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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Board Breaking Clinic

1/12/2024

 
Board Breaking Clinic, Saturday 1/20

Mighty Lions start at 1:00
Adults and Juniors start at 1:30

The clinic will start with a lesson on how to break better and what to do when you break board to have better results, and then students will get to apply the lessons by breaking boards!

Sign up here
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day

1/5/2024

 
We will be closed for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day on
​Monday, January 15, 2024
 
All Saturday classes will be held as usual.
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This Week @GlenRidgeTKD: 12/22

12/22/2023

 
This Week @GlenRidgeTKD
 - Holiday closing
 - Holiday Market orders are ready for pickup
 - Longer classes for Juniors and Adults in 2024
 - Going away for the holidays?

Click here for details andd more information 
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Emergency closure due to flooding

12/18/2023

 
No classes today,
Monday 12/18

We are so sorry.
Classes will resume on Tuesday

This Week @GlenRidgeTKD

12/14/2023

 
This Week @GlenRidgeTKD
 - No 11:00 classes on Saturday 12/16, all other classes will be held as scheduled 
 - Annual Glen Ridge Taekwon-do Potluck Holiday Party
 - Holiday Market:  - Place Holiday Market orders by 12/16 to get by Christmas
 - Longer classes for Juniors and Adults
 - Holiday closing
 - Going away for the holidays?

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Thanksgiving Hours

11/18/2023

 
There will be no classes starting
Wednesday 11/22 through Sunday 11/26.  
Classes will resume on Monday, 11/27.

We hope you have a wonderful holiday!
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This Week at GlenRidgeTKD

11/17/2023

 
This Week @GlenRidgeTKD: Thanksgiving, Last competition training session, Holiday market
 - Thanksgiving hours
 - The last Competition Training session of 2023
 - Competition info for December 2
 - GlenRidgeTKD Holiday Market: gear, merch, experiences and more!
 - Annual Glen Ridge Taekwon-do Potluck Holiday Party
 - Going away for the holidays?

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See our Holiday Market!
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This week at GlenRidgeTKD: 11/10/2023

11/10/2023

 
This Week @GlenRidgeTKD
 - Thanksgiving hours
 - Competition Training--only two sessions left!
 - Do you want to compete with patterns or board breaking?
 - Annual Glen Ridge Taekwon-do Potluck Holiday Party
 - Going away for the holidays?

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​This Week @GlenRidgeTKD for Friday, 11/3/2023

11/3/2023

 
​This Week @GlenRidgeTKD
 - Pink tips were so much fun!
 - Competition Training continues this Sunday 
 - Competition information

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Promotion Test for Saturday, October 28, 2023

10/17/2023

 
Grandmaster Meany has released the promotion test list
  • 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".
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
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, Black Belt Degree Tests
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    Grandmaster John Meany, 8th Dan
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    Master Laura Giletti, 7th Dan
    Close up photo of Master Papera with a big smile.
    Master Patricia Papera, 5th Dan
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    Master Micheal Chancey, 4th 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
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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
  • 2024 Camp
  • Resources
  • Contact Us