History of Yarmouth Taekwon-Do Club |
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History of Yarmouth Taekwon-Do Club |
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| Yarmouth Taekwon-Do is owned and operated by Mr. Randy
Muise, 2nd degree black belt with the International Taekwon-Do Federation
(ITF, formed in 1966). Mr. Muise has been teaching Taekwon-Do in Yarmouth
since September, 1996. Yarmouth Taekwon-Do is in affiliation with the ITF,
through our sponsor, Mr. David Hiltz of Hiltz Taekwon-Do in Sackville.
Mr. Hiltz is a 4th degree black belt, and ITF Provincial Representative
for Nova Scotia. At Yarmouth Taekwon-Do, we practice the original and true
taekwon-do, created for the world by General Choi Hong Hi, on April 15,
1955. Taekwon-Do provides an excellent balance of physical and mental martial
arts training. Physical training includes basic fitness exercises, stretching,
studying of the original Chon Ji patterns, self-defense applications, hand
and foot techniques, contact sparring and tournament competition (optional).
Mental training accompanies the physical training in the
ways of learning courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable
spirit. Taekwon-Do is an individual journey. How well one does depends
on his or her self. Students train together in class, forming bonds of
friendship and camaraderie. Students learn not only from their instructors,
but also from each other. However each student's personal success comes
from inside his or her self. It is the uniqueness of the individual that
determines what kind of martial artist they will become.
Taekwon-Do can be taught to anyone who sincerely wishes
to learn. A good martial artist is not determined by age, size, agility
or strength, but by the work one puts into it and by knowledge the
Taekwon-Do is the Korean art of self-defense. Definition of Taekwon-Do:
"Taekwon-Do is a way of life. It is a system of self-defense,
and a way of self-improvement. Taekwon-Do demands a certain attitude and
"The objectives of Taekwon-Do are to cultivate character,
to trim and slim
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