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IL-DO Taekwondo Martial Arts offers Taekwondo and other martial arts training, including self-defense and self-improvement programs. The program includes in-studio classes that follow a traditional Taekwondo approach.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Price: 2 weeks intro in studio class 2 weeks for $39 includes free uniform
IL-DO Taekwondo Martial Arts has been teaching martial arts since 1980 and was the first to establish a Taekwondo martial arts school in Irvine. Il-Do Taekwondo has been a fixture for over 40 years in the city of Irvine and notes that it has been serving Orange County for 46 years. The program offers two convenient locations in Irvine at Heritage Plaza and Woodbury Town Center.
The leadership team includes Grand Master Chang Jin Kang (Grandmaster, 9th Degree Black Belt), Master Daniel Kang (Master, 7th Degree Black Belt, KUKKIWON Certified), Ms. Lois Shim (Master, 5th Degree Black Belt, KUKKIWON Certified), and Mr. Yoon Choi (Master, 5th Degree Black Belt, KUKKIWON Certified). Staff credentials also note that Mr. Yoon Choi earned up to 2nd Dan black belt in Korea, received 3rd Dan in the U.S., received 4th Dan in 2009, has taught Taekwondo for more than ten years, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years with a tour in Iraq (OIF) in 2007. The program is KUKKIWON Certified and certifies students with World Taekwondo (WT) and Kukkiwon.
IL-DO Taekwondo Martial Arts states a mission of using a traditional martial arts foundation of character building, focusing on cultivating the mind and body and training others through model behavior to raise respectable leaders for the purpose of civility. The program emphasizes courtesy, integrity, perseverance, controlled power, and indomitable spirit. It is part of Grand Master Chang Jin Kang’s mission that through Taekwondo training, the true mindset of Taekwondo and hard work become part of the lives of children and young people so they may become leaders at the forefront of their generation.
Grand Master Chang Jin Kang trained directly under the founder of Taekwondo, Supreme Grandmaster Byung Jik Ro. Grand Master Chang Jin Kang created the first ever bachelor’s degree program in Taekwondo at Concordia University. Concordia University is described as the first institution to offer a bachelor’s degree course in Taekwondo outside of Korea, created by Grandmaster Chang Jin Kang.
One parent testimonial states, “My daughter has been going there for almost 2 years. She absolutely loves it. Everyone there are so nice and very patient with the kids. They use very motivating and exciting ways to teach. My daughter is very shy naturally, Taekwondo is really helping her to be more confident.” – Victoria G.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Price: 2 weeks intro in studio class 2 weeks for $39 includes free uniform
IL-DO Taekwondo Martial Arts has been teaching martial arts since 1980 and was the first to establish a Taekwondo martial arts school in Irvine. Il-Do Taekwondo has been a fixture for over 40 years in the city of Irvine and notes that it has been serving Orange County for 46 years. The program offers two convenient locations in Irvine at Heritage Plaza and Woodbury Town Center.
The leadership team includes Grand Master Chang Jin Kang (Grandmaster, 9th Degree Black Belt), Master Daniel Kang (Master, 7th Degree Black Belt, KUKKIWON Certified), Ms. Lois Shim (Master, 5th Degree Black Belt, KUKKIWON Certified), and Mr. Yoon Choi (Master, 5th Degree Black Belt, KUKKIWON Certified). Staff credentials also note that Mr. Yoon Choi earned up to 2nd Dan black belt in Korea, received 3rd Dan in the U.S., received 4th Dan in 2009, has taught Taekwondo for more than ten years, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years with a tour in Iraq (OIF) in 2007. The program is KUKKIWON Certified and certifies students with World Taekwondo (WT) and Kukkiwon.
IL-DO Taekwondo Martial Arts states a mission of using a traditional martial arts foundation of character building, focusing on cultivating the mind and body and training others through model behavior to raise respectable leaders for the purpose of civility. The program emphasizes courtesy, integrity, perseverance, controlled power, and indomitable spirit. It is part of Grand Master Chang Jin Kang’s mission that through Taekwondo training, the true mindset of Taekwondo and hard work become part of the lives of children and young people so they may become leaders at the forefront of their generation.
Grand Master Chang Jin Kang trained directly under the founder of Taekwondo, Supreme Grandmaster Byung Jik Ro. Grand Master Chang Jin Kang created the first ever bachelor’s degree program in Taekwondo at Concordia University. Concordia University is described as the first institution to offer a bachelor’s degree course in Taekwondo outside of Korea, created by Grandmaster Chang Jin Kang.
One parent testimonial states, “My daughter has been going there for almost 2 years. She absolutely loves it. Everyone there are so nice and very patient with the kids. They use very motivating and exciting ways to teach. My daughter is very shy naturally, Taekwondo is really helping her to be more confident.” – Victoria G.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
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