U.S. Taekwondo Center

History

Led by the first U.S. Olympic Head Coach Grandmaster Sang Lee and his son, Master Jay Lee, the U.S. Taekwondo Center holds a lineage of Taekwondo traditions rooted back to Korea, its country of origin. Grandmaster Lee was born in Korea and was a 13-time Korean National Champion and was inducted into the Korean Sports Hall of Fame. He was the U.S. National Team coach from 1979 to 1988. In 1988, he was the first U.S. Olympic Head Coach in the Seoul Olympic Games. Under his training the U.S. Team placed an incredible 2nd overall in the world: the Women's Team was 1st and the Men's Team was 2nd. The first U.S. Taekwondo Center opened at 1316 N. Academy Blvd. in 1986, coinciding with Grandmaster Lee's move to Colorado Springs to coach the first-ever, U.S. Olympic Taekwondo team. In the following years, Grandmaster Lee and his son, Master Jay Lee, a 5th degree black belt, opened four other locations across the Springs and in Monument.

Specialties

Founded in 1986, the U.S. Taekwondo Center features premier Taekwondo instructors and classes teaching strength of mind and body to children, families, and adults. The U.S. Taekwondo Center specializes in traditional taekwondo instruction and practical self defense techniques. All U.S. Taekwondo Center schools are Kukkiwon certified.