2013 USAT National Championships-Chicago, Illinois

2013 USAT National Championships-Chicago Illinois

Good Luck and Congratulations to all competitors and coaches!!!!

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

For information on the Y.H. Park Taekwondo Academy, please visit  www.yhpark.com

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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

By 

1 NORTH "1North"

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

perseverance. This is why in a field of so many Martial Arts Schools to choose from there really was no choice for me in where to send my children. They have benefited so much from the program and they love it. My youngest son has even improved in his concentration and his school work has improved. I am so pleased he has the chance to study in such a rich program.

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

2013 U.S. Taekwondo Festival at Queens College

2013 U.S. Taekwondo Festival at Queens College

The 2013 US Taekwondo Festival Championship will be held on Sunday May 5, 2013 at the Queens College Fitzgerald Gymnasium, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367.   This exciting event will feature some of the areas premiere Taekwondo practitioners competing in such events as:

• Individual Forms
• Pairs Forms
• Board Breaking
• Sparring
• Team Demo Competition

Applications for this event are available through Co-Sponsors YH Park Taekwondo Academy and High Performance Taekwondo.  All competitor applications are to be postmarked by Tuesday April 30, 2013.   

For more information please visit http://www.yhpark.com or call (516) 735-3434.

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.

https://www.youtube.com/user/YHParkTaeKwonDo/featured

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.