The Washington Tae Kwon Do Club staff is a very experienced and talented group of individuals. As you know, it takes a lot of training and perseverance to become a Black Belt, but it takes even more to become an instructor, including skill, experience, and most of all - PATIENCE.

There are several levels of instructors at the WTKDC:

1. the JOGYO - Apprentice Instructor (Jr. Black Belts)
2. the SABUM - Instructor (1st - 3rd Degree)
3. the KYO-SA - Instructor (1st - 3rd Degree)
4. the SABUMNIM - Senior Instructor (4th Degree)
5. the KYO-SANIM - Head Instructor (4th Degree)
6. the KWANJANG - Master Instructor (5th Degree and above)

There is also the KWANJANGNIM (Master of Masters), who is the head of the school, or the organization. The Kwanjangnim is like the Principal of an educational school, who is responsible for all of the activity, the staff, the students, the budget, etc. of the school.

After becoming a Black Belt, the Jogyo must attend a specialized Black Belt Training class. Here they learn how to teach the fundamentals and techniques, practical theories and applications, and most of all, the WTKDC mission objective.

Over the past 24 years, the Washington Tae Kwon Do Club has developed and promoted several Black Belts and Jr. Black Belts. We have more female Black Belts than most other schools in the entire area.

To see photos of the WTKDC Senior Instructors, click here.  Senior Black Belts

 

Pictured are some of the top rated females in the area.  From left to right are: Jamese Wyatt daughter of Master Wyatt), Janelle Bryant, Margaret Simpson, Lisa Matluk, Chanda Brown-Wilson and Rhashad Piper.

Not pictured are Nikiya King, Karissa Campbell, Brittani Criss and Karen Lawrence

 

We are also honored to have one of the few “Female Master” (5th Degree Black Belt) Instructors in the region. Each of these instructors have more than 5 years of training in Tae Kwon Do, some have even gone on to increase their knowledge and skills in Tai Chi, Jui Jitsu, Akijuijitsu, Bondo and Kung Fu.

Together, these instructors and Black Belts have developed a rigorous training program that has developed many of our students into leaders and champions! Come in a check out the uniqueness of their classes.

We currently have several MASTER Black Belts and Black Belts that teach, coach, and train our students. Click on the name of the Black Belt and read about them: