About Us

 

 

About Us

MooDo Taekwondo & Hapkido is a community of friends and martial artists in Eugene, Oregon. Our training reflects our intention to live strong and positive lives and to help each other to do the same. In this spirit, we challenge each other and ourselves to work toward personal excellence without being combative in our practice. Achieving a strong, flexible and healthy body is the beginning of the important journey of gaining a mastery of your life. Mental strength is the reward for training the body. Strong body and mind give confidence and higher expectations in life. The benefits of training in the martial arts goes much deeper then self-defense and fighting. If you would like to try a week of classes, please call 541.345.4132.

MooDo Taekwondo hosts the popular Oregon State Hanmadang, an All Styles, Martial Art Skills Tournament. Next event will be May 3rd, 2025 at McArthur Court at UO.

The Oregon State Hanmadang is an uplifting celebration of the Art of Martial art that allows martial artists from all over the world go for Personal Best and compete in the various skills and techniques of the martial arts, and be evaluated and judged by some of the biggest names in the martial arts today.

Creativity, Power and Personal Best is the theme of the Oregon State Hanmadang, and since there is no fighting or sparring at a Hanmadang, it is accessible for martial artists of all ages, abilities, schools and skill level. We invite enthusiasts and spectators to attend the event.

Our Instructors

Tim Greathouse

• U.S. Kukkiwon National Vice President, 2025

• Oregon State President for the The United States Taekwondo Committee (USTC), 2017-2025•
• Executive Vice President for the USTC National Board

Mr. Greathouse teaches both Adult and Children’s Taekwondo classes as well as Hatha Yoga and an Adaptive Movement/Yoga class for those with special needs. He currently holds a 8th Degree and a 6th Degree Black Belt in 2 separate Taekwondo organizations, as well as a 1st Degree Black Belt in Hapkido.

What makes MooDo Taekwondo different from other schools, is that we focus on PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MASTERY rather than just Fighting other people.

As our generation of instructors further integrate the martial arts into the Western World, we will be evolving and interpreting the important fundamental purpose of the training as well move forward. Our school, MooDo Taekwondo, and the Oregon State Hanmadang BOTH focus on the key words of: CREATIVITY, POWER AND PERSONAL BEST. We believe in the axiom ” KNOW THYSELF” and teach the martial arts as a path to personal mastery in the training area and in LIFE.

Mr. Greathouse and his Dojang, MooDo Taekwondo, have participated in the US Open Taekwondo Hanmadang since 2012 and have also competed in the World Taekwondo Hanmadang in 2016 and 2017. A highlight from the World Hanmadang in 2017 for Mr. Greathouse was earning a Bronze medal in Individual Creative Board Breaking against 12 other competitors from around the world and also earning a Bronze medal in the Back Kick Power Breaking against 24 other competitors. 

These accomplishments qualifies Mr. Greathouse to be a WORLD CLASS competitor and Power Breaker. Mr. Greathouse holds the UNofficial Power Break World Record for Back Kick at 12 Boards broken.

Timothy Greathouse began martial art training in 1989 while attending Purdue University. He earned his black belt in Taekwondo in 1993. After receiving a Commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy and earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Illinois, and he participated in and successfully completed his Instructor Certification program in November 1994.

He founded his first Taekwondo studio in Eugene, OR in 1996 and after 3 successful years moved locations and founded the Core Star Center and MooDo Taekwondo in Eugene, OR in 1999. Since then, the Core Star Center has grown in its offerings and now includes other martial arts, yoga, music and dance programs.

Sloane Cameron

Sloane Cameron began her Taekwondo training in 1996, at the age of nine. She received her black belt in 1999, and currently holds the rank of 4th degree black belt. After completing her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Oregon, she completed the Moo Do Instructor program. Master Cameron currently teaches at her new school, the Northwest Ninja Park. She currently holds the world record for women’s concrete and board foot power breaking.