Technique before shortcuts
Fundamentals provide a foundation for more advanced practice. Corrections and repetition are part of learning.
Our school
Traditional training. Personal guidance.
KT Taekwondo brings traditional Korean martial arts to downtown Ridgewood, with a commitment to technique, respect, and steady progress.
Meet your instructor
Grand Master
Lak Gwan Kim.
Master Kim brings decades of high-level Taekwondo experience to the school. His background in coaching and international officiating informs an approach that combines clear standards with patient instruction.
- 8th Degree Black Belt
- U.S. National Team Coach
- International Referee
- U.S. College Team Coach
- Leadership with the New Jersey Korean Taekwondo Association
At KT, students are expected to practice with purpose, support one another, and carry respect into school, work, and home. The first class is the beginning of a learning process built on consistency.
Meet Master Kim at your free trial
Experience on record
Certificates & qualifications.
Explore Master Kim’s historical referee qualification and seminar records, issued by the World Taekwondo Federation in 1993.
View full certificate ↗English version
International Referee qualification
October 9, 1993
Class 3 qualification following the 29th International Referee qualification test. Certificate no. 29-104.
View full certificate ↗Korean version
International Referee qualification
October 9, 1993
The Korean-language version of the same Class 3 International Referee qualification, certificate no. 29-104.
View full certificate ↗Course completion
International Referee Seminar
August 15–18, 1993 · New York, USA
Graduation certificate for completion of the 29th International Referee Seminar. Certificate no. 29-156.
Photographs of the original documents, cropped and straightened for readability. Original wording, signatures, and seals are preserved. These records document the qualifications and course completion shown on their issue dates.
What we value
on the mat.
Students arrive with different strengths and goals. Our approach gives those differences room while keeping expectations clear: listen, work carefully, and treat others with respect.
Progress through effort
Confidence grows from working through challenges and recognizing improvement over time.
A respectful school
How students train with one another matters alongside the techniques they learn.
Visit the dojang
Get to know KT
in person.
Visit us at 30B Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. A trial is a chance to see the school, meet the instructor, and ask about the program that fits your family.
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Your first class starts with a conversation.
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