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Tae Kwon Karate Center Philosophy: Using the values of traditional Taekwon Do to transform lives.
Tae Kwon Karate Center's philosophy comprises a complete martial arts system of physical exercises with a philosophic developmental principal. A long time ago, Koreans believed in spiritual powers from nature, clouds, sky, sun, rocks, moon, etc… Possibly for this reason there is sometimes a misunderstanding that the philosophy of martial arts is considered like a “religious principal”, this is not correct. Martial arts, including Tae kwon Do, is not a religion but a way of understanding ourselves and the rest of the world; nothing else. |
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GRAND MASTER
CAMILO CENTENO Grand Master Camilo Centeno was born in Colima, Mexico. In his early years, Master Centeno was intrigued by martial arts; he got inspired, as have many others, by martial arts movies. Searching for schools, he found Kim’s Taekwondo School, owned by Great Grandmaster Hong Sik Kim in Portland, OR. Grand Master Camilo Centeno has been studying non-contact, traditional Taekwondo since 1983. After obtaining his Brown Belt, he became an Assistant Instructor at the main school. Two years later, Grand Master Camilo Centeno began teaching in other locations in the Portland area.
Grand Master Camilo Centeno is proud to have dedicated the last 40+ years of his life to the practice of Taekwondo and to have attained the rank of Eighth Degree. Through this art, he has established lifelong relationships and friendships. As an instructor and School Director, Grand Master Camilo Centeno is proud to have had the opportunity to positively influence the lives of many; hopefully, guiding their paths. |
GRAND MASTER
IZEAL CAMPBELL Master Izeal Campbell has an 8th Degree Black Belt. He is currently an Assistant Instructor with Master Centeno. Before this, he was the Taekwondo instructor for five years with the Evergreen School District’s Community Education Program. Master Campbell also taught for ten years at the Matt Dishman Community Center and the Milwaukie Elks Lodge. Before these two positions, he taught Taekwondo at the Oregon City Army National Guard, Peninsula Park Community Center, the Portland Air National Guard, the Gresham Army Reserve, and the Hillsboro Air National Guard. While he was on active duty with the Army in 1992, he taught in Germany for 3 months at the Army base in Kitzingin. Master Campbell’s first experience with martial arts was with Judo, Aikido and Karate. When he tried Taekwondo Do he fell in love with it on the first day he attended the class 43 years ago. It has since been a major part of his life.
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