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Cornell Sport Tae Kwon Do

We were founded in the Spring of 1987. Cornell Sport Tae Kwon Do has produced local, state, and national tournament champions. Cornell has dominated collegiate Tae Kwon Do competition in the Eastern Collegiate Tae Kwon Do Conference (formerly INCTL) every year since its birth. Master Han D. Cho, our co-founder, is a Cornell alumnus. He owns and operates C.W. Tae Kwon Do in Lansing, New York, and is the current head instructor of the Cornell University Tae Kwon Do Program. He is 7th Degree internationally certified.

Cornell Sport Tae Kwon Do is a separate entity from the Cornell Tae Kwon Do Phys Ed program and from C.W. Tae Kwon Do. Most members of Cornell Sport Tae Kwon Do choose to enroll in a Cornell Tae Kwon Do Phys Ed class and learn the C.W. Tae Kwon Do curriculum. This is not a requirement, but it is recommended.

C.W. Tae Kwon Do

C.W. Tae Kwon Do, which celebrated its twenty year anniversary in the Spring of 2007, was established by Master Han Don Cho, Master Sung Chul Whang, and Master Jun Chul Whang.

C.W. Belt System

C.W. Belt requirements can be found here.



Participation Levels

There are 3 levels of participation in the Cornell Tae Kwon Do program.

Club Hours

Anyone can come to club hours. Club hours are on Friday from 6:30PM - 8:00PM in Helen Newman Dance Studio, right after the Friday beginner's class/open session.

Physical Education Classes (Helen Newman Dance Studio)

Students must be enrolled in the Tae Kwon Do physical education program to attend these classes.

Dojang Classes (Group B Members, C.W. Tae Kwon Do)

Students must be enrolled in the Tae Kwon Do physical education program to attend these classes. Also, they should commit to attending at least two tournaments a year. (Group B members) Pickup times and locations are announced by e-mail via the listserve. Contact Listserve manager Jenna Jouandet at gcj2©cornell·edufor more information/admission onto the listserve.

Class Descriptions


Beginner Classes

Full instructional workout, including basics, forms, sparring steps, and boxing steps. For white/yellow belts, first semester.

Intermediate/Advanced Classes

Full instructional workout, faster-paced with more advanced basics, forms, sparring steps, and boxing steps. For yellow-black belts.

Open Session

No instruction. Students can practice individually or in groups, learn requirements from upper ranks, and test for tapes.

Open Sparring

No instruction. Students choose partners and spar for the duration of the class.

Team Training

Full instructional workout, building skills and athletic conditioning for Tae Kwon Do sparring. May include footwork, endurance drills, pad work, bag work, sprinting, etc. Generally long and/or intense.

Additional Classes

Students who compete in tournaments and demonstrate dedication to the Tae Kwon Do club will have the opportunity to attend additional classes taught by Sabumnim Han D. Cho.

To Green Stripes and Above:

Students with green stripe belt (8th gup) from C.W. Tae Kwon Do and above are required to test for tapes before promotion tests. Each requirement (sparring steps, boxing steps, grappling steps, ITF poomsae, and WTF poomsae) requires successful completion of a tape test. Requirements can be found here. Students between green stripe and red stripe can test for tapes during club hours from upper rank students (black stripe or above). Ask upper ranks for locations and times of club hours. Red belt students must be tested by a black belt.