Taekwon Do

What is TaeKwon-Do?
TaeKwon-Do is an ancient martial art dating back to 5000B.C.  The art was mainly used by peasants who could not afford weapons to protect their villages, so they had to devise a way to defend themselves without weapons. Tae meaning “Hand”, Kwon meaning “Foot” and Do meaning “The Way”. Together TaeKwon-Do means the ‘Way of the Hand and Foot‘.  

TaeKwon-Do was founded back in 1955 by the late General Choi Hong Hi , a philosopher, who hoped to some day unite the world by the way of TaeKwon-Do.  To this day you can find TaeKwon-Do schools at every corner of the globe.  We practice the Chan Hun style of TaeKwon-Do.  It is based on 24 patterns, which represent one hour of each day in each of our lives that we should live to the fullest.  Patterns are a series of movements made up of different blocks, punches, kicks, & stances that are put together to exercise the movements required for the next belt level.
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The main foundation for our school are the 5 Tenants of TaeKwon-Do . A tenet is an opinion, principle or doctrine, which a person holds as truth.

• Courtesy : To be kind and respectful to everyone.
• Integrity : Not tell or live lies; to know the difference between right & wrong.
• Perseverance : To never give up; finish what you begin.
• Self-Control : To control your actions and emotions.
• Indomitable Spirit : To stand up for what you believe in; to speak up when you see something wrong.

TaeKwon-Do can be taught to anyone.  We practice self defense, sparring, patterns, meditation techniques, & inner strength.  There are 10 gups (belt ranks) in TaeKwon-Do. The training we do in TaeKwon-Do will influence your life.  You will become stronger, faster, more flexible, and mentally sharper.

Master Instructor
Michael Louie was a volunteer instructor teaching TaeKwon-Do from 1991 to 2003 at Millersville University.  He started at the age of 7 years old, Mr. Louie has trained under 4 different instructors (Master Bai, Master Lally, Mr. Engle, & Master Murray).  By the age of 21 in March 1993 he received his 1st degree black belt, November 1995 his 2nd degree black belt, in March 1998 his 3rd degree black belt, and in May 2003 he received his 4th degree black belt. He has promoted several students to the rank of 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree black belts.  He is a 1993 AAU TaeKwon-Do NJ State Champion in patterns and a 1993 AAU National TaeKwon-Do Champion in patterns.  Master Instructor Michael Louie will train you in the fundamentals of TaeKwon-Do, a Korean Martial Art.  You will learn meditation exercises, kicks, punches, blocks, patterns, self-defense, self-discipline, self-confidence, & sparring exercises.  He will show you how to “Learn to build a more peaceful world through martial arts” & become a better person through TaeKwon-Do.

For more information check out Master Louie's web page at: http://home.dejazzd.com/mlouie/tkd.html

To learn more about TaeKwon-Do check out the United TaeKwon-Do web page at: http://www.unitedtaekwon-do.com

Classes at Paramount are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
For more information please call 717-838-0330.

Uniforms can be purchased from Mike Louie directly. We are currently accepting fall registrations. Call us or E-mail us for more information.