Sunday, April 29, 2012

Ki Energy Morning Training with Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim


This morning at 6am, Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim had an energy training class up on the mountain.  I must say, I can't think of a better way to start the day.  She showed us the power of the Universe, and that God loves us.  She shared the power, and tranquility, and peace and beauty with all of us.  Then we meditated to the sun rise.  Just before the sun came up Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim prepared us physically and mentally for the energy and meditation experience.  Then we sat and looked toward where the sun would normally rise.  It was like the 4th of July.  Lights were shooting off the mountain, and little sparkles of Ki - Energy were dancing everywhere.  What an incredible experience.  Then the color show, deep and beautiful reds, and blues and greens...  better than any light show I ever saw.  It was like God was reaching out his hands to us to tell us that he will take care of us in this life and the next life.  "Don't worry my children - I am here for you".

Next we ran, and did bong training and sparring and had a fantastic morning.  It was perfect.  Thank you Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim.  Your love and great desire to teach us to love and help one another is amazing and so beautiful.  I feel humbled and honored to be in your classes.

Thank you,
Joon Hwang.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Nature walks on water! Can you?

Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim challenges us to walk on water?  But what does this mean?  I had a recent experience where Great Grandmaster was setting some goals for me.  I immediately thought, this is impossible.  But Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim explained to me, thats it.  That is your doubt and fear and practicality coming up.  Don't hold yourself backKeep positiveKeep the faith and know that somehow it will happen.  We don't have to know how it will happen.  We just have to believe and strive to make it happen.  This stretches us in ways we must stretch.  I started coming up with new ideas, and new approaches.  Its funny, or maybe I should say sad, but I started to realize, I can do this.  I can really make this happen.  But if Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim, hadn't pushed me, I would have given up.  I never would have taken that next step into greater success.  This is an awesome lesson of faith and belief.  It also emphasizes why a good coach is needed.  I belive that we all need a good coach or a good master instructor in our corner.  Now we have to learn to be that for others.  Lets spread the knowledge and wisdom.

Think about the concept of a flower before it blooms.  Think of the leaves talking to each other about the beautiful flower that is about to bloom.  A month ago, it looked impossible.  They probably said it was impossible.  They would never sign up for that responsibility.  Yet Mother natures has only 1 direction.  It moves towards its goal, never gives up, is fully determined, and in the end, creates the most beautiful flowers.  Lets do that in our lives.  Lets all reach out and make a positive difference in this world.






By Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim, author, teacher, giver, and master instructor.

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Take Control of Your Mind...


Have you ever walked on a low balance beam?  It is usually not too difficult.  But if you put it up 10 feet in the air, it is much more difficult.  By why?  It shouldn't be anymore difficult.  It is the same balance beam.  But why?

Fear.  It should make a difference.  Be disciplinedHave courage.  Apply this to all aspects of your life.  Take Charge of your life.

He Can Do, She Can Do, Why Not Me!

By Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim, author, teacher, giver, and master instructor.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim rescues an Owl


Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim finds an owl sitting on an angel's head.  It turns out the owl is hurt and she reaches out to help it.  As instructors, it is our duty to reach out and help others.

 

It feels to me like a sign from God, giving us great strength, and telling us to have courage, maintain that warrior spirit, and know that we are on the right track in helping people

The following  rings in my mind: 
Native Americans associated the meaning of owl with wisdom, foresight, and the keeper of sacred knowledge.  … To this day the owl is considered an animal soul-spirit linked to a spiritual person via a unique communicative bond.

Owl Animal Symbolism:
The owl is sacred to the Greek goddess of learning.  Athena and is even depicted on some Greco-Roman Currency as a symbol of status, intelligence and of course wealth.
In ancient Egyptian, Celtic, and Hindu cultures the symbolic meaning of owl revolved around guardianship of the underworlds, and the protection of the dead.
In this light the owl was ruler of the night and seer of souls.  It should be clear that the owl was honored as that keeper of spirits who had passed from one plane to another.  Often myth indicates that owl accompanying a spirit to the underworld – winging it’s newly freed soul from the physical world into the realm of spirit.

A quick list of symbolic meanings:
-             Wisdom, Mystery, Transition, Intelligence, Mysticism, Protection, Secrets...
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Native Americans associated the meaning of owl with wisdom, foresight, and the keeper of sacred knowledge.  This may be largely due to the fact that the owl is a great fore teller of weather conditions.  Also its ability to see at night is legend among the Native Americans, and this attribute would be invoked during ceremonies when an oracle of secret knowledge was required.

Similarly, West African and Aboriginal Australian cultures viewed the owl as a messenger of secrets, as well as companions to seers, mystics and medicine people.


Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim helping hurt owl

Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim peacefully holding wild owl

During medieval times in western and central Europe it was fabled that owls were actually priestesses and wizards in disguise.  To this day the owl is considered an animal soul-spirit linked to a spiritual person via a unique communicative bond.


I never would have even attempted what Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim was doing, but look, she is carrying the owl, and the yet the owl knows it is in loving hands.  All this is confirmation that we should help each other and know that we are in God's loving hands.

by Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim- author, teacher, speaker, and martial arts instructor

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Warrior & Instructors: Important lessons from Archery






Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim is a great teacher, motivator, and coach.  She is training us to be great instructors and warriorsPracticing with the bow and arrow is a sport, and also a martial art form, but it can also be a meditation.  It requires a lot of discipline and practice to be very good.  Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim says that after you learn the basics, have faith in your abilities and challenge yourself.  At first we start very close to the target.  And then we progressively back up from the target 5 yards at a time.  It may not seem like much, but the difference between 10 yards, 20 yards, 30 yards and 50 yards is significant.  Start close, gain your confidence.  Get to where you know you can hit the target.  Focus in on an exact target.  Try to group the arrows as close to the target as possible.  As you backup things will get more difficult.  Set your goal as you aim at your target.  In your mind, make the target very very important, like saving someone's life, or towards an important goal in your life.  Be calm, be motivated, take your time, time your pull back and release with your breathing, and be steady.   Don't be satisfied with ordinary performance.  What ever distance you are off when you are close, will be multiplied as you increase your distance.  Try not to let this happen.  Just like in our own life.  You set a goal and be disciplined.  As you sway from your goal (like losing weight or not smoking), in a year or 2 your may not notice the effect, but wait 5 or 10 years and the effects may be devastating.  The same happens when you shoot from different distances.  Learn the lessons for you life.  Alot of these types of lessons, we learn in Jung Suwon Martial Art Academy everyday.  Set your goals, target in, be disciplined in achieving results and don't sway.

Good luck, have fun, and God Bless.
Joon Hwang

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