Taekwon-Do International

Taekwon-Do and Me 4th Degree Black Belt Essay  By James Kelley Everyone’s journey through Taekwon-do – and life – is uniquely his or her own. I remember the day 11 years ago that I came to the school and met Grandmaster Kim. After sitting me down opposite his desk, his first question was, “Why do [...]

Congratulations to the 5 students who earned a scholarship to SJ Kim’s Summer Camp at Camp Pontiac this August. The winning essays are posted here anonymously. Students were asked to submit an essay entitled “The Most Important Part of my Taekwondo Practice”. Click here to read the 5 essays.

Below are my notes from the summer camp hosted by Grandmaster Kim. I heard many people state “I need to write this down” over the course of the weekend. Indeed, that’s been my feeling many times. What each of us takes away from the weekend is obviously different. I thought that sharing my notes might jog the memories for some of the people who participated in my classes. I hope I’m not doing something improper by sharing this information. It is restricted to blackbelts of Taekwondo International. I’m very grateful for having had the experience and look forward to training with you again soon.