the following to Master Giletti
- A photo of yourself reading
- A photo of the book(s) you are reading this summer
- A photo of you in a bookish place 
If you send a photo please let me know if I can use the image in our social media.
Lastly, "reading" a book includes listening to a book, reading an ebook, or reading a book you can hold in your hands.

Sumer schedule starts Monday, June 30

6/20/2025

 
Please check to be sure you arrive at the correct class time.  Note: there will be no classes starting at 4:00.

Please note this change: only Teens and Adults are allowed in the Monday 7:00pm (some schedules say Juniors are allowed)

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Reminder: No classes Thursday, June 19

6/15/2025

 
There will be no classes
​Thursday, June 19 for Juneteenth


Classes will be held on the Friday and Saturday as usual
The full year calendar is available here. 
Note: dates and events are subject to change
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This week at GlenRidgeTKD

6/6/2025

 
This week @GlenRidgeTKD:
- Announcing Summer Schedule starting June 30
-  We're sorry, the GlenRidgeTKD summer day camps are full
- No classes on Thursday, June 19th for Junteenth!

Check your email for details or click here.
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Grandmaster Meany will release the test list for Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 3:00pm today

5/13/2025

 
Special schedule for classes on test day
- Mighty Lions: 9:30 and 10:15am
Special for test day both classes are open to all Mighty Lions!
- Adults & Juniors 9:00 and 10:00am

​There will be no 11:00am classes on test day
  • Please check your email to see if you or your child's name is on the list and for the test time. 
  • All testing will be in Kim, the big classroom. 
  • Test fees should be paid before the test, and tuition must be up to date.  If you cannot make your test time please let us know.
  • Test candidates should take as many classes as possible between now and test day.  Mighty Lions should continue to take up to two classes per week to prepare for their test.
  • Adult and Junior Color Belts, please be certain to review your study sheet. 
  • Students who are testing for Green Belt or higher should have sparring gear.  Students who have sparring gear should bring it to the test.
  • Click here to pay test fees.  Paying the test fee tells us you will be able to make your test time and completes your registration.
  • Black Belt interim testers should use the same link to RSVP for their test.
  • We generally know who the payment is for but parents can also add their child's name under "Company".
Test times will be as follows:
11:30am - 1st Dan Interims; Mighty Lions testing for White Belt with Yellow Stripe through White Belt with Red Stripe
1:30pm - 2nd Dan Interims; Mighty Lions testing for Juniors Yellow Belt, Juniors & Adults testing for Yellow Belt through Green Belt with Blue Stripe
3:30pm - Advanced Black Belt Interims, Adults & Juniors testing for Blue Belt and up​, and Black Belt Degree candidates
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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
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    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 International
  • Programs
    • Mighty Lions (kids age 4-6)
    • Juniors (kids age 7-14)
    • Adults (ages 15 to 65)
  • Schedule
  • Our Space
  • Instructors
  • 2025 Camp
  • Resources
  • Contact Us