Chosun e-newsletter archive Volumn 1 #3 December 2010

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast,

Welcome to the third edition of the Chosun e-newsletter. As the final days of the year rush by, and a new year waits in the wings, we as students of Chosun can count our blessings and take pride in the many accomplishments and achievements of the past year. As a school, Chosun has added 24 new black belts to its ranks and provided an opportunity for students to deepen their training experience by traveling to Korea, the birthplace of Taekwondo. Through the efforts of the Leadership Team, young students have been able to put the five tenets of Taekwondo into practice. So while the Chosun Taekwondo Academy is a place where our commitment to the art flourishes, we as individuals must find the courage, stamina and confidence to carry our commitment into action every day. Grandmaster Richard Chun sums it up with his few but meaningful words, "Never Give Up."
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Chosun e-newsletter archive Volumn 1 #2 November 2010

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, Welcome to the second edition of the Chosun e-newsletter. The Chosun Taekwondo Academy wants to extend and invitation to you and your family to attend our:

13th Annual Awards Banquet

& Dinner Dance

Saturday December 11th, 2010 6:30 - 11:00 pm

Black Bear Golf Club, 138 Route 23 North, Franklin, NJ 07416

Guest of honor Grandmaster Richard Chun, DJ and dancing, cash bar, awards presentation, and a visit from Santa!

Adults: $49 / Children:$39 / under 4 years: FREE Make checks payable to Chosun Taekwondo Academy. Remit to Chosun Taekwondo Academy PO Box 721 Warwick, NY 10990 Reserved seating available: contact Chosun at info@chosuntkd.com

Kamsahamnida, Patty Cook, Editor

Celebrate the season and your dedication to the traditional martial art of Taekwondo. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Chosun e-newsletter archive Volumn 1 #1 October 2010

Dear Martial Art enthusiast,

Thank you for your interest in the Chosun Taekwondo Academy and the traditional martial art of Taekwondo. In this inaugural issue of our newsletter you will find information on news and events at our academy as well as insights into the training experience at the Chosun Taekwondo Academy. As a newsletter recipient you will receive notification about Chosun sponsored events such as Taekwondo trips and seminars as well as previews of upcoming books and articles written by Master Doug Cook.

Kamsahamnida and Thank you for your support

Patty Cook, Editor
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A TAEKWONDO LEGEND PASSES...Grandmaster Sung Duk Son

Grand Master Duk Sung Son, 88, of Newport, RI died March 29, 2011 at Newport Hospital. His funeral was held on April 4. Donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 245 Waterman Street, Suite 306, Providence, RI 02906.
Grandmaster Son began studying Tae Kwon Do in the 1940’s under the leadership of Won Kuk Lee in Korea. Won Kuk Lee was the founder of the Chung Do Kwan (school of the Blue Wave). Grandmaster Son quickly rose to the black belt level and onward to the master level and assumed the leadership of the Chung Do Kwan in 1950. In 1955, Grandmaster Choi, Son and other leading Korean martial arts masters gathered together and originated the name Tae Kwon Do for the Korean national martial art.
In 1963 Grandmaster Son and several of the Chung Do Kwan institute masters (J.B. Chung, and N.Y. Chung among them) came to the United States. Then in 1966 Grandmaster Son united the Chung Do Kwan masters under the World Tae Kwon Do Association (WTA). While in the United States Grandmaster Son has taught at West Point, Yale, Pricenton, Brown, Columbia, New York University, Fordham, Stony Brook, and Providence. Fordham gave him an honorary Professorship. And he has also taught employee's of major corporations IBM and Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1965 Grandmaster Son recieved the Medal of Honor from President Park of South Korea. Major General John B. Conaway, director of the Air National Guard Bureau in Washington D.C. made Grandmaster Son an Honorary General. Omni magazine did an article on the top five U.S. Martial Arts Masters and listed Grandmaster Son as among them. Grandmaster Son retired in 2009.
The above information wa sgathered from Stark's Taekwondo of Augusta, GA. We thank you for this worthy tribute.

DISCIPLINE AND COMMITMENT

DISCIPLINE AND COMMITMENT...standards of the martial artist when the soft breeze of spring beckons, tempting the mind and body with reprieve rather than focused training. Taekwondo is a kind mistress but will not long pardon inattention. Reestablish your center.

REINTRODUCTION TO ORIGINAL KORYO POOMSAE

While most people were nestled all snug in their beds, a small but dedicated group of CHOSUN TAEKWONDO ACADEMY black belts were introduced to modifications in the Original Koryo poomsae by Master Doug Cook at their Sunday morning Black Belt Class on December 19, 2010. The poomsae will be detailed in an upcoming book authored by Master Cook and Grandmaster Richard Chun and published by YMAA of Boston. Originally created in the mid 1960s along with the remaining eight Yudanja series forms, Original Koryo has become a "hidden poomsae", rarely taught at dojangs around the world. This formal exercise which was replaced by the existing Koryo poomsae in the early 1970s, has fortunately been preserved by Grandmaster Richard Chun and transmitted to his students through the United States Taekwondo Association. The CHOSUN students are the first recipients of these significant modifications in Original Koryo which were executed in the name of standardization.

CHOSUN ATTENDS POOMSAE SEMINAR WITH GRANDMASTER JEON BEOM PARK

POOMSAE SEMINAR WITH GRANDMASTER JANG BEOM PARK, KUKKIWON
The poomsae seminar held at Queensborough Community College on Sunday, October 3, 2010 was a highly interesting and rewarding experience. Many new variations in techniques were described in detail by Kukkiwon Grandmaster Jeon Beom Park. Representing Chosun were Master Cook, Instructor Lisa Ehrenreich and Ms. Marcele Mitscherlich. The seminar focused primarily on Taegeuk poomsae as well as the first four Yudanja series formal exercises including Koryo, Keumgang, Taebaek and Pyongwon. The operational word during the seminar was "CHANGE". It was made clear that alterations in poomsae were being made in the name of standardization and not for self-defense purposes. This was a welcome revelation that clearly distinguishes the practice of poomsae into two catagories, that of sport and tradititional, practical solo defensive practice.The seminar was sponsored by the Taekwondo Association of Greater New York.