2024 Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Tournament
We will hold out National Black Test and Tournament on Friday and Saturday, November 8th and 9th at Grand Rapids Community College. Please click on the links for more information and we look forward to seeing you there.
09/06/2024 – Posted by Senior Master Eckert
2024 Meijer State Games of Michigan
This event will take place on June 22, 2024 at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI.
04/07/2024 – Posted by Master Eckert on behalf of Master Williams, State Games Tournament Director.
Referee Training
Master Williams will be holding referee training on October 14, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at Orchard Hills Reformed Church, which is located at 1465 3 Mile Rd NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544. Please join this event!
09/26/2023 – Posted by Master Lindstrom and Eckert, Tournament Directors
2023 Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Tournament Update
Registration for the tournament is open.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
Registration will close on November 1st, 2023 for all events!
You can register at the door the day of the event but there will be a $15.00 late fee.
09/22/2023 – Posted by Master Lindstrom and Eckert, Tournament Directors
2023 Tae Park Tae Kwon Do Tournament Dates
Save the date for the upcoming tournament which will be held on 11-11-2023 at GRCC Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse. We will have more information to follow but we look forward to seeing you there. Also take note that we will have our National Black Belt Test the night before [11-10-2023] starting at 6:00 pm.
Address: 111 Lyon St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
07/22/2023 – Posted by Master Lindstrom and Eckert, Tournament Directors
Referee and Corner Judge Training
The next referee and judging training for the organization will be Saturday June 3rd from 1-4p. The location will be Orchard Hill Church on 3 Mile in Grand Rapids.
1465 3 Mile Rd NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544
The agenda will be as follows:
- Review 2023 Rules
- Discuss New Additions to Daedo
- Roles and Responsibilities of Each Position
- How to Perform Bracketing
- Application – Hand signals
Please mark this date on your calendar. The more participation we get, the more interaction, the better the learning for our organization.
05/25/2023 – Posted by Master Williams
2023 Meijer State Games of Michigan
Date: June 24th, 2023
LOCATION: Aquinas College – Sturrus Fieldhouse, 1580 Fulton St E., Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Events: Forms, Sparring (Yellow-Green/Orange Belts and Up), Board Breaking (Green/Purple and Up), Grand Champion (Black Belts only – Forms competition)*
*New for 2023: The gold medalist from each 15-17yrs or 18-32yrs age division/bracket will be moved on to compete for their respective Junior Grand Champion or Grand Champion competitions in forms. Awards for both male and female will be awarded in this category!
Registration is open. Please click on the link below for more details.
State Games Website
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2023 Meijer State Games of Michigan
Save the date, June 24th, 2023.
Registration is not open yet but it should be soon. Please check back for more details.
State Games Website
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World Class Tae Kwon Do Tournament registration is Open
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World Class Tae Kwon Do Tournament in November
Please save the date for November 11th, 2022 for the black belt test and November 12th, 2022 for the tournament. This event will again be held at Grand Rapids Community College Fieldhouse. More details will follow soon so please check back for more updates.
07/14/2022 – Posted by Master Lindstrom & Eckert
Referee Training – Saturday June 11th.
06/03/2022 – Posted by Master Williams
June 25th, 2022 State Games of Michigan Tournament is LIVE!!
We are back live for the 2022 State Games of Michigan tournament! Save the date – June 25! Our venue has changed and we will be hosting this event at Aquinas College, Sturrus Sports and Fitness Center, 1580 Fulton St. E., Grand Rapids, Mi 49506. Aquinas is a beautiful facility, close to downtown and minutes from 28th St.
This years events will include:
Forms
Sparring
Board Breaking (Green / Purple and above)
Grand Champion (Black Belts only – includes all 3 events)
Registration closes 6/18 at 11:59pm, all details can be found at the registration link listed below.
Click here to register
04/29/2022 – Posted by Master Ramos, Meijer State Games of Michigan Tournament Director
2021 Virtual World Class Tae Kwon Do Tournament is Open!!
With everyone’s safety in mind we will hold a virtual World Class Tae Kwon Do Tournament this year.
Videos maybe uploaded starting 09-20-2021 and will close on 10-27-2021.
We will have our traditional open ceremonies on 11-13-2021 at 10:am. At the end of the event we will provide a link where students can go and see how they performed in the virtual tournament.
Click here to register
09/30/2021 – Posted by Master Eckert
2021 Virtual State Games of Michigan – Are Open !!
The State Games of Michigan World Class Tae Kwon Do Tournament will be held virtually for 2021.
