General Info
4550 South 900 East #201B
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
(801) 266-6333
Grand Master Bolega & Grand Master Penelope Bolega Teaches The Traditional Art Of Self-Defense
Tae Kwon Do is a martial art and sport of self-defense which development came from Korea that can be traced back 2,000 years. Tae Kwon Do gains its popularity through its power of specialized kicking techniques which are unmatched by any other form of martial art. Tae Kwon Do has now become an Olympic sport in which Grand Master Bolega is one of the few Master instructors in the world whom has trained and coached nationally and internationally. He is not just teaching kicking and punching techniques, his focus is on the traditional Korean techniques of Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido postulating on developing the whole person on a lifelong journey of self-discovery and self-awareness.
Students enroll at East West Martial Arts Center, school for Tae Kwon Do and Hap-ki-do, for a variety of reasons: self defense, weight control, physical fitness, flexibility, and to develop self confidence through mental physical conditioning. His students, from 8 to 75 years old, men and women from diverse cultural backgrounds, learn Tae Kwon Do's principles: Courtesy, Integrity, Perserverance, Self-control, Indomitable Spirit. In learning these principles students aim to develop mentally, physically and spiritually.
The school focuses on all aspects of martial arts such as: self-defense, tournament training and the art form; Poomse (forms) which are choreographed pre-described flowing movements that are poetic and insistent of self-expression.
The heart of Grand Master Bolega's success lies in the fact that he's totally committed to each student in achieving the best they can be. Many of Grand Master Bolega's students describe his teachings as being the most influential and intriguing experiences in their lives. It encourages and inspires others to be able to pass on the ancient spiritual, philosophical and cultural aspects of the ancient Asian training that is the foundation of the path that we walk.