2017 New Year Message From Grandmaster Kim Soo
Happy New Year Everyone!
This year marks 49 years of Chayon Ryu improving lives in
Houston Texas. Please continue training not only for your own benefit but so
that you can pass on the traditions and knowledge that you’ve gained through
your training to others.
Moving into the
New Year please keep the following in mind, and practice this both in and out
of the Dojang.
Have an unselfish
attitude. Help others wherever you can. Offer encouraging words and
praise and give hope. Something as small as acknowledging someone and giving a
smile when you normally wouldn’t could make someone’s day. Make those that you
train with comfortable around you. Offer something that you have to someone
that needs it more than you. Help to clean and maintain the Dojang. Being
humble is part of your training. Cleaning and helping to keep the Dojang in
good operational condition is not only part of your training but your Duty.
Keep an open mind
and heart. Do not have
preconceived notions or harbor prejudice. Just because someone is on a
different path than you, doesn’t mean they’re lost. See things as they are,
without making assumptions or projecting possible different scenarios onto
them.
Respect Others.
Treat others as you would like to be treated. Be considerate and polite. Adhere
to the etiquette of the Dojang. Be aware of those around you.
Do not gossip in or around the Dojang. Gossip is poison that
is spread to others. It is usually based on conjecture and rumors, and is usually partially or completely
untrue. Gossip often causes unnecessary ill will and is bad Karma.
When you enter the
Dojang, leave the outside behind. Meditate, stretch, and warm up. It is
not a social venue for students to converse about their day, sports or whatever.
If you speak with one another, speak quietly. This has gotten very lax over
time. If you walked in to a Church, would you talk with one another loudly?
Please treat the Dojang respectfully.
Just like you take care of yourself every day, you eat, you drink,
you take a vitamin; you should train a little every day. At home, at work, anywhere; do a little
training. Even in your mind, go over a form or a technique. This too, is taking
care of yourself.
Grandmaster
Kim Soo held his 295th rank examination for members of Chayon-Ryu.
Chayon-Ryu is in its 49th year as a recognized world class martial arts
system. Students from many branch schools attended the exam, including
students from Rosenberg, Kingwood, Baytown, Clear Lake, Austin, and the
Spring Branch headquarters.Congratulations to all of the students who tested for rank!
