|
The picture above is Master Renee West and her Son Eric,
taken at the top of Hoosier Pass, just south of Breckenridge, CO.
Hoosier pass is situated on the Continental Divide and is 14,000 ft. above sea
level.
On the weekend of May 4th - 5th. 2007,
the present and former students gathered in Jackson for the
40th anniversary of GM West attaining his first dan in
Hapkido. It was also the 37th anniversary of his
return from Vietnam.......All in all, a great time was had
by everyone. Master Instructor Wayne and Jackie
Watkins put together an amazing BBQ buffet for all the
attendees. Several former students were unable to
attend, but have promised to be there for the 50th
anniversary.
Pictures
from our last Korea tour
DVD of Austin, TX Seminar
Review by Erik Mann
On May
20, 2005, at a dinner in Seoul Korea, Dr. He Young Kimm
presented an award to his senior student
whom he said had
earned the title and should hereafter be addressed as
Grandmaster West.
Inserted by Wayne
Watkins, Webmaster
The Eagle and the Wolf
There is a great battle that rages inside me. One
side is the soaring eagle. Everything the eagle stands for is good and true and beautiful,
and it soars above the clouds. Even though it dips down among the valleys, it lays
its eggs on the mountain tops.
The other side of me is the howling wolf. And
that raging, howling wolf represents the worst that is in me. He eats upon my
downfalls and justifies himself by his presence in the pack.
Who wins this great battle?
THE ONE I
FEED! anonymous
Never wrassle with a pig!
You both get real dirty and the pig kind of likes it!........Old Zen saying
May 11- 20, 2005 GM West and
assorted mutants from the USKMAF traveled to Korea with Dr.
Kimm for training and sightseeing.
You can tell how hard an instructor has
worked for his rank by how hard he makes others work to get it.
Before you promote a student to black belt, ask
yourself this question. If my reputation as a teacher is to be judged by observing
only this student, how will I be remembered?
Martial arts success is not measured by
the destination, but rather by the distance traveled, and what is learned along the way!
J. R. West
Dr. T.
takes a nap video
All Martial Artists are beginners; Some
of us have just been beginning a little longer!
J. R. West
Anything to excess is wrong by definition !
Prayer is talking to God....Meditation is quieting the
body and spirit so that we may hear as God talks to us.
J. R. West
A fool chatters, while a wise man listens.
The next
"HapKiDo University Seminar" will be held in Jackson, MS,
February 22-24, 2008
|
