Chung Do Kwan

Tae Kwon Do

We teach Chung Do Kwan TKD under the guidance of

North American Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan

Grand Master Ray Mondschein & Master Chris Frantz

The martial arts style of Tae Kwon Do practiced in the North American Tae Kwon Do Schools

is that of Chung Do Kwan or "Sea (Gym, School) of the Blue Wave". Often, Master

Mondschein will supplement this curriculum with various martial arts grappling techniques

and improvised three and one-step attack-and-counter techniques. The fundamental

elements of Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan consist of 15 basic techniques. These techniques

are based upon speed, power, balance, accuracy and focus. Training forms are patterns of

techniques meant to build not only an understanding of the movements but fluidity in

execution of the art. These elements are emphasized while building an understanding of the

unity of techniques, as well as the mind, body and (indomitable fighting) spirit.

Due to our instructor's extensive background in a variety of martial arts, he has embodied

the concept, "Philosophy Of Many Ways", as represented by the use and meaning of both

Korean and Chinese characters and expressions on our school emblem. The Korean

characters for North American Tae Kwon Do, phonetically pronounced, "Buk Mi Tie Kwon

Doh", represent our Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan roots. As such, our training heavily

emphasizes kicking. The Chinese characters, left to right across the Black Belt design, for

which the phonetic (Pin Yin) translation is, "Wan Fa Tong Yuan", embodies a broad concept of

training as reflected in their meaning: "10,000 Ways Belong to the Same Root". With this end

in mind, Grand Master Mondschein has introduced various philosophical perspectives,

additional close range "fist-fighting" methods, joint locking and other self-defense

techniques.