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The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 11 #7 July, 2020

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, 

CHOSUN RE-OPENING...
TUESDAY JULY 7, 2020
Please read the details below about the new JULY/AUGUST schedule which includes options for all levels of involvement
Also learn about the protocols and procedures that will be put into practice to keep our students safe!

Welcome to the July 2020 edition and the 128th issue of the
Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter! 

ONWARD AND UPWARD...NEVER GIVE UP!
Happy July Fourth!
CHOSUN CLOSED SATURDAY JULY 4TH!

View the 2019 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Video Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                                                                            Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 23 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
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The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 11 #6 June, 2020

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, 

Welcome to the June 2020 edition and the 127th issue of the
Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter! 



In the face of a global pandemic that has shuttered businesses and wreaked havoc on the lives and livelihoods of every person, family and community...we have seen some silver linings...
CHOSUN students and instructors have stepped up to the plate with creativity, ingenuity and passion to come together in common cause...
We all have been forced to see things differently, be more patient and use our resources to create our own reality... no matter what age...Read about some ways the CHOSUN family has met the challenge of our time...

ONWARD AND UPWARD...NEVER GIVE UP!
Happy Father's Day 

View the 2019 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Video Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                                                                            Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 23 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
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The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 11 #5 May, 2020

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, 

Welcome to the May 2020 edition and the 126th issue of the
Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter!
CHOSUN is well into the seventh week of live-streaming classes... something that we never could have predicted we would be doing on a full time basis... but here we are and hopefully rising to the challenges that this particular moment in human history presents.
We are eternally grateful to all of our loyal and dedicated students. At the very least, as martial artists, we are putting the five tenets of taekwondo into practice every day!
ONWARD AND UPWARD...NEVER GIVE UP!
Happy Mother's Day (See Memorial Day Schedule Below)

View the 2019 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Video Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                                                                            Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 23 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
Read the entire newsletter... Subscribe to the CHOSUN newsletter...

The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 11 #4 April, 2020

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, 

Welcome to the April 2020 edition and the 125th issue of the
Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter! 

It is difficult to overstate what a difference a month makes! Life at CHOSUN has changed in ways we never thought imaginable. Just one day before the New York state mandate, on March 16th, in a direct response to the escalation of the impending COVID-19 health crisis, CHOSUN temporarily closed its doors. The next day, with the help of our IT developer, Mark Damia of Walling Road Design, CHOSUN was up and running for Live-Stream classes on the Zoom platform. The classes have been well attended and students are enthusiastic to train! We miss our students and instructors dearly and will open the dojang doors the minute we can.This unprecedented situation effects all of us but together we will persevere with indomitable spirit... We are martial artists!
NEVER GIVE UP!

Happy Easter and Passover

View the 2019 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Video Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                                                                                  
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 23 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
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The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 11 #3 March, 2020

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, 

Welcome to the March 2020 edition and the 124th issue of the
Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter! 

TIME FLYS! 
It is hard to believe that CHOSUN is beginning it's fourth year in our beautiful location.  Kamsahamnida to students, instructors and supporters for believing in the Chosun Taekwondo Academy! Onward and Upward!
Read about the upcoming Hapkido Seminar with Grandmaster John Pellegrini and sign up NOW! Details below...

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

View the 2019 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Video Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                                                                                  
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 23 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
Read the entire newsletter... Subscribe at: www.chosuntkd.com

The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 11 #2 February, 2020

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, 

Welcome to the February 2020 edition and the 123nd issue of the
Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter! 

2020 is officially in full swing and there are a few exciting training opportunities on the horizon. Please see details below about the upcoming the ICHF Combat Hapkido Seminar to be held at the Chosun Taekwondo Academy.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!

View the 2019 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Video Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                                                                                  
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 23 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
Read the entire newsletter... Subscribe at: www.chosuntkd.com

The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 11 #1 January, 2020

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast, 

Welcome to the January 2020 edition and the 122nd issue of the
Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter! 
 The month of January takes its name from the Roman god, Janus who is depicted as having two faces on one head; one looking ahead toward the unfolding future and one to the past. At this moment, stretched out before us is not just a new year but a whole new DECADE. Instead of rushing ahead to fill all those minutes, hours and days, I thought we could take a moment to remember and reflect on our collective past and guiding influences as members and friends of the Chosun Taekwondo Academy.

