Northeastern Tae Kwon Do Academy

03/21/2026

08/10/2022

Just ran an impromptu sparring class for my son and one of his friends (both Hapkido students) - put on the old uniform and it felt _gooooooood_. Pil Sung!!

08/22/2018

To paraphrase a certain fictional character, NETKD is not a place - it's a people. Wherever they stand.

08/07/2016

Final words

08/07/2016

Our last belt test as NETKD.

Jeremy- yellow to green belt
Jeff- Blue stripe to brown
Max- Red stripe to BLACK

Max has been with us since he was 6. He recently graduated from Hopkinton High School. He has worked diligently to get to this place. We have been very proud of his progress and this test will be a shining example of what he has learned.

Becoming a black belt is a long and difficult journey. Good luck Max.

Good luck to Jeff and Jeremy also.

07/11/2016

Northeastern Tae Kwon Do Family,

NETKD has been training great people and martial artists since 1993. We have been very lucky to develop lasting friendships and memories. However, it is time for us to close our doors. The loss of our Grand Master and founder Norman McLinden, in 2012, left us with a choice to continue his legacy or move on. I am happy to say that we continued with honor and we met some great new faces along the path.

There are no unpleasant issues surrounding our closing. Simply, we have been a martial arts school first and a business second. The business side has suffered and we have been unwilling to bend our martial arts standards and traditions in order to fill the building with numbers instead of students. Therefore, we will be closing our doors August 18th. But, I would rather not focus on the negative. Instead, let's take a look at what is coming up:

1. We are planning one last test August 7th as a celebration of all that we have accomplished. All are welcome to attend and all of our students, past and present, are welcome to participate.

2. Our class schedule will be abbreviated for August, but there will be no tuition charged and former students will be invited to participate in classes.

3. Looking towards the future, we are evaluating the schools in the area in order to make recommendations for those who wish to continue their training.

4. We are keeping the Norman L. McLinden Scholarship alive and will plan seminars and other activities to raise money for this cause.

5. August 18th at 7pm we will have our final class. All students, past and present are welcome. There will be several instructors and we would love to go out with a full do-jang and a bang!

6. Our curriculum and community will continue to be available in the future. We will keep our page alive and we will see what happens.

I would like to thank all of our instructors for their contributions to Northeastern Tae Kwon Do and the family that has grown through the martial arts. I would also like to thank all of our students for what they have contributed to our lives and the martial arts. Students have always been what NETKD is about.

"The teacher opens the door, you must enter alone." - Chinese Proverb

"Do not cry because it is over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Suess



Sincerely,



Keith McLinden

07/06/2016

Someone is preparing for something.

07/03/2016

Someone is preparing for something