Michael J. O'Malley, born in (Boston, Massachusetts) is an American Taekwondo athlete and instructor.
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 Team Captain in 1980 and US Team Coach in 1984.
O'Malley was inducted into the Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame in 2007, and received its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
Jazz musician Ralph Peterson, Jr. is a current student of O'Malley. French-born American Chef Jacky Robert has also studied Taekwondo from 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.
Achievements and Awards
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
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