Community Service

KAT has always stressed the importance of giving back to the community and making it a healthier place. At the highest level we serve the community by training leaders and giving our members the ability to succeed in life. At other levels we directly serve the community. All black belt candidates are required to do a Black Belt Service Project.

One way that we give back is through our free Saturday Self Defense program. Every Saturday morning we teach free self defense classes open to the entire community. Anyone is welcome to come to these classes, whether or not they are a member of the school.

We also host charitable events. In October 2005 we hosted a kickathon that raised nearly $2,000 for Gabriel Nofsinger, the brother of a KAT student who suffered brain damage and needed money for treatment. For more about this kickathon and the news coverage we received, visit the press section.

In 2006, we performed at the Colorado Autism Walk and riased nearly $2500 for Aurism Reasearch. That same year, we also received a $1000 Community Grant from Walmart to give scholarships to students who could not afford training.

We also partner with an associated non-profit, the TKD Sports Association.