Master Marika Powell - Founder of Academic Taekwondo

Academic Taekwondo^® - A fully accredited program used as a graded school subject

Master Marika Powell

6th Degree Black Belt

Master Powell has served the Taekwondo community in the Palm Beaches since 1985.
She is the founder and president of the Academic Taekwondo^®, the curriculum of which, has been taught as a required school subject at elementary and middle school levels (grades K-8) for over 17 years.
Master Powell's Academic Taekwondo^® Program was officially accredited as a stand-alone non-elective subject by the prestigious FCIS (member of NAIS) in the spring of 2001. In the spring 2006, the FCIS expressed that they would recommend adding the Academic Taekwondo Program to member schools.

Academic Taekwondo - Accredited program for grades K-12

Kukkiwon Certified Black Belt

WTF Kukkiwon Licensed Instructor (International Instructor License)

United States Taekwondo Union Licensed Master Instructor

USTU Certified Class A Referee

USTC Certified Instructor

USTU Certified Coach (Level II)

Qualified "Learning Styles" Teacher

SACC Taekwondo Specialist (Palm Beach County School Board)

Sports Director (for Taekwondo) Palm Beach County Sports Commission

Full-time Teacher at the Weiss School (Gifted Education)

Author of "Academic Taekwondo^®" and "Taekwondo at Your School^©" manual for grades K-8

Teacher of the Week 1996 & 1998 Palm Beach Post Times

Recipient of WTF Citation for Development of Taekwondo 1991

Poomse Grand Champion 1991 (GMTA)

Silver Medalist 1993 Pan-American Open

Founder of Academic Taekwondo^®

Co-Founder and Vice President of AAT (Advancement of American Taekwondo)

Member of FLAG

	Master Powell has organized and /or participated in over 200 Taekwondo demonstrations and clinics, such as the Official 1996 Olympic Torch Run Festivities, South Florida Fair, Sun-Fest, Shakespeare Festival, Cities of West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, and Boca Raton, numerous Palm Beach County Schools, Unified Youth Festival, etc.
	Officiated as an appointed Referee at State, National and International Taekwondo Championships, including US National Championships, US National Jr. Olympics, US Armed Forces, WTF International Masters Games, and Pan-American Open Championships.

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