Oriental Martial Arts College Columbus Ohio Headquarters
OMAC, the Oriental Martial Arts College, is a worldwide system of affiliated schools that teach the Moogong Ryu martial arts system. Moogong Ryu (Guardian of the Peace) is an innovative and holistic life skills system based on centuries old traditional Korean martial arts such as Taekwondo, Hapkido, and Gumdo while incorporating the best features of other Asian martial, healing, and philosophical arts that our Grandmasters and Masters have studied for over fifty years. These additional arts include Karate, Kung Fu, Jujitsu, Taichi, and Kimoodo.
OMAC's holistic skills focus on personal growth through development of the mind, body, spirit, and emotion of the Moogong Warrior, the OMAC student practitioner. Fundamental to this growth and development are some of the first "Words of Wisdom" that all students are required to learn: innae, geukki, joen gyung, shin-nyum, sarang... patience, discipline, respect, confidence, love.
OMAC Central Ohio has 9 branches and clubs throughout Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Westerville, Minerva Park, Worthington, Dublin, Hilliard, and Franklin County to provide you the greatest opportunities to learn martial arts in Central Ohio, close to your home. We offer multiple taekwondo classes each day, each designed for different ages (youth, adult), skill levels (beginner, advanced), and skill focus (sparring, conditioning, forms, self defense), although a student is free to attend any (or all) of these classes. We also offer other disciplines such as Gumdo, Hapkido, and Kimoodo on certain nights of the week.
OMAC Quick Facts
Sr. Grand Master Joon P. Choi started OMAC in 1971 and has taught over 25,000 students, including nearly twenty US national champions and four Olympic participants.
Sr. Grand Master Joon P. Choi coached the American Olympic Taekwondo Team in taekwondo's first Olympic games: 1988.
OMAC's World Headquarters has been in Reynoldsburg, OH for 26 years.
Sr. Grand Master Choi is a two time Korean National Champion.
Central Ohio Martial Arts Programs include: Taekwondo, Karate, Kung Fu, Hapkido, Weapons, Little Tigers, Kimoodo, and Women's Self Defense.
Kimoodo - Healing Arts For healing, rehabilitation, and general non-impact fitness improvements.
Taekwondo
Strengthen the body, mental discipline, practice self-defense, and artistic expression.
Little Tigers - Ages 2 To 6
Help children develop confidence, respect, self-esteem, confidence, and coordination
Gumdo - Way of the Sword
A fun and different route to general health, stress relief, and mental focus.
Hapkido
The Korean art of Self-Defense, a peaceful diversion of the attacker's energy.
Women's Self Defense
Change your mindset from victim to defender and discourage would-be attackers. Learn to defend yourself against attacks.
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OMAC is a member of USAT Taekwondo, the national governing body for Taekwondo under the United States Olympic Committee.
Next Event
Mark your calendars for a weekend of hard workouts and exciting new curriculum. The Moogong Ryu Spring Camp is coming soon. The camp staff is hard at work making this camp the best ever with all new offerings.
This year our Winter, Spring, and Fall camps will feature two specials. First of all, there will be no test during camps, which will allow attendees to focus their entire time and efforts toward camp and not be distracted by the testing process. Also, each camp will be designed around a theme. The Spring Camp theme is Competition. Special classes will be held people interested in competitions - as competitors, coaches, referees, or volunteers!
Upcoming events
- 36th Battle of Columbus at the Ohio State Fairgrounds(Competition)(8 days)
- Asian Festival Demo - Franklin Park Conservatory(Event)(9 days)
- June Senior Class(Event)(14 days)
- Fasting for the June and July Tests(Event)(19 days)
- Meditation for June and July Testers(Event)(22 days)
- Second Quarter Main Test (Event)(29 days)
- July Senior Class(Event)(49 days)
- Annual Summer Camp and International Grand Test at Kenyon College(Camp)(62 days)
- August Senior Class(Event)(77 days)
- September Senior Class(Event)(112 days)
Battle of Columbus 2012
