Our Mission Statement
To empower our students with valuable skills for daily life
To contribute to a safe and peaceful community
Our Philosophy
Character development and leadership skills are an essential element of truly learning Tae Kwon Do. Therefore, our training includes skills valuable in daily life: cooperation, respect, self-control, focus, and confidence. The positive character traits that develop will help our students both inside and outside our Tae Kwon Do school – at home, school, work, and in life.
Introducing Grand Master Cheon
Grand Master Jung Kyu Cheon trained under Grand Master Jin Yong Shi, who is currently a 9th degree black belt in World Taekwondo Federation . He was a form instructor with United States TaeKwonDo Union from 2000-2003. Grand Master Shi was also a Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters) instructor. His Master is Grand Master Hae Man Park. He was the founder of the Kukkiwon demonstration team in 1965. He was the Seoul National University Master in 1955. He was the chief TaeKwonDo instructor for the presidential protective force at the Blue House (Korean White House) in 1962. He taught there for 18 years. Currently he is the Kukkiwon technical advisory committee. He is a 10th degree (honorable degree) in World Taekwondo Federation. He is the creator of TaeKwonDo Tae Guek poomsae (WTF Form). Grand Master Hae Man Park taught Grand Master Shi directly and Grand Master Shi in turn taught Grand Master Cheon directly and Grand Master Cheon founded CTMA in 1993. Currently have 5 schools in United States and have over thousand students under Ctma. When you train under Grand Master Cheon . You learn from the best!
Grand Master
Jin Yong Shi
Grand Master
Hae Man Park
About Grandmaster Jung Kyu Cheon
- Founder of CTMA, established in 1993
- Over 35 years experience in Martial Arts and Physical Education
- 2005 USA Team Head Coach in KTA(Korea Taekwondo Association).
- 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 Korean American National Championship Coach
- Presidential Tae Kwon Do Award from the President of the United States.
- 2014 Northwestern University Tae Kwon Do Team Head Coach.
- Coached over 300 Grand Champions
- 2000 World Korean Masters Full Contact Champion (Busan, Korea)
- 2003 Korean American National Champion
- World Police Tae Kwon Do Federation Vice President
- WPTF USA National Tae Kwon Do Team Head Coach
- World Chung Do Kwan Federation USA Latin America Vice President
- Tae Kwon Do – 8 th Dan
- Hap Ki Do – 7 th Dan
- Hae Dong Kum Do – 7 th Dan
Jung Kyu Cheon
Trial Program
Getting started is easy
Our special trial program includes two group martial arts class taught in a positive, encouraging environment. Ideal for beginners-no experience necessary.