New taekwondo summer camp kicks its way into Costa Mesa

Master Sergio Cardenas, with Taekwondodojang in San Juan Capistrano, leads a group of teenagers in an exercise during a taekwondo summer camp at Wilson Elementary School in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, July 23. The event was hosted by the Orange County Gang Reduction Partnership (OC GRIP).

Master Sergio Cardenas leads a group of teenagers in an exercise during a taekwondo summer camp at Wilson Elementary School in Costa Mesa on Tuesday. The event was hosted by the Orange County Gang Reduction Partnership. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

By Kevin Chang / Staff Reporter

July 24, 2019 11:05 AM PT

The Orange County Gang Reduction Partnership is hosting its first taekwondo summer camp in Costa Mesa after receiving $20,000 in donations from the Orange County Youth Sports Foundation in June.

New taekwondo summer camp kicks its way into Costa Mesa

Students hold a pose as they participate in a self-discipline exercise during a taekwondo summer camp at Wilson Elementary School in Costa Mesa on Tuesday. The event was hosted by the Orange County Gang Reduction Partnership. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

Students practice shaking hands while making eye contact with members of the Costa Mesa Police Department gang unit during a taekwondo summer camp at Wilson Elementary School. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

Keven, 11, center, yells out as he participates in a taekwondo summer camp at Wilson Elementary School in Costa Mesa on Tuesday. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

Second-degree black belt Lola Godoy, right, instructs students during a taekwondo summer camp at Wilson Elementary School in Costa Mesa on Tuesday. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

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