The philosophy of Tae Kwon Do is to build a more peaceful world. In the world today, there are many things that can lead a person down the wrong path in life. Traditional Chang Hun Tae Kwon Do not only develops a person physically, but mentally as well. It helps lead a person down the right path.

I became a certified International TaeKwon-Do Association instructor in December of 1991, and have been teaching ever since. Many people who know I am an instructor ask me how much I get paid to teach. I tell them, nothing. They are surprised. They don't understand, the giving back concept. They don't understand why we do what we do. We teach our students "the way" so that there will be more good people in the world. it is not easy to get a student to reach the Black Belt level.

In our style, most don't make it. The ones that do join a very special group. The Black Belt Family. We, the Udancha of the KMAI are just as happy to get a student to the Black Belt level as the student is to get there. Even those who don't make it to the Black Belt level have taken something with them when they leave.

This past year we had a young man in our school, Mr. Michael Dale. He was beginning to stray down the wrong path getting into some trouble. His father was very concerned and enrolled his son at the KMAI. Over the next year and a half Mr. Dale turned his life around. He made many friends among the students of the KMAI. Mr. Dale recently reached the rank of a 3rd gup, joined the Marines, bought a house, and got married.

Many of the instructors at the KMAI, along with Grand Master Benko attended the wedding. At the reception, Mr. Dale's father came up to me, his eyes were tearing up. He said to me,

"I thank you for this. You helped do this. You, the instructors, and the school turned my son around. Thank you!"