Instructor
Mr. Nick Malefyt
Fifth Degree Black Belt
 

1980	Began Training at Eastern Martial Arts Academy (EMAA) under Master Bruce Farkas, Taekwon-Do 7th Dan, and Mr. John Murphy, Guru of the Pekiti-Tirsia system of Arnis
1986	Placed 3rd in sparring (Red Belt Division) at Henry S. Cho’s annual tournament – at the time held at Madison Square Garden and one of the largest “open” tournaments on the East Coast
1987	Attained First Dan Certification (EMAA)
1988	Placed 3rd in patterns and sparring, at the USTA’s Fall Championships
1989	Attained Second Dan Certification (EMAA)
1992	Placed 1st in patterns and 2nd in sparring at the New Jersey State Taekwon-Do Championships.
	Taught rape prevention classes at Seton Hall University.
	Attained Third Dan Certification (EMAA)
1995	Attained Fourth Dan Certification (EMAA)
1996-2001	Before relocating to current residence, owned and operated Nick Malefyt’s Taekwon-Do Academy, an ITF affiliated school, in Union, NJ.
	Attended seminars with Grand Master Charles Sereff, Master Choi Jung Hwa, and USITF President, Master Robert N. Wheatley.
1997	Won 2nd place in patterns in the UTA Fall Tournament
2003	Attended International Instructor’s Course, taught by Master Choi.
	Attained ITF Fifth Dan (high test score) USA-5-1011
2005	Hosted Taekwon-do’s 50 Year Anniversary with ITF President, Grandmaster Choi Jung Hwa. Over 200 participants from around the world joined in the celebration held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
	Opened All-Star Taekwon-Do.
2006	Won 1st Place in Patterns at Dragon Star’s annual tournament

Mr. Malefyt at II Dan	Mr. Malefyt and Master Robert N. Wheatley

Martial Arts Instructors – "Master Robert N. Wheatley, Master Bruce Farkas (retired), and Mr. John Murphy have made me the person I am today. I thank them all and I hope I can do for my students what they have done for me."