Time with Hwang Kee

[dvcochran]

My GM, 84 year old Shin Seoung Eui, was talking with a few students after class this morning. He was telling of when he was 8 years old working out under Hwang Kee, he would often help clean up and carry things around from Kee's home to the training hall. It was amazing to see the reflection on his face as he reminisced. He is still hard to understand sometimes but he was also talking about how cleaning the dojang had a completely different meaning back then. We take a rotating schedule to clean our dojang. Does anyone else volunteer for cleaning or repairs?

 

[Christopher Adamchek]

Not on a such a regular basis but i do have fond memories of the patience and peace of cleaning the dojo. Having my own private basement dojo now, i get a similar experience on a regular basis and sometimes have my students do the cleaning.