1971 Black Belt Television "Lost" Bruce Lee Interview
Showing posts with label MMA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MMA. Show all posts
Monday, January 20, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
TAE KWON DO: ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS & EXERCISES
TAE KWON DO: ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS & EXERCISES
Paperback
A compendium of articles and stories about the practice of modern Tae Kwon Do, including an in depth interview with, Grandmaster Yeon Hwan Park, the former United States Olympic Coach, a series of martial arts supplemental training exercises, tips for returning to training after a long layoff, news stories, feature stories and Tae Kwon Do perspectives. Written by a lifelong Tae Kwon Do practitioner and martial arts journalist.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Another Successful Black Belt Power Weekend!
Another Successful Black Belt Power Weekend!
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| Some of the November 2013 Black Belt Power Weekend Candidates |
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| 2nd Dan Jason Apketar Becomes an Instructor |
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| YH Park 7th Dan & Flushing Bank President Congratulates Students |
November 27, 2013- Candidates for promotion endured and rejoiced in another YH Park Taekwondo Academy Black Belt Power Weekend this Friday November 22-Saturday November 23, 2013. Students testing for Conditional Black Belt status, through 3rd Dan, spent two days at peak performance being tested on such areas as Poomse, Kicking Combinations, Kicking Techniques, Sparring, Board Breaking, Conditioning and so much more.
The weekend was not all hard work, though, as the students were treated to a world class weapons seminar by Master Ou Nam Kwon, as well as Korean Cuisine and some inspirational words and messages from school leaders and alumni.
This event is unlike any other martial arts promotional exam, anywhere in the United States, preserving the YH Park Taekwondo Academy's status as, "... the Premier Martial Arts School in the Nation by the N.Y. Times"
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| Top of Their Class! |
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| Degree Candidates Honored With Trophies |
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
YH Park Taekwondo Academy Nominated Best of LI 2014!
YH Park Taekwondo Academy Nominated Best of LI 2014!
October 1, 2013- The YH Park Taekwondo Academy has been nominated as the "Best Martial Arts School on Long Island" once again this year. This annual contest, hosted by The Bethpage Federal Credit Union and The Long Island Press has become a trusted part of living and doing business on Long Island.
To vote for The YH Park Taekwondo Academy as "Best Of Long Island Martial Arts" please follow the simple instructions below:
Vote DAILY and Vote often between now and 11:59pm on December 15
Welcome to BOLI - 2014 Ballot - Sports & Activity!
1. Click on “Vote”
2. Scroll down to “Martial Arts”
3. Click next to “YH Park TaeKwonDo Academy – Levittown”
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page
5. CHECK the box accepting the “Terms of Service”
6. CLICK the “ENTER NOW” button
7. Return every day and repeat!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
The 2013 NY Open Taekwondo Championships and Korean Cultural Festival is Coming!
The 2013 NY Open Taekwondo Championships and Korean Cultural Festival is Coming!
September 7, 2013- (from September's TaekwonDo Times Magazine)
2013 New York Open
TaeKwonDo Championships/Korean Cultural Festival
October 19, 2013
Hicksville, New York
The tournament will consist of
competitive sparring, board breaking, and forms as well as a Team Demo
Competitions. Highlighting this year’s
event will be a special showcase between the national level team from
New York facing off against international rival, Team Canada. This sports and cultural event will also
feature seminars, Korean style food, and Korean Cultural Performances. This event will take place at the historic Cantiague Park Ice Rink in Hicksville, NY. For more information visit: http://www.yhpark.com
Friday, August 16, 2013
YH Park Taekwondo Academy To Host Two Major Events
YH Park Taekwondo Academy To Host Two Major Events
August 16, 2013- The Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy, Levittown, NY will be hosting two very exciting and important events on Saturday August 24, 2013: The YHPTA Intramural Poomse Tournament and a Break-A-Thon for St Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
The day will kick off with an Intramural Poomse Tournament, where YH Park Taekwondo Academy Students will square off in healthy competition in the arena of WTF approved forms. Colored Belts and Black Belt students will be judged in competition style for trophies and certificates as they prepare themselves for more global competition in the upcoming 2013 NY Open Taekwondo Championships and Korean Cultural Festival to be held on October 19, 2013 at Cantiague Park's historic ice rink.
The day will go on to feature a Break-A-Thon for the benefit of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. This event will feature students raising funds for the hospital while honing their skills at Board Breaking, a staple of Taekwondo practice. This is an important and exciting event forged in the philanthropic spirit of Taekwondo practitioners, generally, and the YH Park Taekwondo Academy, specifically.
St Jude's Children's Research Hospital is one of the leading pediatric hospital's in the world. Here are some facts about their work:
How do your donations help?
- Thanks to donors, no family ever pays St. Jude for anything. Care, housing, transportation, meals—the list of services we provide to our families is unequalled. But it is for one purpose: To ensure the very best outcome possible for every child.
- At St. Jude, donor dollars help fuel the groundbreaking research that leads to pioneering care and treatments for childhood cancer and other deadly diseases.
