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ALL-STAR Taekwondo & Fitness, Inc. will provide an education on martial arts with a Taekwondo background and incorporate an education concerning fitness, health, and wellness for all of its members. It will provide service to all ages from 3 years old and up. (Men and Women/ Children to Seniors) The facility will be modernized and equipped with the state of the art equipment. Certified Taekwondo Instructors and Trainers will always be available to help and instruct all students. Most importantly,  ALL-STAR Taekwondo & Fitness, Inc. will provide professional customer service, maintain a family orientate atmosphere, and offer a place for people to reach any goals they have set for themselves in martial arts and/or fitness. It will be a place where one can learn martial arts, have fun in the experience, make a commitment to that learning and use the knowledge to improve oneself, family, and community.

About Some Korean Martial Arts 

 Taekwondo (also spelled tae kwon do or taekwon-do) is a martial art and combat sport originating in Korea. Having become one of the most widely practiced martial arts in the world, it is the national sport of Korea and one form of sparring, shihap kyeorugi, is an Olympic sporting event.

In Korean, derived from hanja, tae (跆) means to kick or strike with the foot"; kwon (拳) means "fist or to strike with the hand"; and do (道) means "way". Hence, taekwondo is loosely translated as "the way of the foot and hand". Taekwondo's popularity has resulted in the divergent evolution of the martial art. As with many other martial arts, taekwondo is a combination of combat technique, self-defense, sport, exercise, entertainment, and philosophy.

Hapkido (also spelled hap ki do or hapki-do) is a dynamic and somewhat eclectic Korean martial art. In the Korean language, hap means "harmony", "coordinated", or "joining"; ki describes internal energy, spirit, strength, or power; and do means "way" or "art". Thus, hapkido, which shares the same Chinese characters with aikido (合気道), translates literally to "joining-energy-way", but it is most often rendered as "the way of coordinating energy" or "the way of coordinated power."

Hapkido prides itself on effective self-defense and as such employs joint locks, pressure points, throws, kicks, and other strikes. Hapkido is an authentic Asian martial art of total self-defense; it deals with countering the techniques of other martial arts as well as common "unskilled" attacks.

Although hapkido contains both long range fighting and infighting techniques, the end of most situations is to get near for a close strike, lock, or throw. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion, non-resisting movements, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to gain advantage through footwork and body positioning to employ leverage, avoiding the use of strength against strength.

Hoshinsul: Ho is to protect; Shin the body; Sul technique or technology. Hoshinsul is the self-defense technology that is part of certain systems of Taekwondo and Hapkido. Hoshinsul usually is associated with learning self-defense and applying the techniques to real situations or senarios.

Our School 

Our goal is to become a trusted destination whereby the student members in residing and all surrounding communites can come to refresh their minds and bodies, replenish their energies, network with their colleagues and friends, and achieve the many goals they have set for themselves. Our school is based on traditional Korean martial arts which include: Taekwondo, Hapkido, Hoshinsul, and Kumdo. We are a fully accredited martial arts program of the World Taekwondo Federation (W.T.F.), World Hapkido Association (W.H.A.) and Jang Star Martial Arts Association. USA.

 

Who We Are

Instructor Edward Licerio Jr. is a Kukkiwon www.kukkiwon.or.kr (W.T.F. Headquarters-Seoul, South Korea, www.wtf.org ) Certified 3rd Dan Black Belt. Also recieved a 3rd Dan Black Belt certified from the Korean Jidokwan Association and is a Certified Instructor at Jang Star Martial Arts Association, USA. He has over 15 years experience  studying, training, and teaching martial arts. His training consists of traditional WTF Taekwondo, Hapkido, Kumdo and other matiral arts weapons. He has been under the intership and instruction of *Grandmaster Soon Kil Jang ,8th Dan Black Belt,  as school manager and instructor. His service and commitment to his Grandmaster and his own martial arts education has helped him flourish as a teacher and martial artist. Instructor Edward takes with him a college educated background and over 25 years of customer service experience.

 

 

Assistant Instructor Judith Licerio is a Kukkiwon (W.T.F. Headquarters-Seoul, South Korea) Certified 1st Dan Black Belt. She is an Assistant Instructor at Jang Star Martial Arts Association, USA. She has been studying and teaching martial arts for over 6 years. Along with teaching, Assistant Instructor Judy's leadership and successful managing has given her over 10 years experience running and managing a department of operations in the investment industry. In addition,  she adds to her resume a college educated background and over 20 years of customer service experience.

 

  

We are a proud association member of Jang Star Taekwondo School located in Jersey City, New Jersey, headed and operated by Grandmaster Soon Kil Jang. www.jangstartkd.com

 

Instructor Edward and his family.

ALL-STAR Taekwondo & Fitness, Inc.