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February 11, 2012

Bag Class
Fridays at 5:30 p.m.
Very informal. Everyone
welcome!

Master Peter Wahlstrom

Master Wahlstrom began training in Taekwondo in 1979 under Master Kun Y. Park of Park Institute in Rochester, Minnesota. As he pursued his goals in higher education, he moved to St. Paul and resumed his training under Master Il K. Kim of Kim's Taekwond Center in Fridley. He earned his 1st Dan Black Belt in 1984 and in the same year began teaching Taekwondo for Master Il K. Kim. In 1995 Mr. Wahlstrom earned his 4th Dan Black Belt from Kim's Taekwondo Center. In 1996 he founded his own school, The Sound Mind and Body School of Taekwondo, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has been enjoying his role of owner and Master Instructor since that time. He is certified by the Kukkiwon in Seoul, South Korea, and has served as the Vice President of the Minnesota Taekwondo Association.  In addition, Mr. Wahlstrom is the director of the Andy Wallen Memorial Tournament held annually in Osseo, Minnesota. 

In addition to his Taekwondo career, Mr. Wahlstrom is an Instructor in Philosophy, Humanities, and Physical Education at the Cambridge Campus of Anoka Ramsey Community College in Cambridge, Minnesota. There he teaches courses in Ethics, Logic, Introduction to Philosophy, World Religions, Heritage of the Western World, Taekwondo and Wilderness Challenge, which involves guiding students into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.  Mr. Wahlstrom has also taught Latin at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.    

Mr. Wahlstrom holds a Master's Degree in Classical Studies from the University of Minnesota, with a minor in Philosophy. When he's not teaching, Mr. Wahlstrom devotes time to his two children, Aurora and Sophia, with whom he enjoys a variety of activities, including skiing, skating, cycling, softball and swimming. He also enjoys reading and writing. Each week he meets with a small group of close friends (Greek Reading Group) to read works of Plato.  He has written several articles for the Boundary Waters Journal based on his extensive canoe travels of the Boundary Waters wilderness, of which he has been partaking for over twenty years.