Korea Taekwondo is Part of the New York City School System

Master Regina Im’s Korea Taekwondo is the only one among thousands of martial arts schools in New York City with a contract as an educational vendor with the New York Department of Education. She leveraged that influence to establish strong and growing school. MAW: Master Im, would you mind filling us in on the history of this program? RI: There was a big opportunity given by the Korean Consulate – like maybe 2005 – when Taekwondo got accepted as physical education in Massachusetts. In 2008 they opened that information to the public through the Korean Consulate, so I attended a workshop and I realized that this would be a great