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French-born American Chef Jacky Robert has also studied Taekwondo from O'Malley.
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Michael O'Malley
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O'Malley competed in Taekwondo from 1976 through 1982. He was chosen for the USA Taekwondo teams from 1978 through 1982. He was elected US in 1980 and US Team Coach in 1984.
Jazz musician Ralph Peterson, Jr. is a current student of O'Malley. American stand-up comedian, actor and writer Joe Rogan and Hong Kong actor and martial artist Donnie Yen both trained with O'Malley in the 1980s and 1990s. O'Malley founded the M.J. O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center Website in Peabody, MA in early 2011.
The school offers traditional Taekwondo lessons to children and adults. 1976 - First Place, General Choi's (Choi Hong Hi) Cup International Championship for World Taekwondo Championships in Ecuador.
Achievements
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1976 - First Place, General Choi's (Choi Hong Hi) Cup International Championship 1976 - Grand Champion, National Open Karate Championships Darien, Connecticut 1978 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials, Washington D.C. 1978 - Member / AAU "All American Men's Tae Kwon Do Team" 1978 - U.S. Team Member Pre-World games Seoul, Korea 1978 - Bronze Medal, Pan American Games, Mexico City 1979 - Member / AAU "All American Men's Tae Kwon Do Team" 1979 - Grand Champion, "Tiger Kim's" International Open Championship MSG, New York 1979 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials, Dayton, Ohio 1979 - Selected "Male Competitor of the Year", U.S. Team Trials. 1979 - U.S. Team Member, World Taekwondo Championships, Stuttgart Germany 1979 - Silver Medal, U.S. Team Member, North American Games, Honolulu, Hawaii 1979 - U.S. Team Member, World Taekwondo Championships, Taipei, Taiwan 1980 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials Berkley, California 1980 - Recipient of the "Ken Min Leadership Award" Berkley, California 1980 - Elected U.S. Team Captain 1980 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Member, Pan American Games Houston, Texas 1981 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Member, North America Games Toronto, Canada 1981 - Gold Medal (Welterweight), U.S. Team Trials Tampa, Florida 1981 - Elected U.S. Team Captain for World Taekwondo Championships in Ecuador 1981 - Grand Champion, National Tae Kwon Do Championship Washington D.C. 1984 - Elected U.S. Team coach of the East Squad for U.S. Olympic Festival Houston, Texas 1985 - Former Athlete Representative to the United States Olympic Committee 2007 - Technical Advisor / Taekwondo Hall of Fame Induction 2009 - Received Taekwondo Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 - Founded O'Malley Tae Kwon Do Center in Peabody, Massachusetts.