How are donations used?
- During the past five years, 81 cents of every dollar received has supported the research and treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- It costs $1.8 million a day to operate St. Jude, and public donations provide more than 75 percent of our funding.
To find out more about this, or other exciting events visit: http://www.yhpark.com
Friday, May 31, 2013
Enter the Dragon 40th Anniversary-A Taekwondo Practitioner's Perspective
Enter the Dragon 40th Anniversary: A Taekwondo Practitioner's Perspective
June 11, 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary of the release of the Bruce Lee's film Enter The Dragon. This Warner Bros film became an international sensation, grossing $25 million dollars in the United States alone in its first theater run. Taekwondo practitioners may not always fully recognize the importance of this film, or Bruce Lee, to them or their art; however, it is substantial.
Bruce Lee was an individual whose persona and fame transcended one martial arts style. The bold, courageous work done by Lee helped to make martial arts practice attainable to a western audience. The popularization of martial arts by Lee forever made it impossible for the western world to be isolated and shielded from martial arts practice. This tidal wave lifted all martial arts and martial artists and paved the way for Taekwondo Grandmasters like Yeon Hee Park and Yeon Hwan Park to flourish teaching the martial arts in the United States and, eventually, helped to get Taekwondo full medal status at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Coincidentally, Lee was no stranger to Taekwondo. In 1964 he crossed paths with Jhoon Rhee and they became friends. Rhee helped Lee develop his side kick. It was this Taekwondo side kick that is prominently featured in the film Enter the Dragon by Lee, a visionary that some believe was the true founder of Mixed Martial Arts.
As legitimate proof that Bruce Lee and his films transcend not only martial arts styles but martial arts itself the Library of Congress, in 2004, selected Enter The Dragon for preservation as being, "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." That speaks volumes about the impact of a great martial artist and cultural icon whose life ended before the full extent of his work could be appreciated.
2013 not only marks the historic 40th anniversary of the release of Enter The Dragon but also the 40th anniversary of the Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy. Visit www.yhpark.com for more information and a preview of the Academy's upcoming 40th Anniversary events.
2013 not only marks the historic 40th anniversary of the release of Enter The Dragon but also the 40th anniversary of the Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy. Visit www.yhpark.com for more information and a preview of the Academy's upcoming 40th Anniversary events.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Another Successful Black Belt Power Weekend at The YH Park Taekwondo Academy!
Another Successful Black Belt Power Weekend at The YH Park Taekwondo Academy!
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| Candidates at the 2013 YH Park Black Belt Power Weekend |
Candidates for Conditional Black Belt through 7th Dan participated in an intensive but exciting Black Belt Power Weekend at the YH Park Taekwondo Academy in Levittown, NY. This unique, two day experience tested the skills, character, knowledge, and endurance of candidates-some of whom trained two years for the opportunity to participate.
In addition to be tested on their standard curriculum of poomse/forms, kicking techniques, sparring and Board Breaking candidates were required to run several miles, demonstrate their knowledge of self defense, kicking combinations, weapons, and Taekwondo history and culture.
In keeping with the spirit of the YH Park Taekwondo Academy, the weekend wasn't all "kicking and punching" as candidates were treated to a traditional tea drinking ceremony, a thirty (30) minute motivational meditation and Referee Seminar conducted by International Referee, Seven (7) time Korean National Champion and former United States Olympic Coach, none other than Grandmaster Yeon Hwan Park.
Family, friends and supporters were impressed by the devotion and dedication of the candidates and their instructors, under the direction of their tireless leader, Master Edward Park. These supporters were treated to lunch, as well as a dinner consisting of traditional Korean cuisine, and a World Class Demonstration by the medal winning YH Park Taekwondo Academy Demonstration Team.
An additional treat for candidates and spectators alike was a glimpse of the public portion of the promotion test for Master Donald Dancer by Grandmaster Park. All were inspired and amazed by the skill and commitment of Sabumnim Dancer. Opportunities for the public and students to witness testing on this high level are very limited and the students and spectators felt extremely privileged to witness this event.
Congratulations to all candidates and their families for a memorable event and many thanks to the instructors whose painstaking dedication and patience prepared them for this milestone in their life. One candidate summed up the experience, "I have never felt so exhausted yet so alive at the same time!"
May, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Y.H Park Taekwondo Academy Students Celebrate Medal Winners
Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy Students Celebrate Medal Winners
Contact: Master Edward Park (516) 735-3434
LEVITTOWN, May 11, 2013 – It is with much excitement that Y.H. Park’s Taekwondo Academy introduced it’s tournament medal winners on Saturday May 11, 2013 in a ceremony and photo session held in Levittown, NY. These students, from ages 4-60 years old, trained rigorously for months and competed in the 2013 U.S. Taekwondo Festival held on Sunday May 5, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Gym of Queens College, located in Flushing, NY. Competitors from around the metropolitan area came together for this festival to compete and showcase their skills in forms, board breaking, and competitive sparring. Y.H. Park’s Academy students earned an unprecedented number of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals in all categories. Most significantly, the Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy’s renowned Demonstration Team earned a Silver medal in the team Demo competition, solidifying their position as one of the premiere Demonstration Teams in the United States.
