R.E.A.D.Y. Taekwondo operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving the youth of Michigan’s Great Southwest, with an emphasis upon the disadvantaged. Under the direction of its Board of Directors, R.E.A.D.Y. focuses on the entire individual with consistent emphasis on academic and social achievement while promoting exercise, fitness and nutrition. The Board is made up of community leaders in business and government who share the Grandmaster’s passion for improving the community through guidance, respect and compassion toward its youth.

• Grandmaster Al Smith, 8^th Degree Black Belt
• Sandra Blough, Lakeshore Middle School
• Wesley Smigielski, Detective, Benton Harbor Police Dept.
• Maurice Burton, Officer, Michigan State Police
• Autumn Lundy, Administrative Manager, Consortium for Community Development