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Article: An education in ancient martial art: Students learn philosophy of life at Salinas Tae Kwon Do Academy.
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- The Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA)
- Article date:
- August 4, 2007
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Byline: Bydennis Taylor
Aug. 4--These are the kind of kids parents hold up as examples to their own. Straight-A students. Polite, well-mannered, disciplined. Young people who offer a firm handshake, sometimes with a respectful little bow, and look you right in the eye during a conversation.
Those are the qualities students tend to absorb at the Salinas Tae Kwon Do Academy, where much of the education they receive is designed to teach youngsters -- and, indeed, practitioners of all ages -- how to become better people.
Along the way, they also become proficient in an ancient martial art, born in Korea, that is both a combat sport ("Tae Kwon Do" ...