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Welcome To New Students

Hello to future and new students. I welcome you to our school. Over the past few decades, I have taught students of all ages. As long as you are willing to do your part, I will do my part and train you in the ways of Korean martial arts.

Learning martial arts, as with anything else, takes time. It will take at least a few years to eventually attain the rank of black belt. Nothing worthwhile can be obtained quickly or easily. Remember, the journey to back belt is not a race. It will take perseverance and determination to make it to the rank of Black belt. As the famous punch line goes, "the way to Carnegie Hall is ... practice, practice, practice!"

There may be times that you may feel like giving up. This is normal at one time or another, I believe all students may consider this as they work their way to black belt. Some give in to the feeling, others press on, and still others come back to continue their lessons after months or even years away from class. This is okay, everyone practices and attends class at their own pace. If life makes it impossible to be able to attend class, remember as long as classes are being held, students are always welcome when their schedule permit them to return.

Even once one works their way up to black belt, the journey is not over. Even though I have been a black belt for decades I am still a student have been continuously striving to work my way up to higher degrees of black belt as well. We are all students in this school.

Martial arts is an art that is continuously asking for the student to try to see how far one can grow and what feats of skill they can accomplish.

Among the benefits of learning Martial arts are better confidence in oneself. Increased balance and graceful walking. Learning how to interact with others while being trained and as time goes on, training others. Most importantly we all learn teamwork.

While the reason some people initially join is to defend oneself, it is often later realized that the ability to defend oneself is only a side benefit and not the primary benefit of Martial Arts.

Martial arts is not just physically demanding, it is also mentally demanding. Beyond the moves, there are several things that students are expected to learn. Besides Grandmaster Lee's message, etiquette page and the frequently asked questions There are the ...