Master Pearson’s Weekly Post #27 This week’s post is a continuation of last week’s video Q & A with Grandmaster Kyongwon Ahn.  In this video he talks about starting Taekwondo and what his classes were like. Something to think about… by Master Sean Pearson

Recently we have been going through all the old video recordings of Grandmaster Kyongwon Ahn that Shin Ho Kwan has.  This video is part 5 of a six 6 part video that was taken over 6 years ago at the Institute of Martial Excellences (IME) in Pittsford, New York.  During his visit to Pittsford, Grandmaster […]

Over the past few weeks I have been really focusing my thoughts on my instructors, both current and past. It is truly amazing how these few individuals have changed my life so much. Out of all of them however, one stands out as an example of an ideal instructor. He encourages without inflating his students’ […]

Budo is not a means of felling the opponent by force or by lethal weapons.  Neither is it intended to lead the world to destruction by arms and other illegitimate means.  True Budo calls for bringing the inner energy of the universe in order, protecting the peace of the world, and molding, as well as […]

Master Pearson’s Weekly Post #25 For this week’s post I am going to be showing a video of Grandmaster Ahn. This is a lecture he gave in 2005 (best guess on the year), at IME. For those of you that don’t know, IME (Institute of Martial Excellences) was my main school for 15 years. I […]