Glen Ridge Taekwon-do
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    • Mighty Lions (kids age 4-6)
    • Juniors (kids age 7-14)
    • Adults (ages 15 to 65)
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Mighty Lions (age 4-6)
Juniors (age 7-14)
Adults (age 15 & up)
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President's Day Closing

2/5/2026

 
On Monday, February 16, 2026 
​there will be no classes in observation of Presidents Day.
 
Saturday classes will be held as scheduled
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Camp registration is now open!

1/30/2026

 
There are three weeks to choose from
July 6-10, 2026
July 20-24, 2026
August 3-7, 2026​
Campers can attend one, two or all three weeks

For more information visit our 2026 Camp page.
​Register now to reserve a place in Glen Ridge Taekwon-do Camp!
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We are open today, Monday, January 26th!

1/26/2026

 
Even tough it is snow day for the schools and the town, we are open! Come kick and punch in your regular class.  Hope to see everyone there! ​
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Test List for Saturday, January 24, 2026

1/13/2026

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

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day

1/11/2026

 
We will be closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
on Monday, January 19, 2026
 
All Saturday classes will be held as usual.
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Holiday Hours

12/19/2025

 
​There will be no classes
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
through
Sunday, January 4, 2026

 
Classes will resume on Monday, January 5, 2026
 
We wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday, and
we look forward to seeing you in the new year!


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Grandmaster Meany has released the test list for Saturday, December 13, 2025

12/1/2025

 
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
All current and past students, their family and friends are invited to
The GlenRidgeTKD Potluck Holiday Party
Saturday, December 13, 2025 after the test at 7:30pm


There is a signup sheet at the school so people can see what is needed
  • 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".
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

Thanksgiving Hours

11/16/2025

 
We will be closed for Thanksgiving tarting Wednesday, November 26 and going through Sunday, November 30, 2025.

We will reopen with our full schedule on Monday, December 1.
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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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    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 International
  • 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