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Traditional Tae Kwon Do
at
The Citadel
The Citadel Family Life Program presents:
The Citadel Chapter
of the
WORLD TAE KWON DO ASSOCIATION
Traditional, non-contact Tae Kwon Do
Contents of this page: 
What is Tae Kwon Do? What is the traditional style? The instructors' background Organization of this class
Organization of this class
Time and location:
Practice twice a week. If one of the times listed doesn't fit your schedule: you may split your memberships with other Charleston area WTA classes.
Regular schedule (Fall and Spring semester):
| Monday |
6:00 - 7:30 pm |
DEAS Hall, basket ball court D |
| Thursday |
6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Instructor: Dr. Peter Greim, 5th degree black belt
Open to: Faculty, staff, families and friends, and Citadel students.
Outfit: Comfortable sports gear, no shoes. Yellow belts and higher wear Karate uniform.
Cost: $28 per month (except for Citadel students).
Family discount: 2nd member $14, 3rd $7, 4th free.
Citadel students: $50 per semester; summers included.
Questions: about the organization of this particular class? Call Dr. Peter Greim at 953-5035 or 883-9661.
Unsure about Tae Kwon Do's impact on your health? Concerned about a possibly adverse physical condition? We will direct your questions to Dr. Jack Emmel, M.D.
More about "The Citadel Class" later in this document.
The following is for a first quick reading. For more information about the place of Tae Kwon Do in martial arts, about the World Tae Kwon Do Association, and classes in the South-East, look at the text of the South-Eastern Regional Headquarters' brochure .
"Tae Kwon Do" stands for the "study of kicks and punches". It is a martial art with the obvious purpose of self-defense. However, a more valuable aspect of Tae Kwon Do is the improvement of physical and mental fitness and health.
Regular practice develops
As the positive effects of Tae Kwon Do cover a wide range, people of all ages and both sexes can benefit.
What is the traditional style?
The traditional non- contact style emphasizes a strictly non-violent attitude and promotes safety through self-control and precision. In order to break several inches of wood, punches and kicks have to be sharply focused. "Non-contact sparring" means that, in sparring, they are delivered so as to not touch the target but stop shortly before it - inches or millimeters, depending on the degree of proficiency.
a) The World Tae Kwon Do Association
Grandmaster Duk Sung Son (photo), founder and president of the World Tae Kwon Do Association, 9th degree black belt, introduced Tae Kwon Do to the United States.
He has directed the Tae Kwon Do instruction of the South Korean army, of the Korean Military Academy, and of colleges and high schools throughout South Korea. During the Korean war he instructed the 8th U.S. Army. He has taught cadets at West Point and given classes at many American universities and colleges, including Princeton, Brown, and Fordham. His students, and in turn, their students, are now teaching hundreds of classes in the country.
b) The Southeastern division
Dr. Jack Emmel, M.D., has studied Tae Kwon Do under Mr. Son for more than 30 years. He is the director of the Southeastern headquarters in the Greater Charleston area. A sixth degree black belt, Dr. Emmel is one of the six masters appointed by Grandmaster Son. Hundreds of his local students have been promoted to black belt by Mr. Son during his annual visits to Charleston. Dr. Emmel's students are teaching classes in the Charleston area, Columbia, in Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, and California.
Dr. Peter Greim, Professor at The Citadel, and his son Hannes founded the class in 1992. They have been studying Tae Kwon Do under Dr. Emmel for more than 20 years. They are fifth degree black belts, have competed and won prizes in many tournaments, and are experienced Tae Kwon Do instructors.
The Citadel class has students up to fourth degree black belts. Black belts from other Charleston area classes visit occasionally. As in all WTA classes, teaching is individualized:
Higher belts help lower belts, and teaching is part of the learning experience.
We take our students to tournaments *) :
*) We compete as individuals, not as a group. To us, tournaments are part of our learning experience, a motivation to intense practice before and a stimulant to intense practice afterwards. In this sense, participation in tournaments serves the martial art -- not vice versa.
There are additional local workshops and a summer camp for higher belts.
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