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TAEKWONDO ALL IN 2013 NJ GOVERNOR'S CUP TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS!

TAEKWONDO ALL IN students achieved the Best School Award,            

10 Gold, 17 Silver and 32 Bronze medals at

2013 NJ GOVERNOR'S CUP TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS!

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On November 3, 22 students from Taekwondo All In located on 33 Chestnut St, Ridgewood attended the 2013 NJ GOVERNOR'S CUP TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS where more than 1,000 players participated at Ridge High School located in Basking Ridge NJ. They received 10 Gold, 17 Silver, and 32 Bronze medals as well as the Best School Award.

Emily Park (Red Belt), who had won three Gold medals (Form, Breaking & Sparring) at the 2013 BIG EAST XX TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS, repeated her success at this championship by winning another three Gold medals.

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Jiyoung An (Black Belt), who participated in a tournament for the first time, had won two Gold medals in Breaking and Sparring. We were amazed by her high point results particularly in the final Sparring round.

Ryan Cho (Red Belt), despite a knee injury in the final round of sparring, made a dramatic comeback in a sudden death match to win the Gold medal.

Kaylin Chung (Red Belt) won TaeKwondo All In’s first Gold medal of the tournament and showed excellent skills in Form.

Brandon Son (Purple Belt) won the Gold medal in Sparring, repeating his success from the last tournament.

Jongwook Park (Red Belt) obtained the Gold medal in Form.

Seungjun Bae (Purple Belt), who participated in a tournament for the first time, won the Gold medal in Sparring.

Liam Woods (Green Belt), despite a short period of training, had won the Silver medal in both Breaking and Form.

Ridgewood TAEKWONDO ALL IN has been opened for only a year, but all the students who participated showed excellent skills and achieved remarkable winning scores and medals.

Master Kim (Young Min Kim) was a TaeKwondo Athletic player for 16 years in Korea and has a master degree from The City University of New York Brooklyn College MS in Physical Education - Sports Management.  He also has a formal coaching certification by the U.S. Olympic Organization.

Students are preparing to attend next year’s USAT State Championship and USA National Championship. If they win at the USA National Championship, they will have the opportunity to become a member of the USA Taekwondo National Team.

Students who win medals from the USAT State Championship and the USA National Championship tournament will have excellent records to include on their college applications.

If you are interested in learning Taekwondo and want to find out more information, please feel free to contact us at any time at (201) 857-0445. TAEKWONDO ALL IN is located on 33 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. 

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