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Serving families in Rhode Island for over 4 decades

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WHO WE ARE

Meet Grandmaster Hong

Grandmaster, Jin R. Hong is a 9th Dan black belt in Taekwondo and has more than 50 years of experience. After arriving in the United States in 1982, Grand Master Hong opened his first school, focusing his teachings on both traditional and Olympic style taekwondo. The following year, he founded the Taekwondo Club at Brown University, which he also taught for the next twenty years. Grandmaster Hong is still heavily involved in the operations of Hong’s Taekwondo.

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VISION

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Confidence

Self Control

Discipline

our mission statement

Helping people feel empowered to take on anything in their daily lives
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Meet our instructors

Grand Master Hong
grand master hong
Grandmaster, Jin R. Hong is a 9th Dan black belt in Taekwondo and has more than 50 years of experience. After arriving in the United States in 1982, Grand Master Hong opened his first school, focusing his teachings on both traditional and Olympic style taekwondo. The following year, he founded the Taekwondo Club at Brown University, which he also taught for the next twenty years. Grandmaster Hong is still heavily involved in the operations of Hong’s Taekwondo.
Chris Hong
Master Chris Hong
Master Chris​ Hong is the 1st Son of Grandmaster Hong and is a 5th Dan Black Belt who has been recognized by Kukikwon as an internationally certified Master. He has more than 10 years of experience teaching Taekwondo. Master Chris Hong also trained in Korea at Young In University, one of the premier Taekwondo universities in the world.
Clay Hong
Master clay hong
Master Clay Hong is the 2nd Son of Grandmaster Hong and is a 4th Dan Black Belt who has trained since the age of 3 years old. He began to teach at the age of 14, and has since become the leading instructor at Hong’s Taekwondo. He also directs and manages both the competition and leadership team at our school.
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