Our Instructors -- United Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts

Our Instructors -- United Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts - East Hartford, CT-United Tae Kwon Do

Our Instructors

Grandmaster Moo Yong Lee (1938-2016) - 10th Degree

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Grandmaster Moo Yong Lee (1938-2016) Memorial

United Tae Kwon Do takes great pride in the depth of knowledge and quality that our instructors deliver. This pride is a direct result of the dedication, persistence and expertise of our School's founder, GrandMaster Moo Yong Lee (1938-2016). Grandmaster Moo Yong Lee was posthumously awarded the highest honor in Taekwondo, a 10th Degree Black Belt by The Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters). Click Here to learn more about Grandmaster Lee. Scroll to bottom of page to see important historical photos of our incredible Grandmaster Moo Yong Lee!

Master Kenneth Reiss - 5th Degree
Master Instructor & School Manager

Starting his Taekwondo training in 1985, our school's Master Instructor, Mr. Reiss, was personally trained by Grand Master Moo Yong Lee. With his Grandmaster's loving, yet firm, guidance he excelled in the Art of Taekwondo, and has led our students to discover the benefits and effectiveness of Tae Kwon Do. As a Second Generation Taekwondo Master Instructor, Mr. Reiss upholds the values, principles, techniques, and spirit which Grandmaster Lee instilled in him for decades.

Mr. Ramone Reynolds 3rd Degree	Mr. Jayson Hernandez 3rd Degree

OUR OTHER HIGHLY RESPECTED GRANDMASTERS, MASTERS & BLACK BELTS
Grandmaster Joan McLaughlin 7th Dan	Grandmaster Joel Waldron 7th Dan
Grandmaster Daniel Wertz 7th Dan	Master Leo Pon 5th Dan
Mr. Ronald Huff 4th Dan	Grandmaster Mark Edlund 6th Dan
Mr. Gynshayam 'Bush' Sukhai - 4th Dan	Master Tom Lord 5th Dan
Mr. Willian Viveiros 4th Dan	Ms. Jacqueline Balboni 4th Dan
We hereby also proudly recognize the hundreds of other Masters and black belt students who have trained at our school over the past 50 years!

Important Historical Photos of Grandmaster Lee
and United Tae Kwon Do

Grandmaster Lee Lawrence MA UTKD 1970s

UTKD Lawrence MA Gub Test 1973-12

Taekwondo Exhibition 1970s

Grandmaster Lee United Tae Kwon Do 1974

United Tae Kwon Do Exhibition 1974-03

United Tae Kwon Do Christmas Party 1976-12

United Tae Kwon Do 1979-03

United Tae Kwon Do Annual New Year's Party Darren Levack for Youthful Dedication 1980-01-05

1980-10

Ecuador Competition 1980

United Tae Kwon Do Banquet Circa 1980

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United Tae Kwon Do Banquet, Grandmaster McLaughlin Circa 1980

Grandmaster Lee China 1980s

Connecticut Taekwondo Championships 1982

Darren LevoakCompetion 1983-05

USA Taekwondo Union Competition 1984-04

1984

1984-09

Chicago with Grandmaster McLaughlin 1984-05

US Olympic Training Center Colorado Springs, CO 1984-12

World Cup Taekwondo 1986-07

Olympic Festival Wisconson 1986-08

Central Connecticut State University Tournament - Tournament Chairman Moo Yong Lee 1987-09-26

Competition 1988-09

US Cup Team 1990 Master Moon Young Lee with all respect Peter Bardatsos Mexico city 1991-10-31

United TKD Competition Spring 1993

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United Tae Kwon Do Banquet with Grandmaster McLaughlin 1993

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US Taekwondo Cup Grandmaster Lee with GrandMaster Lemire 1996-10

United TKD Halloween Party Kick the Pinata 1996-10

US Cup Venezuala 1997

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With Grandmaster Edlund and Master Balboni at GrandMaster Wertz and Master Dr. Cohen's Wedding 2006

With Master Bill Viveiros, Master Kathy Viveiros, and Mrs. Lee at UTKD Banquet 2007

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Banquet Grandmaster Lee holding his pocketwatch, with Grandmaster Wertz and Grandmaster McLaughlin

Competition

Grandmaster Lee Tampa Florida 1981-05-02

Grandmaster Lee Out Takes with Grandmaster Wertz

United Tae Kwon Do Grand Opening Ad Hartford Courant 1974

Back-to-School Ad 1987-08-31

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Debra Mink, Grandmaster McLaughlin, Grandmaster Kaufman, Grandmaster Wertz, Edilia Mora, Amy Kaufman, Georgina Ariss, Effie Baskerville, Master Bill Myette