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Welcome to the homepage of C.W.Taekwondo at Boston, our Boston Taekwondo Project. Located conveniently in Cambridge's Central Square, we are a non profit martial arts club committed to providing the best Taekwondo experience in the Boston area, Massachusetts. We practice WTF (Olympic-style) Taekwondo (Tae Kwon do) and are registered with the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU). Our instructors and members are active competitively at the local, national and international levels and have a wealth of experience in both the martial art and sport of Taekwondo. Click for our location or to request information. Whether you're looking for martial arts and self-defense, Cardio Kickboxing, competition training and sparring, or are just curious about who we are, we hope you enjoy your visit to our site. miscellaneous clips of forms, breaking and sparring in the video section...
...and pictures from in-class tournaments and promotion tests in the galleries. Adult Promotion Test04.12.08::Congratulations to everyone who tested on Saturday, April 12th. The yellow belts impressed with their paddle work and side kicks, the blue stripes showed much improved sparring and great spirit throughout, and the red stripes and red belts set a very high standard with their excellent performance all around. Special thumbs up to Brian Moll, who has officially set a record for the longest time between promotion tests, with his last promotion coming in 2002. Way to stick with it and come back from a long hiatus! Special thanks to Mel and Mindy (along with Patrick and Muge) for hosting the post-test party, which was full of feasting and festivity. The following students have been promoted to the rank of GREEN STRIPE, 8th Gup:
The following student has been promoted to the rank of GREEN BELT, 7th Gup:
The following students have been promoted to the rank of BLUE BELT, 5th Gup:
The following student has been promoted to the rank of RED BELT, 3rd Gup:
The following students have been promoted to the rank of BLACK STRIPE, 2nd Gup:
1st National Qualifier3.31.08::The weekend of March 29–30, members of the CW competition group, coached by head instructor Master Dan Chuang, traveled to York, PA for the 1st National Qualifier of the year. This tournament is one of five national qualifying events held across the US. In order to compete in the "World Class" or high-difficulty level class at the National Taekwondo Championships in Detroit, MI in July, competitors must perform at a qualifying event and place in the top 4 in their weight class, earning a bronze medal or better. Here are highlights from the weekend: Club instructor Anastasia Kazimirova had a breakthrough performance with a clutch win in the quarters over a former US collegiate/Junior national team member, earning a BRONZE medal in women's feather. Club senior instructor Kathy Chuang was team trainer and doctor on the trip, warming people up and making sure everyone was taken care of. Former CW senior instructor Ji Bae was there supporting his athletes from the Taekwondo school he teaches at in Virginia. Elijah Grant had a great win in the quarterfinals, landing 10 back kicks on a point-gap win, 9-2. He lost his second match to the eventual gold medalist but earned a BRONZE medal in junior finweight. Jayson Grant easily won his first match 8-0 and his second match in a hard-fought win over friend and fellow New Englander Adam Paolino. His other matches were walk-overs and he came home with a GOLD medal in men's welter. Richard-Duane "RDC" Chambers won two matches by a convincing margin to reach the semifinals, where he met up with a former US Junior Team member. He fought a very competitive match that ended 10-7 and was definitely within reach, earning a BRONZE in men's lightweight. Amy Maillet was able to pick up her qualification for nationals, where she'll have had enough time to be back to full strength. Congrats everyone! 
Youth Promotion Test3.8.2008::After testing on Saturday, March 8th, students in the Youth Program were successfully promoted as follows:
CW Volunteers at Food Pantry2.16.2008::On Saturday, February 16, nine energetic club members served at the Harvest Food Pantry/Cambridgeport Baptist Church located in Central Square. Donning CWTKD shirts, the group proudly represented our club, showing up as a formidable force to organize food and clothing, then interacting with the pantry clients. This was the first of what we hope will be annual volunteer and community-service events. A sincere and special appreciation to Bessie Chuang, the organizer, along with all the volunteers: Brenda Cobleigh; James Glettler; Jeni Harnden; Maokun Li; Alan Lenarcic; Brian McCormick; Patchnee Petprayoon; Josh Yeager. 
Ringmaster Open2.3.2008::Several members of the CW community participated in the Ringmaster Open in February. The tournament, held in Marlborough, MA, attracted over 200 competitors from all over New England. Members of CW's Youth Program (Emmanuel D., Jasper W., Jacob S., Menelik E., and Jan S.) competed for the first time, performing exceptionally well and bringing home a total of six medals. In the 14-17-year-old fin weight division, Elijah Grant won a gold medal. Representing CW in the adult division, Neal Nemiroff earned a silver medal in men's welter weight, and James Glettler took a gold in men's heavy weight blue-red belt. Congratulations to all! 
Club Promotions following December Test1.4.2008::Congratulations to everyone who tested on December 15, 2007. It was a great way to end the year, particularly with the inspiring 1st and 2nd Dan tests. Julie Nelson has been promoted to the rank of provisional 1st Dan Black Belt. Jason Brownhill, Lisa DeSiro, Jean Kung, Matthew Litman, Joe Martinez, and Ana Reyes have been promoted to the rank of provisional 2nd Dan Black Belt. Following the test, club members from all parts of the CW community came together to celebrate at a holiday pot-luck party. It was a real treat and everyone was pleasantly stuffed by the end of the night. We're all excited about starting the New Year after some much needed rest and recovery, and we're looking forward to having an even better year than the last! 
2007 Recap Newsletter1.2.2008::Our 2007 Recap Newsletter is available here. The newsletter is in PDF format. You can view it with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it here. 
Cambridge Arts Festival10.13.2007::Members of the club put on two demonstrations at the Cambridge Arts Festival on the afternoon of Saturday, October 13 in Central Square. About a dozen members of the club showed off hand techniques, board breaking techniques, synchronized forms and paddle kicking throughout the afternoon. It was a low-key environment on a beautiful afternoon and the demonstration definitely attracted some crowds, who were wowed by the acrobatic and well-executed techniques. 
CW Boston in the News - Women in Taekwondo from the Boston MetroAn article by Alex Speier from the Boston Metro chronicles the popularity of Taekwondo (Tae Kwon Do) in general, and especially amongst women right here at CW Taekwondo. The article is in PDF format. You can view it with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can get it here. See more announcements here. Upcoming Events and Dates to RememberFebruary 4, 2008 - Bring a Friend Night at 7:30 pm. See the schedule|calendar page for latest updates |
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