Deadline to register and submit video: Thursday, June 24 at 11:59 PM
Click here to register
05/22/2021 – Posted by Master Ramos
2020 World Class Tae Kwon Do Virtual Championships Link
Click here to go to the Virtual Tournament landing page.
11/13/2020 – Posted by Master Eckert
2020
World Class Tae Kwon Do Virtual Championships
Tournament date is 11-14-2020
About the registration: On the homepage is the schedule of events, rules and a message indicating the cost which will be $20 for one event and $5 for each additional event. The participant will register for their first event and at the end will have an option to revisit the events page and pick another event. Each event will be added to their cart and at checkout will see the total cost
Videos: When a participant selects an event that is video they will receive an email with a link to upload their video and use the same link if they have registered for more than one event. They will be required to include their name, the event and belt level. We will have a separate link to access all the videos. It will have filters for us to sort by event and belt level. This will help us locate and sort videos when judging.
Live Registration: This option is no different than when someone registered in the past.
Click here to register
Click here to go to the landing page
10/08/2020 – Posted by Master Eckert
2020 Virtual State Games of Michigan – Are Open !!
Click here to register
06/07/20 – Posted by Master Ramos
Referee Training #2 Complete
On Saturday 10-5-2019 members from our Grand Rapids area attended the referee training in preparation for the up coming WCTKD Tournament in November.
Posted 10/06/2019 by Master Lucas
World Class Tae Kwon Do Tournament Registration Is Open
Click here to register for the tournament.
Posted 10/01/2019
Referee Training #1 Complete
On Saturday 9-28-2019 members from our Jackson area attended the referee training in preparation for the up coming WCTKD Tournament in November.
Posted 10/06/2019 by Master Eckert
2019 November Tournament
WCTKD and Tae Park TKD is proud to announce that this year ‘World Class Tae Park Taekwondo Championships’ will be taking place on November 9th, 2019 with the organizations national black belt testing being held on Friday November 8th, 2019. We will be returning to the Grand Rapids Community College’s Ford Feildhouse at 111 Lyon St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. This facility was being remodeled during last year’s event, so it will have a fresh new look.
Posted 08/06/2019 – Senior Master Lofquist & Master Eckert
State Games of Michigan Tournament Registration Is Open
Click here to register for the tournament.
Posted 05/04/2019
2018 Tae Park-WCTKD Tournament & Testing
Friday, November 9, 2018 – National Testing Photos
As tradition dictates, Tae Park Tae Kwon Do held its annual black belt testing on Friday November 9 at the Comstock Park venue this year. This testing is the second part of the promotion for all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Dan black belts. They are required to complete basic techniques, form, sparring and board breaking. The test is broken up into 3 ring, with Master instructors scoring the candidates. Congratulations to all of the new black belts! The event was conducted by Senior Master Peter May and his assistant Ms. Yvette Simon.
Saturday, November 10, 2018 – Tournament Photos
The tournament registration opened at 7:00 AM for the 455 events that were hosted at the event. The competitors were lined by 8:45 andfollowed by the Opening Ceremonies. This year we welcomed a total of 5 new Master promotions. Three new 5th Dans: Master Lemon Williams, Master Betty Henderson and Master Larry Feuerstein. We also received two new 8th Dans: Grand Master Mark Good and Grand Master Lynn Bernard. Following that, the tournament was under way by 10:30, which included forms, one step, kicking, breaking, sparring and our Grand Champion events. The group of volunteers worked very hard and was able to complete the event by 3:30 with only 8 rings, which did include a lunch break and a demonstration. As always, this was a great event and we look forward to it again next year. We are slated for November 8-9, 2019!!
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Posted 12/16/2018
November Tournament Update
WCTKD and Tae Park TKD is proud to announce that this years ‘World Class Tae Park Taekwondo Championships’ will be taking place on November 10, 2018 with the organizations black belt testing being held on Friday November 9, 2018!! The NEW venue will be Comstock Park High School at 150 6 Mile Rd., NE Comstock Park MI 49321!! New location, new look but the same exciting events!! Free Parking!! Easy access off 131. See you There?!!
Posted 05/08/2018
Upcoming Tournaments for 2018
June 6, 2018 – State Games of Tennessee in Knoxville TN – will offer Tae Kwon Do hosted by WCTKD under the Direction of Master Betty and Commissioner Junior Grand Master Dennis Lewis.
