Iron Sharpens Iron: The Genesis of the North American Open
Proverbs tells us: “as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” One way we improve is by competing against those who are better than us. Being a new school, I knew early on that my first students needed some experience to help them prepare to compete in a national [...]Read more
A Culture of Belonging: Greg’s Story
Day One I was intimidated to walk through the doors and step out on the floor that first day. “I’m not a martial artist,” I thought. “How are they going to treat me?” But, I was welcomed from day one with smiles and encouragement. My wife and my two children [...]Read more
What Have I Done!?: The First Class
First Class It’s the Friday before my first class in our first building. The walls are freshly painted. The room has the perfect amount of echo. Everything is immaculate and ready to go for the following Monday morning. I’m so excited for what is to come that I decide to [...]Read more
Using Your Mind and Body in a New Way: Dr. Graham’s Story
Rolling around on the floor is something that children are used to, but that’s not usually the case for adults. Being A Student As someone who came to Tae Kwon-Do at a later age, my goals were centered around exploring methods that were entirely new to adult learning. I [...]Read more
Our First Building
Master Gorino’s Tae Kwon-Do Genesis Before I made the decision to open my own school, I both taught at another Tae Kwon-Do school and was a band instructor in the Buffalo Public School system(BPS). While I was at BPS, I actually tried to start a martial arts program there. [...]Read more
Kicking and Screaming: Tyler’s Story
Back when I first started teaching, Master Gorino would joke around with the parents and other students. “Hey, you see that kid out there?” he would say, pointing to me. “Guess how old he is.” People would always guess that I was older, and would be shocked to find out [...]Read more