About Us

Welcome to the Merafuentes Tae Kwon Do Academy of Martial Arts.

 

Our school has been established in Turlock since 2008. Grandmaster Merafuentes has been training in the Martial Arts since he was 11. He started training in the Japanese Okinawa's form of Go Jo Ru with his Uncle. Then he began training in Kang Duk Won where he attained his 3rd Degree Black Belt. Laura Merafuentes began training in Kang Duk Kwon with Grand Master Parks in 1997 where she would receive her 1st Degree Black Belt. We are currently training with Grandmaster Sang Ho Lee in Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido where Grandmaster Merafuentes has attained his 7th Dan, Tae Kwon Do and 7th Dan Hapkido and Master Laura Merafuentes has attained her 5th Dan, Tae Kwon Do.

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Our academy has gone on mulitple trips abroad, visiting location such as China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Canada and Japan to compete with other academys and train with masters in those countries.​

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We are located in next to Angelini's Italian Restaurant on Geer Road in Turlock.