June 25, 2018-State Games of Michigan in Grand Rapids MI – will offer Tae Kwon Do hosted by WCTKD under the Direction Senior Master Robert Klingbeil and Assistant Director Master Patricia Ramos.
November 2018-Tae Park Taekwondo World Class Championships in Grand Rapids MI – with a date and location to be announced.
Posted 04/01/2018
2017 Tae Park-WCTKD Tournament Wrapped Up
2017 Annual Tournament and Black Belt testing wrap up.
As another successful year winds down for Tae Park Taekwondo and it’s non-profit W.C.T.K.D. we can reflect on last weekend’s events.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Tae Park Taekwondo held its annual Organization wide black belt testing at the Ford Fieldhouse in Grand Rapids, MI. 84 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dan black belts completed their promotion in rank by doing forms, sparring and breaking as dictated by the rules of W.C.T.K.D. Senior Master Peter May had his first year as host of the event with Ms. Yvette Simon assisting to organize the event. Three rings with invited Master judges judged and scored the test candidates. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Following the test there was an annual Masters meeting for the final prelude to Saturdays competition.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Registration started at 7:00AM for the over 430 events that were hosted at the event. It was held on Veterans Day and we honored our veterans with reduced admission price as well as a moment of silence. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO VETERANS!! Line-up was completed by 9:00AM and Opening ceremonies which honored Junior Grand Master James Rodgers, for his 15 years as Tournament Director and Senior Master William Golombisky for his years as Black Belt Testing Director. New Masters received their new rank black belts: Master Sheri Benedict 4 Dan, Master John Sanderson 5 Dan, Senior Master Susan Lofquist 6 Dan and Senior Master Robert Klingbeil 6 Dan. A special tribute was given by Grand Master Rick Warren to Grand Master Woon Kyu Uhm who passed away on June 10, 2017 in Seoul Korea. He was an Instructor to Grand Master Tae Zee Park and visted us for our 2011 World Class Tae Park Taekwondo Championships. He will be missed for his deep love and respect of the art of taekwondo and in particular Chung Do Kwan. With over 430 events taking place throughout the day and an intermission that had demonstrations from the Michigan Tournament team as well as special guest Lewis Institute Mid-South demo team. Some of the competition included the Grand Champion and Junior Grand Champion divisions where the entrants garnered points in 3 categories of forms, sparring and breaking. All events concluded by 4:30PM.
Here are some photos from the tournament.
After-party
Master Randy Wrona hosted the after-party at The Bluffs on 28th St. SE. 175 attendees enjoyed excellent food and beverages followed by music provided by Jason Bercuinas.
Next years event is ‘in the works’ with a tentative date of 2-3, 2018!! Venue and additional information to come!!! <br.
Preparations are now underway for the Lewis Institute Tae Park 2018 National Seminar & Testing taking place in Paducah Kentucky in April.
Respectfully submitted,
Senior Master Susan Lofquist
Tae Park TKD-WCTKD National Tournament Director
Posted 11/21/17
2017 Tae Park-WCTKD Tournament
Registration is opening for the November 11, 2017. Also note that registration for breaking closes on 11/4/17 at midnight.
Posted 10/142017
2017 State Games of America
World Class Tae Kwon Do is proud to be the Host for the State Games of America being held in Grand Rapids Michigan on August 3-5, 2017!!
Registration is already underway at:
Posted 6/4/2017
2017 Tae Park-WCTKD Tournament
November 10-11, 2017 are the dates of this years Tae Park-WCTKD tournament in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The organization Black Belt testing will be held on Friday with the National tournament being held on Saturday.
Hope to see you there!
Senior Master Susan Lofquist
National Tae Park-WCTKD Tournament Director
Posted 6/4/2017
Images from the November Tournament
Here are some photos from the tournament.
These are general photos.
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These are photos of the sparring competition.
Posted 12/16/2016
November Events wrap up 2016 with a resounding ‘Yes we can’!
MASTERS TEST: Friday afternoon, November 11, the Marriott Courtyard in Grand Rapids, MI USA was the site of the Masters level testing where three candidates testing to the levels of 5 and 6 Dan gathered. Guest judges included Grand Master Jong Dai Moon of Cleveland, Ohio; Master Chung Soo Han from New Jersey, New Jersey; Grand Master Nam Suk Kim of Los Angles, California and observing was Grand Master Sung Chun Hong from Manila, Philippines. Also in attendance at the testing was Junior Grand Master James Rodgers, Junior Grand Master Lynn Bernard of Pinedale, Wyoming and Grand Master Richard Warren of Glenview Illinois
Pictured left to right: Grand Master Tae Zee Park, Master Chung Soo Han, Junior Grand Master Mark D. Good, Grand Master Nam Suk Kim, Grand Master Sung Chun Hong and Grand Master Jong Dai Moon.
