- Master Partridge
Master Barry L. Partridge has been training in Taekwondo for 34 years and is a 7th Degree Black Belt. He is also a 3 time U.S. National Champion and 2 time U.S. Coach of the Year. He founded United Tae Kwon Do Academy in 1996. He currently has 2 locations, 1 at 3454 Robinhood Road in Winston-Salem North Carolina and the other at 305-H West Mountain Street in Kernersville North Carolina. Each facility is a full time Taekwondo school and is opened 6 days a week. Each facility offers a specially designed “Tiny Kicker” class for students 4-6 years of age and Taekwondo classes for ages 6 to adult specializing in the “Family Atmosphere”. Each location also offers classes in Cardio or “Fitness” Kickboxing. Master Barry Partridge and United Tae Kwon Do Academy also run its world renowned “Elite” Olympic Sparring training that has developed many state, national, international, and even world champions.
Business Ventures / Schools:
- President & Master Instructor, United Tae Kwon
Do Academy LLC, Winston-Salem, NC, 1996-Present
- Head Coach, North Carolina State Team, 1994-Present
- Head Coach, U.S. World Championship Team, Spain, 2005
Education & Training:
- Trained in Tae Kwon Do with Master Timothy Crump,
at NC State Taekwondo Club, 1974 -1985
- Trained in Tae Kwon Do with Master Jun Le, at Jun
Le Taekwondo Academy, 1986-1993
- Trained in Tae Kwon Do with Master Jin Bang Yang,
at Greensboro Black Belt Academy, 1992-1996
- Black Belt Awarded:
1st Degree: 1981, 2nd Degree: 1984, 3rd Degree: 1987, 4th Degree: 1990, 5th Degree: 1996, 6th Degree: 2005, 7th Degree: 2009
Professional Affiliations:
- Member World Taekwondo Federation
- Member USA Taekwondo
- Member North Carolina Taekwondo Association
- Member National Association of Professional Martial
Artists
- Member Martial Arts Industry Association
Awards & Recognition:
- U.S. Coach of the Year, 1998
- U.S. Coach of the Year, 2002
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