GM Park, Hae Man Poomsae Seminar Detroit
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FieldDiscipline
2nd Black Belt
Wish I could attend.
Oh no. He one of the hardest workin' men in Taekwondo......still!
Not yet he is still doing alot for TKD and we are all better for it.
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Miles
Senior Master
We had the distinct honor and privilege of hosting GM PARK, Hae Man this week as
he presented a special Poomsae Seminar at the dojang where I teach.
Before the seminar, GM Park worked with me and one of my students in my home
dojang. He was impressed with my wife's workmanship-she designed and built it
in 2004 while I was in Korea. Basically, it has puzzle mats, mirrors, a kwon
go, and a wavemaster. We trained for two and a half hours before breaking for
some sushi and a little rest before the seminar. I have a lot of things to work
on.
GM Park started the evening out by having us warm up using the first 5 kibon
poomsae. He especially emphasized large movements saying this is how you
generate power. We did them first by single count, then at our own speed. He
wanted us to concentrate on our stances and weight-shifting, a concept which he
emphasized even more when we got to the Taeguek series.
After about 40 minutes of going through the first 5 kibons, we took a short
break and returned for the Taeguek poomsae series. Each poomsae was done by
single count, then in a count matching the specific combination, and finally,
the entire poomsae. After watching everyone perform the poomsae, GM Park would
mention and demonstrate a few important points, for example, the shift from back
stance to forward inflection stance in Taeguek 3.
We got through the first 6 Taegueks and then took another break. My wife and I
provided the seminar attendees with apples and bottled water. We needed it to
keep up with GM Park. He was just lit up with enthusiasm, which was definitely
contagious.
We finished up the Taegueks and then proceeded with the Yudanja poomsae through
Pyongwon. We stopped there as we'd already gone over-time and GM Park had given
us enough material to work on. We took some pictures and handed out
Participation Certificates. We gave GM Park some tokens of our appreciation for
his coming to our dojang and training us.
After the seminar, GM & Mrs. Park and the black belts came over to my house
where we had pizza and pop. It was a nice end to the evening.
The following day-Wednesday, my wife and I took GM and Mrs. Park to the Detroit
Historical Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts. We didn't stay too long at
the Historical Museum as it is pretty-Michigan-centric and it was crowded with
school kids. At the DIA, we looked at all kinds of artwork from all over the
world. GM Park pointed out a picture of the Native American burial mounds in
Ohio and mentioned that was how
Korean kings were traditionally interred. We saw a photo of Macchupiccu
(spelling?) in Peru and GM Park mentioned he had seen this in person. He has
traveled to so many places and seen so much, he is incredibly educational to be
around.
Wednesday evening my senior black belts and I hosted GM and Mrs. Park where we
feasted at a local Korean restaurant. GM Park ordered something and his wife
and my student (who along with his wife served as translators some of the time),
started laughing. Ben, my student, wouldn't say why they were laughing, but
what GM Park had ordered were fish heads. GM Park said jokingly he'd take away
our black belts if we didn't eat them.
They were delicious.
We had a wonderful time with GM Park and he said he'd like to come back and
check our progress.
I'd like to thank my instructor RAD, my seniors Glenn, and GM Ronald Rose for all the support and
encouragement in getting GM Park to train my group and Ben and Shi Young T. for
their generosity and hospitality.
Miles
he presented a special Poomsae Seminar at the dojang where I teach.
Before the seminar, GM Park worked with me and one of my students in my home
dojang. He was impressed with my wife's workmanship-she designed and built it
in 2004 while I was in Korea. Basically, it has puzzle mats, mirrors, a kwon
go, and a wavemaster. We trained for two and a half hours before breaking for
some sushi and a little rest before the seminar. I have a lot of things to work
on.
GM Park started the evening out by having us warm up using the first 5 kibon
poomsae. He especially emphasized large movements saying this is how you
generate power. We did them first by single count, then at our own speed. He
wanted us to concentrate on our stances and weight-shifting, a concept which he
emphasized even more when we got to the Taeguek series.
After about 40 minutes of going through the first 5 kibons, we took a short
break and returned for the Taeguek poomsae series. Each poomsae was done by
single count, then in a count matching the specific combination, and finally,
the entire poomsae. After watching everyone perform the poomsae, GM Park would
mention and demonstrate a few important points, for example, the shift from back
stance to forward inflection stance in Taeguek 3.
We got through the first 6 Taegueks and then took another break. My wife and I
provided the seminar attendees with apples and bottled water. We needed it to
keep up with GM Park. He was just lit up with enthusiasm, which was definitely
contagious.
We finished up the Taegueks and then proceeded with the Yudanja poomsae through
Pyongwon. We stopped there as we'd already gone over-time and GM Park had given
us enough material to work on. We took some pictures and handed out
Participation Certificates. We gave GM Park some tokens of our appreciation for
his coming to our dojang and training us.
After the seminar, GM & Mrs. Park and the black belts came over to my house
where we had pizza and pop. It was a nice end to the evening.
The following day-Wednesday, my wife and I took GM and Mrs. Park to the Detroit
Historical Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts. We didn't stay too long at
the Historical Museum as it is pretty-Michigan-centric and it was crowded with
school kids. At the DIA, we looked at all kinds of artwork from all over the
world. GM Park pointed out a picture of the Native American burial mounds in
Ohio and mentioned that was how
Korean kings were traditionally interred. We saw a photo of Macchupiccu
(spelling?) in Peru and GM Park mentioned he had seen this in person. He has
traveled to so many places and seen so much, he is incredibly educational to be
around.
Wednesday evening my senior black belts and I hosted GM and Mrs. Park where we
feasted at a local Korean restaurant. GM Park ordered something and his wife
and my student (who along with his wife served as translators some of the time),
started laughing. Ben, my student, wouldn't say why they were laughing, but
what GM Park had ordered were fish heads. GM Park said jokingly he'd take away
our black belts if we didn't eat them.
They were delicious.We had a wonderful time with GM Park and he said he'd like to come back and
check our progress.
I'd like to thank my instructor RAD, my seniors Glenn, and GM Ronald Rose for all the support and
encouragement in getting GM Park to train my group and Ben and Shi Young T. for
their generosity and hospitality.
Miles
FieldDiscipline
2nd Black Belt
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience with us. Thats brilliant.
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