Blue Valley Tae Kwon Do
BLACK BELT REQUIREMENT • SCHOOL RULES • PRIVATE LESSONS • JIU JITSU
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Class Schedule
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Calendar & Events Note the following dates:
7/13/08 |
Gracie Combative Jiu-Jitsu is here!!We are the only certified Gracie Combative School in Kansas City! Master David Johnson, 2 Dan Instructor Stephen Kaspar and Karl Wilen have recently been to CA and received training and certification from the source themselves, the Gracies. Learn how to accurately defend your yourself on the street and real world by trying the combative class. Young or old, small or big this class is designed to slowly teach ANY individual to protect themselves. Don't let what you see on TV sway you from trying this course. What we teach is not for UFC, but for real world. Drop us a call and find out why the Gracies have successfully remained the best in the industry for Decades. 7:30-8:30 M/W |
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
for the
2008 AKTA Championship
Contact Us
7715 W. 151st Street
Overland Park, KS
913-681-1777
bvtkd@yahoo.com
The BVTKD website is designed & maintained by Stephen Kaspar
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BVTKD Director and 6th Dan Black Belt Instructor - Master David Johnson
Thank you for taking time to research our school! There are so many martial art schools in the Kansas City area that choosing the "right" one seems a daunting task.
We are here to tell you that the decision is in fact quite simple. The Blue Valley Tae Kwon Do Academy (BVTKD) has a history in Southern Johnson County. Opened in 1995 by Master David Johnson, the school grows with each passing year turning dedicated students into martial artists.
Master David Johnson, a 6th Dan Black Belt, has more than 30 years experience in Tae Kwon Do adult and child instruction. His philosophy of teaching builds self-confidence and self esteem. Students will not only learn the physical side of self-defense:
Flexibility Speed Power Balance
but also the mental side:
Focus Concentration Confidence
BVTKD teaches Tae Kwon Do as "A Way of Life." Students learn the 5 Tenants:
Courtesy Integrity Perseverance Self-Control Indomitable Spirit
Master Johnson believes that once these life skills are learned, students will find balance and can achieve anything in life. Master Johnson was trained under one of only a handful of Grandmasters in the United States teaching Tae Kwon Do, Grandmaster Choon Lee. Master Lee is a 9th Dan Grandmaster who came to the United States in the 1960's. Master Lee began the organization called American Korean Tae Kwon Do Association (AKTA) that is still going strong today. The parent school in Shawnee, Kansas called Choon Lee's Academy of Tae Kwon Do is where Master Johnson began training in the 1970's. He was one of Grandmaster Lee's first students and 30 years later is proud to carry on the tradition. Grandmaster Lee oversees his AKTA-sanctioned schools in Shawnee, KS; Overland Park, KS; Kansas City, KS; Lawrence, KS; Raytown, MO; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tae Kwon Do: A Korean martial art whose roots date back to the 6th Century (approximately 1300 years ago). Translated literally, "Tae" means to kick or smash with the foot, "Kwon" means to punch or destroy with the hand or fist, and "Do" means an art or way. Thus, taken collectively, "Tae Kwon Do" means the art of smashing with the hand or foot. Hapkido: A "way of coordinating power." Hapkido, which is also offered by BVTKD, is a Korean martial art characterized by kicking without retraction and is composed of three primary skills: non-resistance when meeting force, circular motion to countering and attacking, and the water principle - total penetration of an enemy's defenses. Hapkido forces submission of your attacker through defensive means.
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