{"id":2250,"date":"2019-12-23T14:41:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T14:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/altoonanow.org\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2020-05-26T20:07:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T20:07:14","slug":"altoona-supported-a-local-tae-kwon-do-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/altoona-supported-a-local-tae-kwon-do-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Altoona supported a local Tae Kwon Do club. Now, the club is giving back."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-8HcT9QZnSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>Altoona resident Norman Wrigley already knew a thing or two about Tae Kwon Do \u2013 he had a third-degree blackbelt, after all \u2013 <strong>but when it came to running his own business, he was more of an apprentice than a master. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It started small. 10 years ago, Norman began teaching Tae Kwon Do in his garage and backyard, mostly to the children of his friends. Word spread, students lined up, and Norman\u2019s wife encouraged him to turn his passion into a business. <strong>In 2011, the East Coast Tae Kwon Do Club held its first official class.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the Altoona community grew, demand grew with it. Norman knew that, eventually, he would need more space. The problem? He had never owned a brick-and-mortar business before, and he didn\u2019t know what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Norman did what any good martial arts student would do. <strong>He consulted a master. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sat down with other local business owners, and they told me what to expect,\u201d he says. \u201cThey sort of took me under their wing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2252 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo2-1024x781.png.webp\" alt=\"East Coast Tae Kwon Do\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo2-1024x781.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo2-300x229.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo2-768x585.png.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since moving into its new HQ \u2013 a serious upgrade from the Club\u2019s backyard roots \u2013 the non-profit East Coast Tae Kwon Do Club is stronger than ever. Altoona\u2019s population is growing steadily, new families are moving into the area, and the East Coast roster continues to expand.<\/p>\n<p>Classes are held twice a week. As parents sit along the edge of the training space, wearing work clothes and sipping coffee, a dozen children line up on the padded floor. The children, some of them no more than a few feet tall, punch the air, block \u201cattacks,\u201d and giggle as Norman demonstrates a new self-defense move. They\u2019re small, but mighty.<\/p>\n<p>As they practice, the students face a mantra written on the wall: \u201cWe as members of the Tae Kwon Do train our fighting spirits and bodies according to a strict moral code.\u201d That code, Norman says, is all about community: Showing respect. Supporting each other. Standing up for what\u2019s right. And always giving back. It\u2019s not just a suggestion, either \u2013 being a good member of the Altoona community is built into the curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of the students\u2019 requirement is volunteering in the community,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s something everyone should learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2253\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo3-1024x682.png.webp\" alt=\"East Coast Tae Kwon Do\" srcset=\"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo3-1024x682.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo3-300x200.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo3-768x512.png.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for next month\u2019s business feature!<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about what\u2019s happening in Altoona?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/altoonanow.org\/about\/\"><u>This is a good place to start.<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altoona resident Norman Wrigley already knew a thing or two about Tae Kwon Do \u2013 he had a third-degree blackbelt, after all \u2013 but when it came to running his own business, he was more of an apprentice than a master.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - 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