Master Chong’s World Class Tae Kwon Do

In 1992, Grandmaster Chong hired Michael Mertens, his senior student and top competitor, as full-time Director of Operations, with the goal of establishing new schools in the Buffalo, N.Y. area. The first of these schools, titled “Master Chong’s Tae Kwon Do Center”, was opened in Williamsville, NY and within a few years was the largest martial arts school in Western New York. The school continued to grow, later moving to a custom built 10,000 sq. foot facility in East Amherst. Four other Western New York locations were opened in the cities of West Seneca in 1995 (later moved to Orchard Park), Amherst in 1997, and Lancaster in 2003. The Lancaster school also expanded, moving into a two-level, 11,000 sq. foot facility, complete with administrative offices. In 2010, we opened our fifth Master Chong’s location in Hamburg.

Master Chong’s World Class Tae Kwon Do is the leading provider of martial arts instruction in the Buffalo, NY area. For over 25 years we have been teaching the martial art of Tae Kwon Do to children, adults, and families.

The leader of our organization is Grandmaster Sun Chong, one of the most successful Head Coaches of the US National Tae Kwon Do Team. Grandmaster Chong has earned international recognition for his Tae Kwon Do skills and teaching methods, and directs all his efforts to bringing the benefits of Tae Kwon Do to the Western New York community.

We are committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere of positive energy and respect in our dojang.

When we state that our goal is to teach the highest quality martial arts, it refers not only to high standards of technical skills, but to the character development and leadership skills that are an essential element of truly learning Tae Kwon Do.

Therefore, our training includes skills valuable in daily life: cooperation, respect, self-control, focus, and confidence. We know from experience that training in Tae Kwon Do helps students in their personal and professional life. The positive character traits that develop will help them at work and school, at home and on the playing field.

Contributing to our community is a natural extension of improving each student’s life. Happier, more confident students lead to happier families, which lead to more cohesive communities. In addition, our schools continually seek out opportunities to contribute to our community, including self-defense seminars, charity fundraisers, and educational demonstrations.

Overall, our mission statement is based on the concept of the “ripple effect”. When a single stone is thrown into water it creates ever increasing ripples moving outward. Similarly, we believe that helping an individual student to improve themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally has an impact that reaches beyond that student. As a result, each World Class Tae Kwon Do school and its instructors help to make the world a better place!