The 1st Korean Ambassador s Cup KORUS Tae Kwon Do Championship

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2 Tournament Schedule Time Program 7:00 AM TOURNAMENT SET UP 8:00 AM LATE REGISTRATION 9:00 AM REFEREE MEETING 9:30 AM OPEN TO ALL COMPETITORS AND SPECTATORS COACH, STAFF, VOLUNTEER MEETING 10:00 AM ALL FORM COMPETITION (Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Black) 11:30 AM KOREAN SAMULNORI PERFORMANCE 11:50 AM KOREAN TRADITIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCE 12:00 PM OPENING CEREMONY 1) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2) KOREAN NATIONAL ANTHEM / AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM 3) OPENING DECLARATION: TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN, KOANG WOONG KIM 4) OPENING SPEECH: TOURNAMENT PRESIDENT, JHOON RHEE 5) WELCOMING ADDRESS: AMBASSADOR, HO YOUNG AHN 6) CONGRATULATORY SPEECH: D.C. MAYOR, VINCENT GRAY 7) CONGRATULATORY SPEECH: USA TAEKWONDO C.E.O, BRUCE HARRIS 8) CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE: D.C. MAYOR VINCENT GRAY, VA GOVERNOR TERENCE McAULIFFE, MD GOVERNOR MARTIN O MALLEY, US SENATOR MARK WARNER, FORMER SENATOR GEORGE ALLEN, CONGRESSMAN FRANK WOLF, CONGRESSMAN ROBERT WITTMAN, CONGRESSMAN GERALD CONNOLLY 9) COMPETITORS OATH TO DIRECTOR, MOON HYEONG LEE 10) CLOSING ADDRESS 12:30 PM SPECIAL EVENT JHOON LEE TAEKWONDO DEMO TEAM PERFORMANCE KOREAN NATIONAL TAEKWONDO DEMO TEAM (TAL) PERFORMANCE 1:30 PM SPARRING SET UP 2:00 PM ALL SPARRING COMPETITION (Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Black) 7:30 PM AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING

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4 Greetings September 20, 2014 Dear Taekwondo Brothers and Sisters: It is a great honor for me to serve as the tournament president of the 1 ST Korean Ambassador s Cup KORUS Taekwondo Championship, scheduled on September 20, 2014, at the Washington Convention Center in North West Washington DC. The event will begin at 10:00 AM. I look forward to seeing you all. I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to share some philosophical points of Taekwondo. When I first became a Taekwondo instructor, I claimed that martial art is a philosophy which can be very instrumental in developing our youth through mental discipline and physical conditioning. However, I had a difficult time justifying how punching and kicking could be a philosophy. In the early 1970s, I was writing a column for Black Belt magazine. The editor called on me to write an article explaining Taekwondo as a philosophy. At first, I was having trouble trying to explain this. During three months of research, I was able to develop the article, Seven Qualities of a Champion, which has become well known among martial artists of all styles. The article explains how punching and kicking can be a philosophy. There are seven physical qualities such as power, speed, timing, patience, balance, flexibility, and posture developed before one can becomes a taekwondo champion. By the same token, there are corresponding seven human qualities of a human champion, such as knowledge in place of power, quick thinking in place of speed, punctuality in place of timing, sense of perseverance in place of endurance, balancing body, character, and mind in place of physical balance, kindness in place of flexibility, mental posture in place of physical posture. This is how Taekwondo can be described as a philosophy. I hope all Taekwondo students will show good sportsmanship and sincerely hope everybody is careful throughout the day. I hope everybody will do their best to his or her ability to become a champion in life and taekwondo. I want everyone to know you can become anything you want to be, but only if you want, because you all were born a genius. A genius is made by one percent inspiration and 99 Percent perspiration. Thomas Edison Sincerely Yours, Tournament President. Grand Master Jhoon Rhee

5 Greetings September 20, 2014 Dear Grandmasters, Masters, and Instructors, I am pleased to organize the 1 st Ambassadors Cup. The biennial championship will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 10 AM to 8 PM at the D.C. Convention Center Event Hall (801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington DC 20001). The 1 st Ambassadors Cup KORUS Tae Kwon Do Championship was created to practice good sportsmanship and to strengthen relationships between Tae Kwon Do students and their families as well as relations between Korea and the United States. Furthermore, we believe that the spirit of the competition will help favorably shape the future of children who may not otherwise have positive influences in their lives. We hope that the championship will provide participants with both understanding for competing and learning as well as motivation to use the physical and mental abilities they have learned through Tae Kwon Do to contribute back to society. Participation of students from other schools helps everyone to improve beyond everyday class situations and gives everyone a unique opportunity to express themselves to others. Although we compete together, we also come together in a spirit of helping each other to grow physically, mentally, and morally through participation in this kind of championship. To practice good sportsmanship, all decisions will be final and no arguing with officials will be tolerated at this championship. Let s all work together to encourage our students improvement and promote the Tae Kwon Do spirit with each other as well as with the community. Sincerely, Tournament Chairman. Grand Master Koang Woong Kim

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9 A MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR MARTIN O MALLEY Dear Friends: Welcome to the 1 st Korean Ambassadors' Cup KORUS Taekwondo Championship. For those of you visiting the Washington, D.C. area, I hope you will take time to enjoy the tournament and to experience our great State while you are here. Maryland has many wonderful places to visit from the beauty of our Chesapeake Bay, to the sights and sounds of Baltimore s Inner Harbor. During this completion, I also hope that you take time to reflect on the many benefits of the arts in our communities. The Korean Taekwondo Association of Maryland is one of the many organizations that strengthen our communities and State through the arts and I thank you for all of your efforts. Maryland s greatest assets are the skills and talents of our people. Your members are dedicated to diligently training their minds and bodies, and creating a friendly and pleasant atmosphere for countless hopefuls. Thank you for your dedication to your sport and your commitment to promoting Korean American culture in the United States. On behalf of all Marylanders, good luck to the participants and best wishes for an enjoyable event. Sincerely, Governor

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15 September 20, 2014 Dear competitors Welcome to the 1 st Ambassador s Cup. I am Grand Master Moon Hyeong Lee, the tournament director for this championship. I hope you will all display good sportsmanship and compete in a fair and honest manner. You should focus on friendships rather than the outcome of the competition. If you have any questions on the day of the competition, feel free to reach me at After the competition you can call me at the above number or me at mhlee8080@hotmail.com I thank you again for participating in this championship and hope to see you at the next tournament. Sincerely, Tournament Director. Grand Master Moon Hyeong Lee

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