Pictured left to right back row: Master John Sanderson, Master Susan Lofquist, Master Robert Klingbeil
Front row left to right: Grand Master Richard Warren, Grand Master Jong Dai Moon, Grand Master Nam Suk Kim, Master Chung Soo Han, observer Grand Master Sung Chun Hong and Junior Grand Master Lynn Bernard
BLACK BELT TESTING: Grand Rapids Community College/Ford Fieldhouse was the venue for the Tae Park Taekwondo Black Belt Ceremony with Director, Senior Master William Golombisky and volunteers from Tae Park Taekwondo officiating at this the second half of their Black Belt testing for the varying levels of 1 Dan to 3 Dan. Thirty seven students tested for 1 Dan, thirteen for 2 Dan and four for 3 Dan. As part of the belting ceremony, Grand Master Richard Warren led all the candidates in reciting the ‘Black Belt Oath’. After the ceremony Grand Master Warren said, “I’m very happy and for all the students who successfully tested today. They made their instructor’s proud. Today’s belting ceremony recognized their great effort and achievement. The Master Instructor tying the new belt on their student for the first time symbolizes this combined student-Instructor accomplishment.”
A Master Instructor meeting was held following the ceremony to complete preparations for the next days event.
Saturday, November 12 was the day of the ‘Tae Park Taekwondo World Class Championships’! The day started with a lineup of more than 461 competitors who welcomed the special guests and honored our New Master Instructors:
Anthony Guastella
Rodney Bean
Immediately following was a special Tribute to Junior Grand Master Mark D. Good who has been a practicing member of Tae Park Taekwondo who has been teaching taekwondo for over 40 years!
A Good Institute Picture
Tae Park Taekwondo World Class Championships:
At 10:00 AM the events of Black Belt forms, Board Breaking and Basic Kicking were kicked off with competition for Grand Champion and Junior Grand Champion (male/female) centering for optimal viewing. The half-time program was conducted by Good Institute student, Master Randy Wrona, and showcased several members of Good Institute for the spectators.
The afternoon was kicked off with the ‘finals’ for Grand Champion/Junior Grand Champions sparring. There was a very exciting display of some of the best of the best within the Tae Park organization. The crowd was appreciative and enjoyed the awarding to the winners: Mr. Sam Decker (GC), Ms. Elle Bennett (JGC) and Mr. Zachary Van Dyke (JGC). The competition for color belts was started with white belts and continued to the conclusion of the event at 5:00 PM.
The Bluffs was the location for the After-Party with Hosts-Master and Mrs. Randy Wrona and over 200 attendees who dined on excellent food and danced the night away to DJ Jason Berciunas music.
COMING EVENTS FOR 2017:
April 7-8, 2017 is the Tae Park Seminar hosted by Lewis Institute of Tae Park Mid-South TKD Association in Paducah, KY!
June 10 is the State Games of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN hosted by WCTKD and staffed with the leadership of Lewis Institute of Tae Park Mid-South TKD Association.
August 3, 2017 is the Kick-off of the State Games of America-Nationals to be held in Grand Rapids Michigan and WCTKD will be the host organization for the Taekwondo event.
We are very appreciative of our special guests, competitors and families who work together to make this event the very best of what we offer taekwondo.
Next years ‘Tae Park Taekwondo World Class Championships’ event is tentatively scheduled for November 11, 2017!
Posted 11/20/2016
World Class Tae Park Taekwondo Championships
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Tournament
Meijer State Games of Michigan
Summer Games 2016
State Game Rules 2016: CLICK HERE
Details:
- Date: June 25, 2016
- Location:
- Cornerstone University
1001 East Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
- Cornerstone University
- Tournament Director:
- Junior Grand Master James Rodgers – Email: sipjim319@gmail.com
- Master Patricia Ramos – Email: patriciaramos724@yahoo.com
Rules:- State Game Rules 2016: CLICK HERE
Sponsored by Jeff Grover ~ President of Biomet
Referee Training
In preparation for the upcoming 2016 State Games of Michigan, Master Harshbarger and I would like to communicate a few of the scheduled referee training opportunities.
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Posted 05/01/2016