YOGA @ CHOSUN "Your Temple"

Chosun Taekwondo Academy & Hatha Yoga Center 62 Main St. Warwick NY www.chosuntkd.com

"Your Temple" The moment you sit down on your yoga mat to begin your practice can be a moment of profound transformation. This is a sacred time when attention begins to shift toward your "inner space" and your focus and intention are sharpened. You have entered your temple. In our yoga class this week as every week we honor ourselves by creating an inner place of self-reflection and harmony that nurtures our soul! Join us and enter your sacred space... Chosun Taekwondo Academy & Hatha Yoga Center 62 Main Street Warwick, NY Class Schedule: Tuesdays     9:30am Wednesdays     6:30pm Saturdays     9:30am First Class is Free $15 per class / $130 for 10 classes   For more information: (845)986-2288 or info@chosuntkd.com Beginners Welcome!   Bring a Friend! Want to find out about Chosun sponsored events? Sign up for our FREE monthly e-newsletter like Chosun's facebook page get a FREE yoga class coupon

Chosun Newsletter archive Volume 5 # 2 Feb 2015

Welcome to the February edition of the Chosun Taekwondo Academy
e-newsletter! As promised, 2015 is starting out with a bang! We are extremely proud to announce that a new Chosun affiliate school under the direction of

Chosun Third Dan Instructor Don Wiggins

Chosun Third Dan Black Belt, Don Wiggins, will officially open this February in Nyack, NY. This scenic river town is the perfect place to share the Chosun brand of traditional taekwondo instruction. We wish Mr. Wiggins the best of luck and offer our enduring support. See Details below.



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YOGA @ CHOSUN "Honoring Your Edge"

"Honoring your Edge" Whenever we stretch toward something just out of our reach whether in yoga class or in our own life experience we face our limits. When executing a yoga pose this is sometimes called "the edge." This week, we will be seated for an exploration of deep stretches. By "holding the pose" in an asana like Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana or Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose, we are challenged to meet our "edge" and stay tuned in. This is the process that leads to progress and transformation. Join us and stretch your limits... Chosun Taekwondo Academy & Hatha Yoga Center 62 Main Street Warwick, NY Class Schedule: Tuesdays     9:30am Wednesdays     6:30pm Saturdays     9:30am First Class is Free $15 per class / $130 for 10 classes

Couples that Train Together, Stay Together

By Chosun Taekwondo Academy student, Deborah Szajngarten

We all lead busy lives. Creating time to take care of ourselves, both physically and spiritually often comes last, after ensuring that the needs of our jobs, our partner and children are met. How many times have you said, “I’ll take that class tomorrow,” only to find the life gets in the way?

What if you could find a way to take care of yourself while spending quality time with your partner? Couples that decide to train in Taekwondo together create a unique bond based on positive emotions and healthful living.

Not only does it help you keep off those extra pounds, but it also helps couples create dedicated space in their daily lives for shared experiences, some of which can be profound.

According to Psychology Today, couples that train together are more satisfied with their relationships. Working together on coordinated motions— like forms or one-step sparring— helps the couples become more attuned to one another, based on physical cues. What’s more, all that sweating, heart racing, and endorphin building can keep your physical attraction to one another strong.

“When a couple works out together, the actual exercise itself can physically and emotionally have a positive impact,” explained Dr. Jane Greer, a marriage and relationship psychotherapist in New York City and author of What About Me? Stop Selfishness From Ruining Your Relationship in an interview with YouBeauty Magazine. “Both partners come away with feelings of synchronicity, cooperative spirit and shared passion. Then you throw in some spicy endorphins and it can be a real power trip for the relationship.”

I’m happy to be among several couples that train together at Chosun Taekwondo Academy. My boyfriend and I met at the school when I was just a white belt. Taekwondo was the foundation of our early relationship. Even though he was a much higher belt than me, we practiced together often, both on and off the Dojang floor. It’s been two years now, and we still happily practice together. We even woke up early on vacation to do our forms on the beach at sunrise.
Happily, our experiences are not totally unique. Here’s what some of the other Chosun Taekwondo Academy couples have to say…