Photo Attached: Select Medal Winners Pose
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Grandmaster Y.H. Park-Master of the Human Spirit
Grandmaster Y.H. Park is a Master of the Human Spirit
(reprinted with permission-links added)
I thought this review was insightful and says it better than anything I could write, so I received permission to reproduce it.
Master of the Human Spirit, April 14, 2010
This review is from: Tae Kwon Do: My Life and Philosophy (Paperback)
My brothers, and now, my children, and nieces and nephews have all been students at Master Park's Dojang for over twenty (20) years. My brother met his wife at the East Meadow School, where they both attained their Black Belts. There is no question that the Grandmaster is the pre-eminent Tae Kwon Do practitioner and ...instructor in the States and, probably, the world. In a time when martial arts practice is devoid of the spiritual and mental context, it is refreshing to witness a program that cultivates the mind, the spirit and the soul as well as the body. It is so important, in our time, for our children to be reminded of the importance of discipline, honesty, hard work and 
On an additional note, I wrote that I have been honored to know Grandmaster for over twenty years. I recently was honored with a copy of his new book TAE KWON DO: My Life And Philosopy. I picked up the book expecting to learn little that I hadn't heard or learned over the years. How wrong I was. I was blown away by the book. I could not put it down. It is a bold, brave, intelligent and enjoyable work. As he always does, Grandmaster exercised great courage in writing a personal, revealing work that touched me. It also made me laugh out loud at times at the charming, witty stories of Grandmaster's international adventures. The book nicely summarizes the Philosophies that have helped to make the Grandmaster's programs so successful. I didn't think I could have more respect for Grandmaster Park. After reading this book I discovered he is not only a Grandmaster of Tae Kwon Do but also of the human spirit.
Book Specs:
- Paperback: 164 pages
- Publisher: Checkmark Books; 1 edition (May 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0816077975
- ISBN-13: 978-0816077977
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
For More information on Grandmaster Y.H. Park visit: http://www.yhpark.com
Monday, March 25, 2013
YH Park Family Board Breaking Day A Big Smash
YH Park Family Board Breaking Day A Big Smash
Children were flying through the air, wood was snapping and splintering, and the air was filled with laughter. This is what spectators witnessed at the 1st annual Y.H. Park Family Board Breaking Day on Saturday March 23, 2013 at 12:30PM at the Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy located in Levittown, NY 11756. Students, parents and instructors spent the afternoon honing their breaking skills, demonstrating their techniques, and bonding with family and friends. For more information on how to become involved check out the Academy website at http://www.yhpark.com or call (516) 735-3434. Here are some of the day's highlights.
Monday, March 18, 2013
YH Park TKD TV Celebrates Its 3rd Anniversary
Y.H. Park TKD TV Celebrates Its 3rd Anniversary
The Y.H. Park TaeKwondo Academy marked the 3rd anniversary of its hugely successful YouTube Channel on March 3, 2013. This channel has become a regularly visited forum for showcasing some of the exciting happenings at the Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy including upcoming events, demonstrations, belt graduations, interviews, qualifying events, fundraisers, and more. Over the next several months the Academy's goal is to use the channel as forum to keep all the Academy students, parents and public informed of the events and happenings at the most exciting Taekwondo institution in the United States. Don't miss out-sign up today.
Monday, March 11, 2013
YH Park Taekwondo Academy Board Breaking Day March 23rd
YH Park Taekwondo Academy Board Breaking Day March 23rd
Yh Park Taekwondo Academy in Levittown, NY will be hosting a Board Breaking Day for students and parents on March 23, 2013 at the Academy headquarters. This will be a great opportunity for students to hone their techniques and practice for upcoming belt graduations while spending a great time with other students, their family, and instructors. This event will also be a great pre-cursor to fundraising, charity "Break-A-Thon" to be announced for later this year.
Students may purchase boards individually or in groups of 10 for a discounted rate. Student sign up is at the Dojang located at 3701 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY 11756. For more information students may call the Dojang at (516) 735-3434 or email info@yhpark.com
Friday, February 22, 2013
YH Park Taekwondo Academy Marches in Flushing Lunar New Year Parade
On Saturday February 16, 2013 students from the
YH Park Taekwondo Academy in Levittown, NY participated in the festivities at the 17th Annual Lunar New Year Parade held in Flushing, Queens. This was the largest and most diverse Lunar New YearParade ever held in Flushing. Despite severe cold weather, the streets were lined with spectators and the parade route was filled with exciting cultural and Asian floats representing various community and cultural organizations. The YH Park students and Demo Team marched proudly and coordinated some amazing demonstrations and board breaking routines "on the go". The crowd was clearly amazed and impressed. http://www.yhpark.com
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