Grandmaster Jhoone Rhee was the first Master who introduced Tae kwon Do to America in 1956.  He said “What is more important your child or your car?” The answer is obvious.  We as instructors can do something to a child’s leadership, wisdom, and character.  It is a fact that martial art instructors can often instill wonderful qualities in children when parents and other authority figures cannot.  Because of the powers he has acquired and the highly regarded status symbol of the Black Belt, the martial arts instructor holds a very important position of influence with his students in general and his young students in particular.  He symbolizes to them an ideal role model they can hardly find elsewhere— someone physically capable of defending himself, yet possessing a gentle humility.  Students usually emulate their instructors.  Because the student so looks up to the instructor, more often than not the instructor can motivate him/her to achieve things they never thought possible.  As a result, many young martial art students with disciplinary, attention-span, and academic problems have been transformed into successful achievers. The martial arts, as you will learn in this school, are much more than just kicking and punching.  The longer you train, the more you will realize what a small role the physical aspect of the martial arts truly plays in your everyday life.