About Mr. David Rogers

David Rogers is President of Taekwondo America and Chief Instructor of Denton Taekwondo Academy. He has been actively involved in the martial arts since he was 19 years old. He earned his First Degree Black Belt in 1980 under the American Taekwondo Association. During the next four years Mr. Rogers was among the top three competitors in Black Belt tournament competition 22 times.

In 1982, there were political differences between the ATA and a group of Instructors which would later become the United States Taekwondo Foundation. Mr. Rogers played an important role in the formation of that organization. He was their first Promotional Director, as well as Tournament Director, and held those positions before he became Head Instructor at the national headquarters in Little Rock in 1984.

In 1985, when his father passed away, Mr. Rogers relinquished his position to attend to family matters and take a sabbatical. When he returned he came back to the martial arts with resolve. He moved to Denton, Texas where he opened Denton Taekwondo Academy and formed Taekwondo America, an organization that teaches traditional Taekwondo. To date, he has trained over 500 people to the rank of black belt, both in the Little Rock, AR area and in North Texas.

DR kickin' it in the Alps.

Rank Achievements
1st Degree Black Belt Recommended 5/15/79 (ATA)
1st Degree Black Belt Decided 4/11/80 (ATA)
2nd Degree Black Belt Recommended 3/11/81 (ATA)
2nd Degree Black Belt Decided 5/1/81 (USTF)
3rd Degree Black Belt Decided 7/3/83 (USTF)
4th Degree Black Belt Decided 2/15/92 (NATA)

Positions Held
Sales and Promotion Director: USTF 1982 - 1985
Tournament Director: USTF 1981 - 1983
Chief Instructor at the USTF National Headquarters 1984 - 1985
Chief Instructor of Denton Taekwondo Academy 1986 - Present
President of Taekwondo America 1989 - Present
Volunteer: Public Schools 1980 - 1994 (Little Rock, AR and Denton, TX)
American Unified Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame Inductee 1995

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