Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volumn 3 # 12 December 2012

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast,
Welcome to the December 2012 edition of the Chosun e-newsletter. The past few months have been some of the busiest on record at the Chosun Taekwondo Academy. Highlights include the 2012 Chosun Korea Cultural and Training Tour, the USTA Seminar with Grandmaster Richard Chun and the inspiring bi-annual Black Belt Tests. The culmination of the year is our 15th Annual Chosun Taekwondo Academy Awards Banquet and Dinner Dance. As full of events as this year has been, the new year promises to be packed with exciting offerings as well. Read information below about upcoming overseas training opportunities, book releases and more.
Chosun wishes you and your family a safe and wonderful holiday season!

Kamsahamnida,
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd                                                 
                                                                  
                                                                                                           
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year                                                                                        

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Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volumn #3 November, 2012

Dojang News and Events

15th Annual Chosun Taekwondo Academy
Awards Banquet & Dinner Dance
Saturday, December 1, 2012 6:30 - 11:00pm
Black Bear Golf Club
138 Route 23 North, Franklin, NJ 07416
Adults - $49 Children(5-10 years) - $39 Children under 4 years-FREE
Make Checks payable and remit to Chosun Taekwondo Academy
Reserved seating for all: Contact Mary Suleski for seating preference: md2065@columbia.edu
DJ and dancing, cash bar, awards presentation, and a visit from Santa
Join us for a fun-filled family evening celebrating the Holiday Season!

 

Kamsahamnida,
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd                    

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TaeKwonDo Times Magazine Traditions Column by Master Doug Cook January, 2012

The Demon of Self-Doubt

Remember your first tae kwon do class? I will never forget mine and I am confident most of our readers will not forget theirs either. The experience was like meeting a new love for the first time. I felt an instant connection to the art and as the years went by, a blossoming of passion that remains with me to this day. And just like a successful marriage, that early infatuation has matured into an enduring bond. Yet I do not feel unique. Many of you certainly share similar emotions. So, how do we explain the actions of those who initially concur with this line of reasoning yet impulsively terminate their training at some point for no apparent reason?

Anyone who engages in a serious study of traditional tae kwon do can tell you it is a difficult pursuit. There is no elevator to success; you must laboriously scale each step to the top. Every class represents a challenge of some sort coupled with the fact that the tae kwon doist cannot help but experience peaks and valleys in the course of their practice. Tae kwon do mirrors life and, just as in daily life, things are not always perfect. Certainly, there are times when you will enjoy an exemplary training session, one where every stance flows smoothly, where every kick is well placed and strikes exhibit unstoppable power. However, if that were consistently the case, everyone would be a master. Instead, it is more likely that days will be endured when techniques refuse to come easy, when you seem to be digressing rather than advancing. It is times such as these when the true spirit of tae kwon do must materialize allowing indomitable will to trump faltering action.

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