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| 4181 ELIDA ROAD LIMA, OHIO 45807 567-712-2808 (2 MILES WEST OF CABLE ROAD) |
ABOUT MARTIAL ARTS AND TAE KWON DO
WHAT MARTIAL ARTS CAN OFFER YOU
WHAT GRAY DRAGONS CAN OFFER YOU
- CONFIDENCE IN KNOWING THAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR
LOVED ONES IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION - BETTER FLEXIBILITY
- BETTER COORDINATION
- QUICKER REFLEXES
- INCREASED STAMINA
- IMPROVED MUSCLE TONE
WHAT GRAY DRAGONS CAN OFFER YOU
- WE STRIVE TO OBTAIN THAT BALANCE BETWEEN HAVING FUN IN CLASS AND
LEARNING TO BE DISCIPLINED IN OUR TRAINING OF MARTIAL ARTS. - EACH STUDENT IS TRAINED AT THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL ACCORDING TO
HIS OR HER ABILITY. - OUR STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, GROWING THE
SELF ESTEEM NEEDED TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE BOTH IN THE
CLASSROOM AND IN LIFE.
HISTORY OF KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS
OVER 1350 YEARS AGO, A GROUP CALLED THE HWA RANG KNIGHTS UNITED THE COUNTRY OF KOREA. THE HWA RANG (flowering
youth) WERE YOUNG MEN OF NOBLE BIRTH WHO WERE CHOSEN TO LEAD THE MILITARY AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT. USING
KOREAN HAND TO HAND COMBAT TECHNIQUES THE THREE KINGDOMS OF KOREA WERE UNITED AND KOREA SURVIVED UNDIVIDED
UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
HISTORY OF MARTIAL ARTS
TRADITION TELLS US THAT AN INDIAN MONK NAMED TA MO OR BODHIDHARMA FIRST TAUGHT SHAOLIN MONKS TECHNIQUES TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM BANDITS AND PRESERVE THEIR HEALTH. THE ARTS WERE BROUGHT TO CHINA THEN SPREAD TO
KOREA AND JAPAN. WE SEE THESE TECHNIQUES IN TODAY'S
TAE KWON DO.
HISTORY OF TAE KWON DO
TAE KWON DO TRANSLATES TO "THE WAY OF HAND AND FOOT FIGHTING." THIS ART WAS FOUNDED IN PART BY GENERAL CHOI
HONG HI. BEING A KOREAN MARTIAL ART, IT FINDS ITS ROOTS IN ANCIENT STYLES OF HWARANG-DO AND TAEKYON. "TAE KWON
DO" HAS BEEN USED IN MANY FOMS BY THE KOREAN MILITARY AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS. IN 1955, THE NAME "TAE KWON DO"
WAS CHOSEN AS IT'S OFFICIAL NAME. GENERAL CHOI THEN ADAPTED TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOPED THE "TAE KWON DO" THAT IS
NOW PRACTICED IN MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES.
...BUILDING A BETTER YOU IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.... GIVING YOU THE TOOLS IS OURS
TAE KWON DO
TAE KWON DO IS MORE THAN SELF DEFENSE. TAE KWON DO AIMS TO BUILD A BETTER, MORE PEACEFUL WORLD. THIS OBJECTIVE
STARTS WITH YOU. THROUGH SELF IMPOSED DICIPLINE, TAE KWON DO CAN TEACH YOU TO GROW PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY,
MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. WE STUDY TAE KWON DO FROM GENERAL CHOI'S MANUAL AND RECEIVE ADVANCED INSTRUCTION
FROM MASTER ROB MARTIN OF "MARTINS ACADEMY OF TAE KWON DO" IN FINDLAY OHIO. OUR PROGRAM PROMOTES
CONFIDENCE, SELF ESTEEM, RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND YOURSELF. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN A MORE POSITIVE DIRECTION.
OVER 1350 YEARS AGO, A GROUP CALLED THE HWA RANG KNIGHTS UNITED THE COUNTRY OF KOREA. THE HWA RANG (flowering
youth) WERE YOUNG MEN OF NOBLE BIRTH WHO WERE CHOSEN TO LEAD THE MILITARY AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT. USING
KOREAN HAND TO HAND COMBAT TECHNIQUES THE THREE KINGDOMS OF KOREA WERE UNITED AND KOREA SURVIVED UNDIVIDED
UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
HISTORY OF MARTIAL ARTS
TRADITION TELLS US THAT AN INDIAN MONK NAMED TA MO OR BODHIDHARMA FIRST TAUGHT SHAOLIN MONKS TECHNIQUES TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM BANDITS AND PRESERVE THEIR HEALTH. THE ARTS WERE BROUGHT TO CHINA THEN SPREAD TO
KOREA AND JAPAN. WE SEE THESE TECHNIQUES IN TODAY'S
TAE KWON DO.
HISTORY OF TAE KWON DO
TAE KWON DO TRANSLATES TO "THE WAY OF HAND AND FOOT FIGHTING." THIS ART WAS FOUNDED IN PART BY GENERAL CHOI
HONG HI. BEING A KOREAN MARTIAL ART, IT FINDS ITS ROOTS IN ANCIENT STYLES OF HWARANG-DO AND TAEKYON. "TAE KWON
DO" HAS BEEN USED IN MANY FOMS BY THE KOREAN MILITARY AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS. IN 1955, THE NAME "TAE KWON DO"
WAS CHOSEN AS IT'S OFFICIAL NAME. GENERAL CHOI THEN ADAPTED TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOPED THE "TAE KWON DO" THAT IS
NOW PRACTICED IN MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES.
...BUILDING A BETTER YOU IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.... GIVING YOU THE TOOLS IS OURS
TAE KWON DO
TAE KWON DO IS MORE THAN SELF DEFENSE. TAE KWON DO AIMS TO BUILD A BETTER, MORE PEACEFUL WORLD. THIS OBJECTIVE
STARTS WITH YOU. THROUGH SELF IMPOSED DICIPLINE, TAE KWON DO CAN TEACH YOU TO GROW PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY,
MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. WE STUDY TAE KWON DO FROM GENERAL CHOI'S MANUAL AND RECEIVE ADVANCED INSTRUCTION
FROM MASTER ROB MARTIN OF "MARTINS ACADEMY OF TAE KWON DO" IN FINDLAY OHIO. OUR PROGRAM PROMOTES
CONFIDENCE, SELF ESTEEM, RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND YOURSELF. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN A MORE POSITIVE DIRECTION.
| TENETS OF TAE KWON DO COURTESY INTEGRITY PERSEVERANCE SELF CONTROL INDOMITABLE SPIRIT |
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