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Grandmaster Dong’s Martial Arts hosts the karate program at the Western Park Community Center (Carteret County Parks and Rec) in Cedar Point four days per week.   Enroll now!

The Morehead City main location offers more than 30 day and evening classes each week for all experience levels - ages 4 through adult.  The school is owned by Masters Phillip and Shannon Henry and is one of more than 30 schools in the USA, Australia teaching Grandmaster Dong's system. Master Phillip Henry is a 6th degree black belt in three styles of Korean Martial Arts, a certified personal trainer and a Youth Exercise Specialist.  Master Henry has weekly, personal contact with Grandmaster Dong and passes this knowledge directly to his students to ensure the quality and authenticity of the program.

Grandmaster Seung Gyoo Dong studied several styles of martial arts including Tae Kwon Do, Hap Ki Do, Ta Kyuk Do, and Kum Do (sword).  He also served as the Korean Air Force headquarters instructor in 1967.  Grandmaster Dong moved to America to continue his college education and opened his first school in Virginia in 1971 and gained world recognition when he was featured on the cover of Tae Kwon Do Times magazine in 1989.  An author of four books, Progressive Sparring, Sparring Structure, Where is My Black Belt? and Martial Arts Mastery: Evolution of Training released in 2015. He also has a six-video series which includes all the color belt requirements and the advanced black belt video series, Progressive Sparring I and II.

Grandmaster Dong still teaches daily at the Headquarters branch in Richmond, VA and has successfully trained more than 7,000 black belts in his martial arts career, including over 50 masters, a grandmaster and several world champions.

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Grandmaster Dong's Martial Arts
(Western Park Community Center)
275 Old Hwy 58 - Cedar Point, NC 28557

252-222-0444

 

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