YOM CHI

YOM CHI IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ASSOCIATION TEACHING TAEKWON-DO THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES

THE MANDATE OF THE YOM CHI TAEKWON-DO ASSOCIATION IS TO TEACH AND PROMOTE TAEKWON-DO
ACCORDING TO THE GUIDANCE AND TEACHINGS OF THE LATE GENERAL CHOI HONG HI, CREATOR OF TAEKWON-DO
 

Karen Cohn
Address Schools
Schlessman YMCA
3901 E. Yale Ave.
Denver, Colorado 80210
3037820393
  • Guk-Gi Taekwon Do

  • Karen Cohn, IV Dan

    President YOM CHI Taekwon-Do

    Head Instructor
    Guk-Gi Taekwon-Do

    Born April 22, 1966 - Alton, IL
    Education BA Psychology
    MA Education - School Guidance Counseling
    Occupation Special Education Teacher
    Instructor Master Douglas Arnold, VII
    Email KCohn@Yomchi.org


    + C.P.R. - First Aid - A.E.D. Certified +
     

    1987 Started Taekwon-Do at the Denver Central YMCA Taekwon-Do club under II Dan Doug Arnold
    1990

    Attended ITF USA Camp
    I Dan Black Belt A-1-5176

    1993

    Became Assistant Youth Instructor Denver Central YMCA
    Became Assistant Youth Instructor Colorado Athletic Club

    1994

    Became Youth Instructor Denver Central YMCA, Denver, CO
    ITF International Instructors' Course CS-3-97-97, Denver, CO
    II Dan Black Belt A-2-1388
    USTF Class C Referee
    Received Teaching Certificate, endorsed in Special Education

    1995

    Became Head Instructor Guk-Gi Taekwon-Do

    1999

    Joined Yom Chi Taekwon-Do Association
    Attended YCTA Conference of Black Belts and Instructor's Course, Portales, New Mexico

    2000

    Guest Instructor at Yom Chi Taekwon-Do Academy, Lafayette, CO

    2001

    Elected Colorado State Administrator
    Attended YCTA Summer Camp
    YCTA Summer Camp, Referee Seminar, Class "C" Referee
    III Dan Black Belt A-3-873, August

    2002

    Yom Chi Referee Seminar, January 19th, Class "B" Referee
    Black Belt Testing, January 19th, Test Board Member, "Yom Chi Taekwon Do Academy"  
    "Competing to Win" Seminar, Yom Chi TaeKwon-Do Academy, Lafayette, CO
    Recieved formal diploma, Master's Degree in School Guidance Counseling
     (Graduation date, per diploma, October 31, 2002)
    International Instructor's Seminar, Albuquerque, NM, with Master Lang, Master Steiner, and Master Griffin, May 24-26
    Yom Chi TKD Nationals, Ring Official, Center Referee, Patterns Judge, October 19th
    Testing Partner (sparring), Mr. Jack Martin (IV Dan testing) Albuquerque, NM, September 28

    2003

    Attended seminar taught by Master Walt Lang, hosted by Master David Drysdale, in Trenton, MI, April 26
    Yom Chi Black Belt Assistant Testing Instructor, Skyline Taekwon-Do, Salt Lake City, Utah (USA), June 7th
    Yom Chi Taekwon-Do Tournament Official, 4th Annual Skyline Utah Classic Invitational Tournament, Referee (corner and center), Patterns Judge, Sparring Coach, Salt Lake City, Utah (USA), June 7th

    2004

    Yom Chi Referee Seminar, May 14, Class "A" Referee, YCTA

    2005 IV Dan Black Belt, February 19th

    2007 

    Certified Referee Instructor - February 17th