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    Master Instructor R.R. Richmond is certified in several aspects of Martial Arts. He is a Master Instructor that is WTF certified, Brown Belt in Sei Shin Kai, Okinawan Style Karate, and a Brown Belt in MotoBu Ha Shinto Ryu, Okinawan Style Karate. 

    He is also trained in Hapkido, Filipino Fighting Sticks, and was nominated in the U.S.A. Martial Arts Hall of Fame, as well as Appointed to the U.S. Martial Arts Team/Alliance for Athens, Greece in March 2004.

   He is assisted by Sensei Kasey Addair (pictured Right), who is a 1st Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do.   

 

You can be taught :

        Self-Defense

        Take-Downs/Sweeps

        Board Breaking  

        Kata (Forms, Patterns)

        Kumite (Sparring, Fighting)

        Strikes, punches, kicks, blocks

        Self discipline

        Self-control

        Confidence

Most Importantly

you are taught the values of :

 

KNOWLEDGE, HONESTY, & STRENGTH

 

And to hold the 5 tenets of Tae Kwon Do:

 

PERSEVERANCE, INTEGRITY, COURAGE, SELF-CONTROL, INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

        

       Sensei Addair

 

 
 

Classes are taught on Friday's from

   6pm to 8pm 

 

6pm to 7pm for ages 5 to 14

 

** New** Adult Classes

7pm to 8pm for ages 15 and older

Call 988-5404 for more information about the adult class.  Starting February 3rd. 

                  For more information on classes in Tazewell please contact the Tazewell Recreation Department at 988-5404

For more information on classes in Bluefield please contact Sensei Richmond at 304-960-0254

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 The meaning of Korean National Flag is very philosophical. The origin comes from the Oriental philosophy called Eum-Yang, in Chinese pronunciation Yin-Yang. In Korea, the symbol of 'Yin and Yang', and sometimes the flag itself, is called Taeguk and summarizes the thoughts of 'I Ching' (called 'Yeok' in Korean). The name means as much as the flag of 'Great Extremes'.

 

[heaven]

 Kun Heaven
[fire] Yi Fire
[water] Kam Water
[earth] Kon Earth

The flag consists of three parts: The white background, the red and blue circle in the center and four trigrams, one in each corner of the flag.

The white background of the flag means peace.Martial Arts

The four trigrams at the corners (called 'Kwe' in Korean) also represent the concept of opposites and balance. The trigrams are heaven (upper-left) and at the other corner earth, water (upper-right) and at the other corner fire. Looking at symbols of the trigrams, you can see that they are opposites as well. Three unbroken bars (heaven) vs. three broken bars (earth), etc.

The red and blue circle in the center is called 'Taeguk', the origin of all things in the universe. The central thought is perfect harmony and balance: A continuousl movement within the sphere of infinity, resulting in one unit. The blue part of 'Taeguk' is called 'Eum' and represents all negative aspects of the balance that is typical for the symbol. The red part is called 'Yang' and describes all positive apects.

 

 

 


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