To that end, I went back and read ALL the Chosun newsletters from the very first one, published in September, 2010! I busily wrote down all the achievements, honors, classes, workshops, milestones, events, celebrations, retreats and training tours on pages and pages of paper... it is quite an impressive list and that is only the last 10 years!

I thought about trying create a record by listing the many CHOSUN accomplishments in this issue, but where to begin? Hmmmm... Then as I organized and read, a theme started to emerge that can be summed up by one small entry that appeared in the May 2011 Chosun newsletter and connected our humble school with people on the other side of the world who had experieced a major natural catastrophe.

In March of 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake shocked Northeastern Japan unleashing a savage Tsunami with the effects being felt as far away as Norway. It is estimated that 20,000 people died or were missing and debris is still washing up on beaches in North America to this day. Japan is still recovering.

As the terrible news hit the media, Chosun students started writing letters of sympathy and condolences to the victims. We then sent a whole box of cards and correspondence to the Japanese Embassy in Washington DC, not expecting to hear anything in return given the nature of the crisis.

Then in April, we recieved a personal heartfelt letter of appreciation from the Japanese Ambassador, Ichiro Fujisaki, and a beautiful commemorative coin that are both proudly displayed at the school today.

As Grandmaster Cook says, "Taekwondo is a vast mosaic" ... it teaches you how how to defend yourself, become empowered, and strenghten mind, body and spirit.  But as I saw by looking over the past 10 years at the life and times of the Chosun Taekwondo Academy, it seems that the plaster that holds the mosaic together is compassion... for yourself and others.

The announcement about the letter from the Japanese Ambassador (see letter below) in the May 2011 newsletter starts with this quote from Margaret Mead...
"A small group of thoughtful people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." It brings to mind another quote from our dear departed mentor and teacher, Grandmaster Richard Chun... "Never give up" ... on yourself or others...

HAPPY NEW YEAR and HAPPY NEW DECADE!

Now, what to do with my whole list of CHOSUN accomplishments? Look for these gems sprinkled in the upcoming newsletters...From the Archives

View the 2019 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Video Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  새해 복 많이 받으세요                                                                
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 22 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
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The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 10 #12 December, 2019

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast,

Welcome to the December edition of the  Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter!
The 22nd Annual Awards Banquet and Dinner Dance is just one week away... join us and share the spirit of the season with fellow Chosun students and friends. See details below and don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the past year!

View the 2018 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                 

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah                                                                    
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 22 years!
Chosun Taekwondo Academy Newsletter celebrating 10 years!
Read the entire newsletter... Subscribe at: www.chosuntkd.com

The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 10 #11 November, 2019

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast,

Welcome to the November edition of the  Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter!
The 2019 USTA World Taekwondo Seminar is happening NOW and we are anticipating over 130 participants to the largest event that CHOSUN has ever hosted! Looking ahead to December, don't miss the Annual Chosun Awards Banquet and Dinner Dance... a great way to cap off a busy and productive year with your CHOSUN family!
Chosun 2019 Fall/Winter Schedule was included with your September invoice and took effect September 1, 2019

 15 Martial Arts Schools to attend!
2019 USTA World Taekwondo Seminar will feature one of Korea's best... Grandmaster Kyu-Hyun Lee.



View the 2018 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                 
HAPPY THANKSGIVING                                                                      
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 22 years!
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The Chosun e-newsletter Archive Volume 10 #10 October, 2019

Dear Martial Arts Enthusiast,

Welcome to the October edition of the  Chosun Taekwondo Academy e-newsletter!
The last few months of 2019 will be busy at CHOSUN! The Bi-annual Black Belt Test will take place in October and November will bring the 1st USTA World Taekwondo Seminar and our last Belt Promotion Test of the year. The year will round out with our 22nd Awards Banquet and Dinner Dance... Read more about these exciting events below...
Chosun 2019 Fall/Winter Schedule was included with your September invoice and took effect September 1, 2019

 15 Martial Arts Schools to attend!
1ST USTA World Taekwondo Seminar will feature one of Korea's best... Grandmaster Kyu-Hyun Lee. Get your applications in NOW...

Space is limited! More information below...

View the 2018 Chosun Taekwondo Academy Retrospective 

Check out all upcoming CHOSUN events on the events page of the CHOSUN website!
Please visit the updated and improved CHOSUN Yelp page!  
and CHOSUN on Instagram
 
Kamsahamnida,                                                                                 
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
                                                                     
Patty Cook, Editor www.facebook.com/chosuntkd  
 
  Chosun Taekwondo Academy celebrating 22 years!

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