Master Mary Clare Bland
Master Mary Clare Bland is a Martial Arts Master who owns and operates East Side Taekwondo and East Side Yoga in New York City. She currently holds a Fourth Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, is a certified Goshindo (Samurai sword) teacher, a certified Yoga instructor, and a Reiki master. Master Mary Clare founded East Side Tae Kwon Do with the goal of creating a martial arts school that was safe, clean and welcoming. She wanted to build a school that not only taught a curriculum of the highest quality but also one in which instructors understood the mind/body connection, kids were safe, and women were welcome. Prior to opening these schools, Mary Clare was a buy side equity analyst. She has taught economics and finance at Indiana University and The University of Gdansk, Poland. She earned her B.A. in Economics from St. Louis University and her MA in Economics from Indiana University where she is ABD in Economics and Finance. www.eastsidetaekwondo.com and Twitter @NYCMindBody
