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Martial Arts for Kids

Kang Do Won Martial Arts Institute began in 1984 serving adults and kids. Kang Do Won is Korean and, when translated, means “School of Inner Strength.” Our educational focus is always on positive personal growth, healthy character development, and behavioral modification, which is ultimately how the true quality and inner strength of all human beings is nurtured.

Senior Master Hotchkiss offers the following at the Kang Do Won:

– Traditional martial arts instruction focused on positive personal growth, healthy character development, behavioral modification, and effective self-defense skills training for men, women, and children.
– Self-defense training and personal safety education based upon the practical application of techniques and the identification of unsafe environments for men, women, and children.

what we offer

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all skill levels

Testing consists of demonstration of techniques before examiners panel, vary by school.

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fully qualified

Kata is a sequence of movements and represents various offensive and defensive postures.

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get fit & healthy

Typically this is performance in unison of a technique or a combination of techniques by karateka.

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traditional karate

Traditional karate places emphasis on self-development: perseverance, fearlessness, virtue.

Building Martial Legacies Since 1985.

Kang Do Won Martial Arts Institute was founded by Grand Master Richard J. Lewis and has been providing excellence in traditional martial arts instruction/ self-defense training for decades. Grand Master Lewis is a rare and vanishing breed of martial artists who believe that martial art is a way of life that inspires total human growth and development, not destruction. He created a structured, strict, and disciplined environment that extracts maximum focus and effort from his students while ensuring fun and enjoyment of the education and training process.

On July 1, 2015, Grand Master Lewis transferred ownership of the Kang Do Won Martial Arts Institute, directorship of the American Warrior Martial Arts Tournament, the Presidency of Moo Do Won/USA, and sole educational responsibility and authority for all of the above to his son, Senior Master Gary M. Hotchkiss, 7th Degree Black Belt.

The future is bright

AT THE KANG DO WON WE TEACH THAT YOU ONLY FAIL
WHEN YOU STOP TRYING!

Kang Do Won takes training seriously while helping students have fun caring for their mind and body. Martial arts classes are available for any age – kids to adults!

OUR MARTIAL ARTS LINEAGE

“A great martial arts instructor doesn’t just build fighters—they forge character, discipline, and the unwavering spirit of a warrior.”

– Gichin Funakoshi

The Father of modern day ‘Karate-Do’
Creator of the martial art ‘Shotokan’
– Byung Chik Ro
Student of Gichin Funakoshi
Founder of the martial art ‘Sang Moo Kwan’
– Dong Hi Choi
Student of Byung Chik Ro
Founder of the ‘Moo Do Won/USA’
Past President of the ‘Moo Do Won/USA’
– Richard J. Lewis
Student of Sang Oh Moon/Student of Dong Hi Choi
Founder of the ‘Kang Do Won Martial Arts Institute’
Past President of the ‘Moo Do Won/USA’
Creator of the ‘American Warrior Martial Arts Tournament’
Creator of the martial art ‘Kang Do’

– Gary M. Hotchkiss

Son and Student of Richard J. Lewis
Owner and Head Master of the ‘Kang Do Won’
President of the ‘Moo Do Won/USA’
Director of the ‘American Warrior Martial Arts Tournament’

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Richard J. Lewis

Grand Master Teacher

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Judeth M. Lewis

Senior Master Teacher

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Elizabeth M. Maurer

Master Teacher

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Rosemarie Teresi

Junior Master Teacher

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John Kingston

Probationary Junior Master Teacher

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Mary Wyrzykowski

Senior Instructor

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Lacee Beringer

Senior Instructor

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Cameron Knott

Instructor

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Maria Zinner

Instructor

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Jayson Nagy

Poom Instructor

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IN MEMORIUM

Passed Away Tuesday, June 16, 2015. You Will Never Be Forgotten!

Maureen A. Soeder

Probationary Junior Master Teacher

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