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We are so proud of Dale’s life journey – Love, Mom & Dad
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Dale’s Life Journey Edited by: Chan K. Yu
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Dale’s Life Journey - (Video Link)
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2 – Letter of Acceptance Admission to Stanford
스탠포드 대학 입학 통지서
3 - Diploma of Stanford Graduation
스탠포드 대학 졸업장
4 – Interventional Cardiologist (심장 전문의 )
5 - Personal Essay for Tae Kwon Do 4th Dan Testing
태권도 4단 심사 수필
Personal Essay by Dale Yu (7-9-94)
When your dad owns the city's only full time martial arts school, it's hard to avoid life without Tae Kwon Do. So on my fifth birthday (May 22, 1981), I suited up in my “dobok” for my first Tae Kwon Do class.
That day began a personal journey that has influenced
my life mentally, academically, and socially.
Because of my unique situation of being the instructor's son, I have had the chance to develop close working relationships with many people associated with the Academy, both Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do
.
Because I am the instructor's son, that's not to say that my time in Tae Kwon Do class is always easy.
I have felt a lot of pressure to excel at Tae Kwon Do, for I never wanted to embarrass my dad. I knew he would be very disappointed in me if my forms were sloppy, if my attitude was poor, and if my kicks were powerless.
I guess my dad also felt some pressure, for he has
always been harder on me during practice. I don't think any other student has
been yelled at, criticized, and corrected by Master Yu more than I have been.
Through this harsher treatment, I learned to be more disciplined and focused in my habits. Had these traits never come to me, there is no way I could have made it through Tae Kwon Do this long.
Also, the mental training that comes with Tae Kwon Do has helped me with my studies. The concentration and patience that one develops through martial arts was a major reason for my being able to make straight A’s in high school.
The discipline and sense of responsibility I acquired through Tae Kwon Do has helped me reach many of my goals, like my acceptance to Stanford University.
Had it not been for my training, I do not know whether I would have had the patience and stamina to reach for my dreams.
As I later advanced in both rank and age, I soon became more involved with teaching Tae Kwon Do. I have always felt a sense of self-satisfaction after helping lower ranks improve their technique and gain confidence with their abilities.
Teaching strengthened my sense of responsibility, for I realized that I had to be a role model for lower ranks.
I had to show the right attitude toward martial arts so that the next generation of black belts could follow a proper path of learning, not a careless, irresponsible one.
I found teaching to be a very humbling experience, for it showed me just as many of my faults as all of my learning experiences did.
I would like to thank all of the Tae Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do students who have expressed their kind words of encouragement to me for the past 18 years.
Especially, I would like to thank my dad, who despite his stricter treatment of me in Tae Kwon Do, has always shown his love and support in all that I do.
Dale Yu
personal essay
07/09/1994
4th dan candidate
6. To be Continued
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