About Dong's Karate - Tae Kwon Do School
Chesterfield
Grand Master Dong focuses on self-defense techniques that will enable you to better protect yourself and others in case of a physical attack. You will learn the proper methods of blocking, striking and kicking, as well as other self-defense techniques.
However, true self-defense is life self-defense. Although you may never need to protect yourself from an attack, everyone can benefit from physical training helps us to better protect our health and well-being.
No matter your age or experience, Grand Master Dong’s studio is extremely good for you because it focuses on all parts of the body. Your physical training will include stretching and strengthening techniques.
You will learn correct body posture and correct breathing techniques. You will notice improvements in your flexibility, body alignment, balance, strength, speed, and endurance. Many of students also find that they sleep better at night as well as feeling healthier, losing weight, and becoming more physically fit.
In other words, studying with Grand Master Dong promotes positive physical changes that lead to a healthier lifestyle. However, physical training alone is not enough to promote life self-defense.In addition to having a body in the best physical condition, one must also possess a mature mind.
Grand Master Dong's holistic approach to martial arts incorporates a focus on the development of mental as well as physical skills. The practice of his system involves not only correct body posture and correct breathing, but also developing the correct mental attitude.
Good martial artists exercise good mental control as well as good physical control.
As a student of Dong's Karate Chesterfield, you will learn various relaxation and motivational techniques, which are designed to help reduce stress and to improve mental focus, concentration, and self-confidence. You also will the martial arts philosophy and the importance of achieving balance or harmony among body, mind, and spirit.
You will learn to build upon your strengths and acknowledge your limitations without allowing them to hold you back or to impede your progress.
In short, you will learn to develop a positive mental outlook that will allow you to successfully overcome challenges, not only in martial arts, but in other areas of your life as well.
Book by Grandmaster Seung Dong,
9th-degree black belt Tae Kwon Do,
Kum Do, and Pro Tae Kwon Do.
Available from amazon.com
151 Pages | ISBN-10: 1413781322
"Where Is My Black Belt? is fun and easy to read, telling the story of Cookie the squirrel’s triumphs and challenges as she learns martial arts techniques and philosophy by observing the master and his students. Readers get an inside perspective through Grandmaster Dong’s unique ability to communicate the totality of the benefits of martial arts training in a way that both entertains and enlightens. The book will assist young and old alike in achieving a positive lifestyle through harmony and balance. The book is a valuable philosophical reference to martial artists as well as non-martial artists. Language and cultural barriers are bridged, and the reader is entertained as the story develops."