Tae Kwon Do Times — January 2018

Master of the Year Master Michael Mertens Master Michael Mertens began his Tae Kwon Do training in 1983 in Syracuse, New York, u ...

Leader of the Year Senior Grandmaster Brenda J. Sell Sr. Grandmaster Brenda J. Sell is aff ectionately known aff ectionately as ...

Ambassadors of the year Park Chong-Hyon, Park Chong-U Th ese brothers are third generation Koreans living in Japan. During WWII ...

One Step At a Time &RQÀ  GHQFH By Master Noly Caluag I knew a quiet kid who was very shy and lacking confi dence. He had a ...

taekwondotimes.com / January 2018 25 Don’t let the name fool you. Established in 1997, UMAHoF is much more than a Hall of Fame. ...

26 January 2018 / taekwondotimes.com Hour by hour, between classes and during lunch breaks, it’s easy to connect with artists fr ...

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The Knight’s Way Step Outside Your Comfort Zone by Master Guy Edward Larke This issue was supposed to be covering how to get aro ...

must be an ample supply of translators in the major world languages if it is to be a truly international event. Th at it seems o ...

World Class Tae Kwon Do has raised 1.2 million dollars for their local children’s hospital and is leading the way for others to ...

TKDT: How did the idea for Kicking for Miracles come about? GM Chong: In 1995, we had one school in the Buff alo area with sever ...

and well behaved all of the children were. At the end of the day, I was very committed to making Kicking For Miracles an annual ...

“Master Chong’s World Class Tae Kwon Do has been an invaluable asset to Western New York and to our hospital for over two decade ...

34 January 2018 / taekwondotimes.com they step into our schools. We have a great team of masters and instructors who take person ...

taekwondotimes.com / January 2018 35 TKDT: How are life skills taught in your schools? GM Chong: I have a very strong belief tha ...

36 January 2018 / taekwondotimes.com work through language barriers. Even though they have come from opposite sides of the world ...

taekwondotimes.com / January 2018 37 it! Read, listen and attend seminars, and you will gain not only new information but additi ...

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Mudo Knowledge On Loyalty to Instructors By John A. Johnson, Ph.D. I believe firmly in loyalty to one instructor. Yet, exposure ...

such a bond is created, they can guide us toward becoming better human beings, as they know our individual needs and personaliti ...