• “My first thought was ‘a couple that kicks together sticks together!’ But my wife says that relationships, as well as Taekwondo training, are based upon the philosophy of contrary yet complementary forces...eum ~ yang...she's so smart."   ; ) – Tommy Lennon and his wife Patricia are currently brown belts.                                                        
•  “There is nothing like taking down your hubby with a Tiger Mouth Sweep!!” – Pam Pyke, and her husband Hal are third-degree instructors                                                                                                                                                                                                         
• " The path of a martial artist is a unique one that very few understand. It is an incredible gift to have a partner that is not only capable of truly understanding the journey, but walking it right beside me." Bryce Parkinson and her husband Brian are brown belts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
•  “Well for us, training together is wonderful. We encourage and motivate each other to train regularly. Even when we are on vacation, we find a private location on the hotel property to practice our forms so that we can stay up to date on our training. We also enjoy going through the ranks together – we can appreciate each other’s accomplishments and understand what we have both achieved. It is a passion that we can both share, and it makes our training stronger because we enjoy helping each other succeed.” – Laura Towey and her husband John are first-degree black belts.                                                                                                                                                                     
•  “We began our Taekwondo journey seven years ago, never dreaming what it would mean to us. Today we are 3rd degree black belts and instructors at Chosun Taekwondo Academy. It is what we do and it is a large part of who we are. We have had ups and downs in our training and our competitiveness over the years has caused more than a few temper flare-ups. But, after all this time we still ask, “How was class?” And then we talk about what we did or didn’t do well, and what we learned. What we do know for certain? It’s better together.” – Nancy Garrett and her husband Jake are third-degree black belt instructors

As you can see, training together ensures that you both make time for yourselves, helps to deepen the bonds of your relationship and keeps you physically fit and attracted to one

another. So if you can’t think of the perfect gift for your loved one this Valentine’s Day – give

the gift of training together. In fact, 
Chosun Taekwondo Academy is running a Valentine’s Day special offer:  
2 Join for $29!   
Sign-up for the:  *$29 Basic Training Intro Package, and your partner’s Intro Package is FREE. 

For more information contact us: 

info@chosuntkd.com or click here to sign-up NOW!

*Includes 1 month of unlimited classes with uniform. Valid through February, 2015.

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Yoga @ Chosun "Dynamics and Dimension"

Chosun Taekwondo Academy & Hatha Yoga Center 62 Main St. Warwick NY www.chosuntkd.com

"Dynamics and Dimension"   One of the gifts that yoga brings us is learning how to work with our bodies in a dynamic way. But what does that mean? The other word most closely associated with dynamic is energetic. But that word alone does not tell the story. It is the quality of the energy and how it is used that offers us a path toward positive change. By learning how to access our core, grounding, and then distributing the energy in a deliberate and direct way, we become conscious of  our body's dimensions. In our standing class this week, we will test this vital principle in the posture, Utkatasana or chair pose.  join us and move dynamically! Chosun Taekwondo Academy & Hatha Yoga Center 62 Main Street Warwick, NY Class Schedule: Tuesdays     9:30am Wednesdays     6:30pm Saturdays     9:30am First Class is Free $15 per class / $130 for 10 classes NEW YEAR SPECIAL YOGA OFFER! $30  for one month of yoga classes Take as many classes in a month as you want! Purchase at www.chosuntkd.com or contact Chosun Taekwondo Academy at: info@chosuntkd.com  or 845 986-2288

I Found My Kihap in Korea

by Elissa Maynard

Since I was a white belt, I have always struggled with finding my own kihap or martial cry. With a variety of training and cultural experiences, it was this pilgrimage to South Korea that allowed me to leave with a bag full of treasures, to include a newly found kihap and a warrior spirit.

Training at Geumgang Taekwondo with Master Ryan Ahn

Treasures in Jeju Island:
I left Jeju Island with confidence and sense of great appreciation after visiting the Fist Tower.

Treasures from Bulguksa & Golgulsa Temple:
To remove the clutter and appreciate what really matters. To not waste or take anything for granted, especially my body.

Treasures at the Taekwondowon:
To always have joy when I train, teach, and practice Taekwondo. There was an abundant amount of joy in the instructors leading us in what seemed like coordination and stamina building exercises. Then to balance that experience with a class by Master Cook was even more so inspiring because I see his love and passion for Taekwondo and it too is infectious. Taking a class from Master Cook at the Taekwondowon was amazing. It was fitting to have him teach us there.

Treasures from Master Ryan Ahn:
It was in his dojang that at the end of a form I did a kihap and it was a sound I had never heard and a release from within I had never felt before. It was on my birthday that I got the greatest gift of all… The kihap I had been searching for since white belt. This is a moment I will never forget.

Treasures from the Kukkiwon: 

To always appreciate the root and the foundation. To stand where many masters have trained was an honor and I am forever humbled.

Treasures from Grand Master Kyu-hyun Lee:
To garner tradition, foundation, and pay attention to detail. I will heed the advice he gave Timothy: To always keep looking forward, to keep training hard and to never give up, and of course to come back and visit him.

The Korea 2014 pilgrimage was one of a lifetime and I will be forever changed. I finally found my kihap!!! The color of my black belt changed on this journey just the same as my Taekwondo spirit!

Chosun Taekwondo Academy 2014 Korea Training & Cultural Tour Retrospedtive