Oneonta Taekwon-do

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Dear Parent,

My name is Ray Mannion and I’ve been teaching self-defense in Oneonta since 2004.  People have been asking me for years to teach children’s classes but I’ve resisted until now.  It was very important to me that I establish a school with a reputation for integrity.  After 5 years, I believe our adults and teens have earned us respect in our community and I am now pleased to invite your child to join our school.

The truth of the matter is I love working with kids. …

If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll never get there.
- Yogi Berra

Dear Students,
First, thank you very much for the generous gifts. I was very surprised and happy to receive a gift I can enjoy with my family.

I have been thinking a great deal about the coming changes for Oneonta Taekwon-Do and wanted to share my goals with you.

As I started writing my goals, I prepared one of my Zig Ziglar Goal Worksheets which I wrote about in an article here.  There are a couple of interesting downloads and videos there…

Looking for gifts for that special Taekwon-Do student?

Be careful, there is a lot of junk out there! What’s more, some Taekwon-Do practitioners are offended or disappointed when they receive “Karate” gifts or books associated with a different Taekwon-Do style than the one they practice.

Below, I’ve done the hard work of finding the best stuff out there from reliable sites and described, as best I can, the ideal recipient of the gift.

Yes, my wife makes a small commission from some of these links, but you’ll see that it doesn’t affect your price whether you buy through this site…

Gift certificates are an excellent idea for new or existing students! They can be redeemed for tuition, equipment, private lessons, or any other product or service offered.

Please note that we currently do not accept students under the age of 11. We are in the process of building an excellent children’s curriculum and program which we hope to launch in early 2010.

Gift certificates must be redeemed within 120 days.

Feel free to give us a call at 607.437.7866 to learn about any current specials for new students as well as family discounts. You can purchase a gift…

Thank you for your interest in Taekwon-Do. When you sign up as a new student, you will begin with 2 private lessons from a 3rd Degree Blackbelt. In these sessions, you will learn the basic kicks, punches, and blocks before entering class.

You can either call us at 607-437-7866 to schedule your introductory lessons or simply fill out the form below and we will call you as soon as possible.  We have a price list with discounts for family memberships and we often have promotion specials that we don’t always have time to put on the internet.   Please…

We do our best to capture video at every promotion test.  Thank you very much to our students and family who graciously give us the files to put on the website!

All videos are tagged and categorized so that you can search our site by name, belt, pattern, etc.  Of course, we fully respect the privacy of our students who would prefer not to be shown.

Videos help us gain perspective on how far we have come and how much more we need to improve.  Feel free to leave complimentary comments to your fellow classmates and remember the tenets of…

Oneonta Taekwon-Do classes are always taught by certified black belt instructors.  Our membership and participation in Taekwon-Do International strengthen the ongoing training and development required to retain the ranks we have earned.

Our lineage and connection with Taekwon-Do roots has enabled us to retain the original purpose of our art:  To cultivate wisdom, kindness, and courage throughout the world.  Each of our instructors takes the following oath at each promotion test.  We are grateful to the leaders of Taekwon-Do International for their foresight and commitment to traditional Taekwon-Do.

Taekwondo International Black belt Oath

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