Martial arts master seeks to tone the mind and body
By maura dowgin
Staff Writer

MAURA DOWGIN Stan Hill and his student, Jon-Michael Kennedy, 22, Neptune, practice some tae kwon do at Hill’s Golden Tiger martial arts school, Broad Street, Keyport.

KEYPORT — A new martial arts school is teaching more than just karate moves.

Hill’s Golden Tiger Tae Kwon Do, 88 Broad St., located across the street from the Seaport Dinner and close to the municipal parking lot, is open for business and accepting new students, said owner and teacher Stan Hill.

Hill’s experience and love of martial arts show through while he teaches all of his students.

In the classes, students learn the physical moves as well as the mental attentiveness and confidence needed to excel at the sport, Hill said.

Hill has been a student of martial arts for 39 years. He is an eighth-degree black belt and a master tae kwon do instructor, he said. He has been a martial arts teacher for 22 years and taught classes in Pennsylvania before moving to the Bayshore area.

The school welcomes "all ages and all belt levels," Hill said. Beginners and experienced students are encouraged to study at the school.

"Police and security personnel are welcome," Hill said.

The school teaches chi do jwan style tae kwon do, hap ki do (Korean self-defense), and Korean Tiger Fist kick boxing, Hill said. The classes offered at the school include combat, self-defense, and beginner to black belt courses.

Hill teaches his students how to become martial artists and not just "karate men," he said.

A martial artist must learn the mental aspect along with the physical moves, he said.

"I’m from the old school," Hill said.

Patience, confidence and humility are as much a part of martial arts as the kicks and punches, he said.

"It takes about 21/2 years to get a black belt from me," Hill said.

During that time, students compete in tournaments, learn discipline, practice kicks and punches, and become a more well-rounded person, Hill said.

Classes are now forming. For more information, call (732) 571-0938.