More on a very special Jung SuWon Warrior team...

I simply couldn't resist. I mean, wedding's don't just happen a lot these days, and at Jung Suwon, they are simply extraordinary. You saw the videos of the Bride and groom performing Martial Arts breaks in their wedding clothes.

However, they were not the only ones to be called up to perform. It was wonderful to see how everyone in attendance loved this wedding - so full of surprises, and so much showing what it means to be a Jung SuWon warrior, 24/7.

Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim always challenges us to be ready any time, any place, for just about anything.

Here you will see just such a situation:

More thoughts about a Jung Suwon Wedding

Like I mentioned in my last post, as a Jung SuWon student, you are ready for anything, anytime, whether it's at a testing or on your wedding day! Weddings are the start off point for a successful marriage, and is based on love.
Here is one of my most favorite quotes of all of Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim:

"Before you can express love, you must find love. You must know love within yourself before you can give it to another. When you recognize or experience the truth about yourself you automatically feel love, because love is a quality of your true consciousness and true ideas."
(Seven Steps to Inner Power, page 70)

And now for some really heartwarming short "wedding videos." Enjoy!

The Groom:



The Bride:

Something out of the Ordinary: a Jung SuWon style Wedding

A wedding between Jung SuWon Warriors is never anything predictable. We love to celebrate every living breath, and since Jung SuWon means the unity of body, mind, and spirit, as one, this of course also applies to all that happens in our lives. It is always something wonderful to see two people who love each other, make a commitment to each other.

I love Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim's quote as to what true love is:

"When you feel this Love, you're glad to be alive, and grateful to wake up every day and live your life. This Love finds beauty everywhere, and appreciates how creative life is, knowing that possibilities exist everywhere to create more joy and more happiness and more freedom. This Love can't be hurt or destroyed because it is pure energy. It can be temporarily clouded over, but not destroyed. When it is clouded over with negative emotions or painful situations, it keeps on loving until harmony is reached again. Because this love is real and true, it is powerful. It can overcome anything untrue simply by being there, just as the sunlight burns clouds away."
(The Silent Master, page 113)

And in closing this post, I couldn't resist showing you this video of the happy couple. Well, it's not from the wedding (it'll take some time to edit that one), but you can see what a true warrior couple is all about.....

Jung SuWon warriors - what it means during elections

As Jung Suwon Warriors, we don't just limit ourselves to being warriors in the Do Jang. To be a true Jung Suwon student and warrior, it means we practice what we learn throughout our lives, in all situations.

Take the upcoming elections for example. While I have, or course, my own opinion and my own decision as to whom I will vote for, I will not publish this here, nor will I endorse anyone candidate for any of the races.

But what I will do is emphasize that we not only have the right but also duty, to vote. "It is your personal choice what you do in your life", one of Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim's most published quotes, is true here as well.
As an immigrant into this great country, and now a naturalized citizen, I proudly cast my vote every time.

Please let's all go vote. Follow your heart and follow your dreams!

I was going to write more about our recent testing at Jung SuWon, and I will. But I cannot just pass by the event we had last weekend.

It was a political fundraiser, as we do once in a while. Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim always supports the community she is in, and she teaches that it is good to stand up what you believe in. If you believe in a certain candidate, it's ok to say so - as long as you don't try to convince others to have the same opinion.

Anyhow, like testings, fundraisers and other events at Jung SuWon are never predictable. For example, this time, the candidate was asked to break a board!

And here you can see it for yourself! (Amd no, I am not a hidden add site for Mr. Cho - I am simply writing about his board break!)



And I cannot resist showing you this video as well. This is because I am so proud of our demo team, all youngsters that have drastically improved their lives through the discipline and joy of Martial arts. See what they can do:



This is why I am a passionate Martial Artist and a passionate Jung Suwon Warrior!
He Can Do, She Can Do, Why not me!

Jung SuWon - young warriors at testing

As you know now, at Jung SuWon, Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim doesn't just give out new belts just because you have been training for a while, or because you paid a certain amount of fees, or because you are "just a kid." There is actually no such thing here....no matter who you are, what gender, what age...you will be pushed to whatever your own limits are - and discover new strengths in the process.

No, at Jung SuWon you get your new belts the old fashioned way: you earn them! Whether old or young, you have to show that you have improved, and not just inside the Do Jang, but also in whatever you do.

This applies to even the youngest warriors. Not only do you have to perform physically, but warriors of all ages need to hand in a written test, which consists of questions and essay questions. For the younger ones this could mean drawing a picture....

And here you see some examples from our last testing....these young warriors and artists are all around 7 years old....

Jung SuWon Testing - testing even when you didn't sign up

So, back to the testing we had at Jung SuWon. Like I might have mentioned before, with Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim you never quite know how testing will go. "Expect the unexpected!" And, one of her most favorite sayings also is, "You are always testing." When you train at Jung SuWon, you test every single day, every class. That is the real test. When you come to the scheduled testing, Grandmaster Kim explains, it's more like a performance of things you have already accomplished. It is sort of putting a stamp on who you are.

So naturally, it wasn't so much about doing everything correctly, or whether or not these students executed their kicks perfectly, although of course you do need to fulfill some of those requirements as well. It was all about heart, about spirit, about internal energy. About going beyond what you think you can do.

First thing, Grandmaster Kim called up the oldest student of Jung SuWon. He wasn't on the testing list, but he ran up front, attention bowed, and, in the true warrior spirit, was ready for everything and anything.

Don is 75 years old, and has earned his black belt several years ago. His body might be 75, but his mind, his spirit, are a lot younger than that. He is a wonderful example of what is truly means to walk your talk. He may be retired from "normal" work, but he works very hard. His wife has been very sick for many years, and the past 5 years has been completely confined to her bed, unable to do even the most basic things for herself. Don does everything for her.

When asked why, at his age, he still trains in the Martial Arts, he will tell you that it keeps his sanity, it helps him be strong, and do what is needed.

Watch this short video as to what happened at Jung SuWon, about a week ago.....