Team Park Sport Taekwondo

Taekwondo has always been my life. Since the beginning. My father, Grand Master Chan Hak Park, introduced me to this Martial Art as an infant as I spent time in the Dojang that he started in 1977. As a 3 year old, I began officially training by starting classes under my father's tutelage. From that point on, Taekwondo has been my journey of over 40 years taking me from no belt to black belt, beginner to master, athlete to coach, student to mentor, life changed to life changer. I am grateful to have come across the thousands of people who came through the front doors of the school. I am appreciative to everyone who allowed us to build something at this school that created a livelihood and a beacon in this city and community. I am honored to have been part of that.

I have retired from Taekwondo and Park's Taekwondo Academy effective June 30, 2019.

To be clear, this is entirely my choice. I am in good health and have the blessing of my family but my time in Taekwondo has come to an end and with that I have made this decision.

To the many students and parents who over the decades have entrusted in my father, the dojang, and myself to be trained in the martial arts in the methods and the structure given here, Thank You. Through the relationship of student and master, we have been gifted the opportunity to build many deep and fulfilling relationships that we will remember for the rest of our lives. We have created and shared a bond unlike any other in our lives and for that reason, we are truly blessed to have found each other.

To my Team Park Sport Taekwondo Athletes, thank you for giving me something so precious as your trust. I am honored that you all allowed me to be the conduit to your goals and dreams. I never took that for granted as your coach and put all my efforts into making you CHAMPIONS while offering a little wisdom and guidance along the way. Together, our small school and program built one of the best teams in the nation, and no one could ever doubt that or take that away from us. Coaching was some of the best times of my life. I thank you for letting me be a part of that. Thank you all for being WARRIORS for me.

To the students who are continuing on, you are the ones who will carry on the legacy for Grand Master Park and myself. Please take that responsibly seriously in your training. You will always be a reflection of our teachings, our style, our mentality, our dojang. Thank you for picking up where I left off.

Life is a path full of hills and valleys, winding roads, and unexpected turns. I believe that a fulfilled life is more like this instead of like a straight road. I love each and every one of you. May we one day have the paths of our lives cross again. I look forward to seeing how far we have come.

- Master Charles Park
Park's Taekwondo Academy

RESULTS: 2019 USA Taekwondo Nationals - Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN

Round Of 16: Jarrett Yee - Male Cadet Bantam (-41kg)

Jarrett won his first match in the Round of 32 by 48-4 via point gap stoppage at the end of the second round. He then lost in the Round of 16 by the score of 13-10.

Congratulations to Jarrett. Tough loss falling short of his goal. And that concludes the season for Team Park. Thank you everyone for your support this season. As always, we appreciate the love!

2019 USA Taekwondo National Championships: Minneapolis Convention Center - Minneapolis, MN

Jarrett Yee, 2019 Pan Am Cadet Fly (-37kg) Silver Medallist, will compete today in the Male Cadet (12-14 y.o.) Bantam (-41kg) Division.

Best of Luck to Jarrett today as he competes for a National Title! Five matches to win for GOLD!

Matches are going to be streamed today on the USA Taekwondo YouTube Channel. Jarrett’s matches are slated for Ring 10.

Congratulations to all of our students who earned their new Black Belts this week! All students received their rank through The World Taekwondo Headquarters, Kukkiwon, in Seoul, Korea.

John “Yanni” Apera- Black Belt 4th Dan
Greta Courtright - Black Belt 2nd Dan
Aileen Chatman - Black Belt 2nd Dan
Carlos De Melo - Black Belt 2nd Dan
Pahan Jayarathna - Black Belt 2nd Poom

Richard Mejia-Galo - Black Belt 1st Poom
Daniel Perez - Black Belt 1st Poom
Isiah Rozean - Black Belt 1st Poom
Hassan Alabdullah - Black Belt 1st Poom
Clinton Organ - Black Belt 1st Poom
Elaina Butcher - Black Belt 1st Poom

RESULTS: World Taekwondo Cadet & Junior Pan American Championships - Portland, OR

Jarrett Yee: Male Flyweight (-37kg) - Silver

Congratulations to Jarrett on his accomplishment. Up next is USA Taekwondo National Championships in Minneapolis, MN.

Good Morning from Portland, OR. This morning Jarrett Yee is competing in the World Taekwondo Pan Am Cadet Championship. This title falls second to only World Championships for competitions in Jarrett's age division and Nationality. Jarrett will need to win four matches today for Gold in the Male Flyweight (-37 kg) Category and will start off the day vs. Mexico. Best of luck to Jarrett!

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RESULTS: 2019 American Taekwondo United National Championships (Schaumburg, IL)

Congratulations to Jarrett Yee who won Gold in the Cadet Bantam (-41 KG) Division. Winners from the divisions would need to win a Fight Off match to determine who would make ATU’s National Team to decide who would travel to Korea this summer and compete in the WT G-1 Kimunyoun Cup. Jarrett lost his fight off match to the Featherweight winner.

UP NEXT: Pan American Cadet & Junior Championships in Portland, OR June 13-16.

Good Morning! Hope that everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day Weekend! Thank you to our US Military and their service to the country. As you know, we will be closed for the holiday and open back up for the full schedule of classes on Tuesday, May 28.

Today TEAM PARK is in Schaumburg, IL at the American Taekwondo United National Championships. Jarrett Yee will be competing in the Male Cadet Bantam Weight (-41kg) Division. If he wins his division, he will then compete vs. the Feather Weight winner to secure a spot on the ATU National Team that will be traveling to Korea this summer to compete in the Kimunyoun Cup International G-1 tournament as well as get an opportunity to train with local school teams.

REMINDER: No Classes Today (Saturday 4/20/19)

Today we are holding Black Belt Testing at the school. All classes are cancelled today. Best of luck to those who are testing!

RESULTS: VA/MD ATU National Qualifier: Gaithersburg, MD

Jarrett Yee: Silver

Congratulations to Jarrett on qualifying for ATU Nationals that will be held over Memorial Weekend in Chicago, IL. ATU Team Members will earn a trip to Korea for training with Korean High School teams and competing in the G-1 2019 Kimunyoun Cup Open in July.