About PCT!
Pinellas Community Tae Kwon Do is a martial arts school held at Pinellas Community Church. Every class at PCT is Practical, Fun, and Rewarding. Come to PCT and make new friends. We opened our doors to the public in September of 2004 and have been growing ever since. PCT practices the art and science of Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. Our classes are for children six years and up, teenagers, and adults of all ages. Families are welcome. Students are not judged or compared to other students, rather, they are judged upon their own skills and abilities. The critieria is personal achievement and overall improvement. Remember black belts come in all ages, shapes, and sizes. Everyone regardless of age, gender, or size should have the right, if they so choose, to defend themselves. We believe in developing the whole person and we accomplish this by teaching C.H.I.P.S. which stands for Courtesy, Humility, Integrity, Perseverance, and Self Control. We challenge our students to be the best person they can be for themselves, their families, and friends. We believe and practice the P.C.P. principle. PCP stands for Praise, Correct, Praise. Our world can be filled with negativity so we bring correction by first recognizing the good and praising it then we deal with the challenge our student is facing through correction and instruction followed by praise when the corrections have been made. Our goal is to have every student no matter what their age leave feeling better than when they arrived. Most times people are caught doing the wrong thing our goal is to catch people doing the right thing and praise them for it.
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| Proud Members of the USCDKA |
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At PCT we practice Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. Chung Do Kwan is one of the nine styles of taekwondo. It is rooted in self defense and is known for it’s “bone crushing” blocks.
In 1942, a gentleman by the name of Won Kuk Yi (Lee) founded a unique method of teaching TaeKwonDo to a group of students rather than "one on one." He called his method of teaching "Chung Do Kwan," which can be translated several ways, however, GrandMaster Sell prefers to use the translation "a mighty wave smashing against a rocky shore," meaning that the power of water striking against any living of lifeless form on earth will win. Today, Chung Do Kwan is one of Korea 's strongest TaeKwonDo training systems.
In 1967, GrandMaster Edward B. Sell founded the American branch of the TaeKwonDo Chung Do Kwan Association, with the emphasis on strict discipline, shifting of body weight at the point of impact, and many other teaching techniques that would inspire the American student. In a very short time he realized that he had created the beginning of a "scale model" TaeKwonDo institute that would be responsible for setting high standards throughout the Eastern part of the United States .
For more information about the USCDKA please go to: http://www.uscdka.com/.
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| Grandmaster Edward B. Sell
Grandmaster Edward B. Sell is the highest ranked non-asian in Taekwondo. His credentials and reputation are world-renowned. Grandmaster Sell has received the highest recognition, appointments, and degree of anyone outside of Korea. He has more than 35 years of experience in the study, training, researching, teaching, and performing of one of the World's most effective forms of self defense (Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan). He is the founding President of one of the oldest Taekwondo Institutions in the world, the U. S. Chung Do Kwan Association (est. 1967). He offers credentials to Black Belts who wish to excel in the profession of teaching Taekwondo. Grandmaster Sell developed a unique Instructors Degree system to keep the retention of high-ranking black belts.
Grandmaster Brenda J. Sell
Grandmaster Brenda J. Sell is one of the first females in the United States to rise to the level of Grandmaster. She has more than 28 years of experience in the study, training, researching, teaching, and performing of one of the World's most effective forms of self defense (Taekwondo Chung Do Kwan). She has pioneered the role of women in Taekwondo worldwide with her determination to succeed and overcome the obstacles associated with being involved in a male dominated martial art.
GrandMaster Edward Sell has promoted more than 5,000 Black Belts in his career and his teaching principles have been exposed to nearly 250,000 American students. He is also the Founding President of the following: US Chung Do Kwan Association, Korean Taekwondo Association of America, The Sell Team (International Christian Demonstration Team), Taekwondo Rangers, and the Christian Taekwondo University. His goal in life is to touch people's lives, encouraging them to be strong in mind, body, and spirit.
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