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This Week @GlenRidgeTKD: May 5, 2023

5/5/2023

 
This Week @GlenRidgeTKD: May 5, 2023
 - Competition training--LAST SESSION
 - Competition registration is still open
 - Competition: No classes on Friday 5/12 and Saturday 5/13
 - Competition: Spectators welcome
 - Students who are Green Belt and up need protective gear
 - Not a competition: Lost and Found
 - Uniform exchange
 - Summer Camp for Mighty Lions, Juniors, and Young Adults
 - Upcoming Events
 - Resources

Click for more information and details
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Promotion Test for Saturday, April 29, 2023

4/17/2023

 
Grandmaster Meany has released the test list for Saturday, April 29, 2023
  • 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".

NEW! There will be limited 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

The test will be in three sections as follows:
  • 11:30am -  Mighty Lions testing for White & Yellow Belt through White & Red Belt and Junior 1st Degree Black Belt Interims
  • 1:30pm -  Beginner Junior and Adult students (those testing for Yellow Belt through Green Belt with Blue Stripe) and Adults 1st Degree Black Belt Interims 
  • 3:30pm -  Advanced Junior and Adult students (those testing for Blue Belt through Red Belt with Black Stripes), 2nd & 3rd Degree Interims, 1st Degree Black Belt Tests
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No change to classes this week or next week

4/7/2023

 
We send best holiday wishes to all who are observing Easter, Passover, and Ramadan.
Because a number of people have asked ...

We will be open as usual for classes today and all through the weekend and next week!

Here are helpful links to the class schedule and the annual calendar where we show scheduled school closings, test dates, and camps.  If it helps we generally follow the Federal list of holidays.
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This Week @GlenRidgeTKD: Competition training starts in just over a week! Volunteers needed

4/7/2023

 
This Week @GlenRidgeTKD
 - Competition training starts in a bit over a week!
 - Register for our competition: The 2023 US Masters Competition
 - Meeting for competition volunteers is Thursday 4/13 and Sunday 4/16
 - Grandmaster Kim teaching Wednesday Teens and Adults class
 - CMA Tournament of Champions, Saturday 4/22
 - Saturday 4/29 Limited Classes before the Promotion Test
 - Summer Camp for Mighty Lions, Juniors, and Young Adults
 - Upcoming Events
 - Information Links

Click here for details
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The US Masters Invitational: May 13
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CMA Tournament of Champions, April 22

Competition training and prep, volunteers needed, Competition info

3/31/2023

 
What is happening This Week @GlenRidgeTKD?
 - Competition training dates are set
 - Register for our competition: The 2023 US Masters Competition
 - Please help to make our competition a success
 - CMA Tournament of Champions, Saturday 4/22
 - Summer Camp for Mighty Lions, Juniors, and Young Adults
 - Upcoming Events
 - Information Links

Click here for details
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Grandmaster Meany promoted to 8th Degree Black Belt

3/27/2023

 
On Saturday, March 25, 2023 after the Taekwon-do International Black Belt Seminar Grandmaster Kim, President and Founder of Taekwon-do International, awarded Grandmaster Meany of Glen Ridge Taekwon-do, and Grandmaster Marr of Master Marr's Taekwon-do their 8th Degree Black Belts. By receiving their 8th Degrees their title is now Grandmaster.

Glen Ridge Taekwon-do is a founding member of Taekwon-do International which is our licensing organization, and Grandmaster Meany is the Chief Instructor of Taekwon-do International.
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Grandmaster SJ Kim
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Grandmaster John Meany
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This Week @GlenRidgeTKD: March 24, 2023

3/24/2023

 
​This Week @GlenRidgeTKD
 - Summer Camp for Mighty Lions, Juniors, and Young Adults
 - Please arrive on time and pull your card before class
 - CMA Tournament of Champions, Saturday 4/22
 - Students who are Green Belt and up need protective gear
 - Upcoming Events
 - Resources

Click here for the full newsletter information
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Promotion Test for Saturday, March 18, 2023

3/3/2023

 
Master Meany has released the test list for Saturday, March 18, 2023
  • 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".

The test will be in three sections as follows (you can click on the times to go quickly to that section):
  • 11:00am -  Mighty Lions testing for White & Yellow Belt through White & Red Belt
  • 1:00pm -  Beginner Junior and Adult students (those testing for Yellow Belt through Green Belt with Blue Stripe)
  • 3:00pm -  Advanced Junior and Adult students (those testing for Blue Belt through Red Belt with Black Stripes), Junior 1st Degree Interims and 3rd Degree interims
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No classes on Presidents Day

2/13/2023

 
We will be closed for President's Day on Monday, February 20, 2023
 
All Saturday classes will be held as usual.


See you on Tuesday!
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This week @GlenRidgeTKD: What if you could do Taekwon-do Summer Camp? You can!

2/10/2023

 
We have summer day camps for kids of all ages, and we have away camp for Juniors and Adults. Our day camps are open to students and people who have never done taekwon-do before.  We have camp options for Mighty Lions, Juniors, Young Adults, and Adults and Juniors!


REMINDER: Competition on Sunday, 2/12/2023
We are invited to a competition at Immortal Dragon Martial Arts, 234 Main St, Lincoln Park, NJ. Registration at immortaldragonmartialarts.com
Events: Patterns (Kata), Sparring (Kumite) and Sumo

Click for more information on Camp and competition.
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Mighty Lions camp
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Young Adults camp
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Juniors camp
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    Our Facilities
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    Glen Ridge Taekwon-do on Glenridge Ave at Greenwood.
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    Classroom 1, Kim. Our biggest classroom, used for Adults and Juniors.
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    Classroom 2, Choi. Used mostly for Mighty Lions classes.
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    Classroom 3: The Studio. Used for Mighty Lions class overflow, and special small programs.
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    We have a parking lot available for everyone coming to the school
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    The changing rooms have showers, and we have a gender-neutral bathroom, plus individual-use changing rooms.
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    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
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  • Programs
    • Mighty Lions (kids age 4-6)
    • Juniors (kids age 7-14)
    • Adults (ages 15 to 65)
  • Schedule
  • Our Space
  • Instructors
  • 2023 Camp
  • Resources
  • Contact Us