About
Brecksville Taekwondo is an independently owned and operated business with ATA Martial Arts (American Taekwondo Association).
Classes are offered through the Brecksville Recreation center for all levels and ages. Classes are held in the Brecksville Human Services building, which is behind and connected to the Brecksville Recreation Center.
Tiny Tigers - ages 4 to 6
Karate for Kids - ages 7-13
Adult & Teens - ages 13+
Classes are taught in a "Block" style with 3 belts taught each session. All belts in each grouping below are taught the same color belt form. The forms for the session will be marked on the Belt form page.
Low ranks - White, Orange, and Yellow belts
Mid ranks - Camo, Green, and Purple belts
High ranks - Blue, Brown, and Red belts
Who are our Instructors?
Jason Pierantozzi (Mr. P) - Owner/Founder/Chief Instructor
Nikolina Milenkovic (Mrs. M) - Associate Instructor
Blake A. - Assistant Instructor
Leadership Students are Black Belt students that assist with class instruction.
Current Leadership Students: Elizabeth M. Tate F. Maksim M. Milena M.
School History
Mr. P became an instructor in 2002
School started in 2003 at Blossom Hill site (building was torn down)
School moved to Human Services Building in 2006, when building opened
Mr. P is currently a 3rd Degree Black Belt, working towards his 4th Degree
Mrs. M received her Black Belt in 2023 and received her instructor certification in 2024
Songahm Taekwondo
Songahm Taekwondo is the style of martial arts practiced at Brecksville Taekwondo. Songahm means "Pine Tree and Rock."
As practitioners of Songahm Taekwondo we focus on:
poome sae (forms, a preset combination of offensive and defensive techniques, designed to simulate self-defense techniques being used upon multiple opponents)
self-defense
one-steps (scripted sparring segments)
board breaking
weapons (Black Belt classes)
leadership
gyeo-roo-gi (sparring)
Songahm Star
Did you know?
The Taekwondo uniform is called a Dobok.
A White Dobok is required to be worn for testing and tournaments. Permission is needed to wear a colored dobok during testing.
Doboks can be purchased through Mr. P.
Belt ranks
Tiny Tigers
- left side is Recommended (plain camo print)
- right side is Decided (all belts have print)
Regular belts - all belts have center black stripe
- no tip stripe is Recommended
- tip stripe is Decided
** A few students may have a belt with a gold stripe instead of black. These students have already received the equal rank belt as a Tiny Tiger.
See Belt Sheet page for belt forms in written format, along with links to YouTube videos from other ATA schools.
Don't know how to properly tie your belt?
credit: ATA of Grand Traverse