Tae Kwon Do for Competitors
Midwest Tae Kwon Do Competition Program
In 1988, Tae Kwon Do was an exhibition sport for the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. It was at this time that the competitive side of this Korean martial art began to gain momentum. Following this milestone, Tae Kwon Do made its debut as an official sport sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee during the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
Both children and adults can participate in the competitive side of Tae Kwon Do. Midwest TKD offers training in WTF Olympic style sparring for anyone who is interested. We also pride ourselves in being home to the best poomsae competition training in the area. Midwest Tae Kwon Do has helped develop athletes in both sparring and poomsae that have taken them to Junior National Teams representing the United States both here and abroad.
The instructors at Midwest Tae Kwon Do also encourage its students to participate in training camps that are hosted with accomplished tournament winners around the country. Students have had the chance to train with Master Myang Sang Jang, Gold Medalist from Korea, Master Han Won Lee, 1988 Bronze Medalist and former USA Olympic Head Coach and 2000/2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Steven Lopez. Other coaches in which we work with in the pursuit of these competitive dreams are Coach Sherman Nelson, Coach Eric Lauren, Coach Jason Poos and many more. Coaches at Midwest Tae Kwon Do do whatever it takes to expose the athletes in our program with the best possible training available.
If you or your child has the desire to pursue this side of Tae Kwon Do, there are many opportunities available to you through instruction at Midwest TKD.








