Music; singing and guitar, the Irish whistle, the chanter, art; drawing, painting, costuming, fencing, cars, guitars, reading, and all sorts of gaming. X-box 360; Kengo: Legend of the Nine, Halo 3, PS-2; Gran Turismo 4, Final Fantasy VIII, Soul Calibur III. I am very blessed that my kids enjoy many of the same hobbies that I do!

2008:
Bodan Taekwondo 08-16
Ilgeub taekwondo 07-28
Taekwondo demonstration team 07-06
Yigeub taekwondo 06-25
Samgeub taekwondo 05-22
Taekwondo demonstration team 05-10
Taekwondo demonstration team 04-19
Sageub taekwondo 03-22
Ohgeub taekwondo 01-26

2007:
Yukgeub taekwondo 11-17
Chilgeub taekwondo 09-21
Pahlgeub taekwondo 07-20
Googeub taekwondo 05-25
Shipgeub taekwondo 03-27; an accomplishment in that it marks my return to taekwondo after a near twenty year absence.

I listen to a mix of classical, heavy metal, classic rock, rockabilly, smooth jazz, opera, and show tunes. My favorites are Yngwie Malmsteen, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Brian Setzer, Al Dimeola, Joe Satriani, Elvis Presley, Deep Purple, Steve Morse, Michael Crawford, Ratt, Dokken, and a whole ton of others.

The Bible; The Secrets of Taekwondo by Jennifer Lawler; Ultimate guide to Taekwondo from Inside Kung Fu; The complete Blackbelt Hyung W.T.F.; The Philosophy of Taekwondo by Kyong Myong Lee; The Fighting weapons of Korean martial arts by Hyuk Suh and Jane Hallander; Hapkido: The integrated fighting art by Robert Spear; Bruce Lee's fighting method: Skill in technique; The Heart of Kendo by Darrel Max Craig; The Sword & the Mind translated by Hiroaki Sato; Taekwondo the state of the art by Master Sung Chul Whang and Master Jun Chul Whang. And while they're not books technically, I read TKD Times and Blackbelt magazine

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I began the study of Taekwondo when I was about ten. I attended a class at the local recreational department and then went to Jhoon Rhee for about a year. In 1987, I studied taekwondo at Jae Kim's Karate for about a year. By this time, I was an avid sport fencer and had taken up an interest in European broadsword styles. Then, I got married and had kids. I continued to practice my taekwondo, fencing and broadsword at home, but it was not the same.

By 2002, I had become a single dad with custody of my two sons. Both had expressed an interest in martial arts, so we signed up for kumdo lessons at Korean Martial Arts, Gaithersburg in 2005. Both my sons, and myself achieved our first dan rank, though my youngest stopped to take up sport fencing. My eldest and I have continued, and last February, I took up Taekwondo again. This time, though, I won't be stopping.

Since then, I have achieved my second dan in Kumdo, my blue belt in taekwondo and my son took up taekwondo in July 2007. He and I have taken up Hapkido in March, 08.

Aside from posting here, I am also a team leader on Kingdomfighter.com, a kumdo forum, since 2007.

I am a martial artist, practicing Kum-Do (yidan), Fencing, Tae-Kwon-Do, Hapkido, and European broadsword styles. I am a single parent in a relationship, raising two aspiring martial artists. My sons look forward to seeing their own children (when they have them someday) continue the tradition.

Korean Martial Arts
16021 Industrial Drive
Unit 5
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877

Grandmaster Hee Wk Kim goodan kumdo, goodan hapkido yukdan taekwondo, 1992 Korean National Champion (taekwondo).
Master Choi, ohdan kumdo
Mister Daniel, yidan kumdo

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