Why do children like Taekwondo?
Taekwondo provides a naturally physical and fun activity. Taekwondo provides
challenges and reward in a peer group environment. Children
learn how to use concentration to funnel their natural energy
into positive achievements. Each achievement teaches the reward
of respect, discipline, honesty, and perseverance in a manner
children can understand and enjoy. |
Why do parents like Taekwondo?
The most difficult job in the world is raising
one’s son or daughter. Taekwondo can help
by providing an activity which is based on
respect, discipline, honesty and perseverance.
Taekwondo teaches children to respect the
people around them and to respect themselves
and their abilities. As children learn self-discipline
and perseverance, they are able to achieve
more easy in school, home and with their
peers. More than a sport, Taekwondo is a
way of teaching children that they have responsibility
for the success and failure in their life. |
Amanda, age 16, is one or our many well-rounded students at Choe's Quality Martial Arts. Although she only joined our dojang in August 2009, Amanda has passed three gups (belts). She is currently a green belt studying for her green-blue belt.
Amanda is a junior in high school and is an honor student. She has also been invited by the Global Young Leaders Conference to participate in one of their two leadership conferences to be held in Washington, D.C. and China. If she is selected to receive a scholarship or raises enough money through fundraising, she hopes to be able to attend the conference in China. |