On Thursday (12th) to Westerville, saw Fritz for lunch at Bob Evans, his treat, very nice, I got the tip. Stopped at Cathy and Tod’s, she was at the doctor’s so Tod and I had a good chat. To the library to look up old friends who were not in our high school class but were in the classes of 1958, 1959 and 1961. Then to Jimmy V’s Grill and Pub at the corner of West College and State in Uptown Westerville for our bimonthly gathering. It was a very good day.
Friday (13th) we picked out the light gray limestone for the walls under the new granite countertops. Next week they come out to measure. Tomorrow, if the weather is okay we are to Dublin for Owen’s birthday party at Chuck E Cheese.
This afternoon (14th) I sit in the busy Tanger’s Outlet (I-71 & Rt. 35) parking lot while Carol shops at Pottery Barn for Kids and Chico’s. I am pleasantly surprised the outlet now has free wireless.
You drove up this morning to the Chuck E Cheese off Rt. 161 in Dublin. On the way west from Rt. 315 (River Road) you passed, Paul’s father’s [Sang Ki Paik’s] second Tae Kwon Do Academy.
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Owen’s Grandpa Paik:
Grandmaster Sang Ki Paik is an 8th Degree Black Belt with over 45 years of experience in martial arts. He was born in Taegu, Korea and began his training in martial arts at age nine and continued throughout the time he lived in Korea. He served an internship with his instructor, Master Nam Do Choi.
Grandmaster Sang Ki Paik attended Young Nam University where he graduated with a degree in pharmacy. While he was in college, he was on the Tae Kwon Do Team and won a gold medal in the National Tae Kwon Do Championships. He was also a member of the National Tae Kwon Do Team.
Grandmaster Sang Ki Paik served as a Master Tae Kwon Do Instructor in the Korean Army from 1967 to 1969. He served in Vietnam in 1969. He received an honorable discharge from the Korean Army as a First Lieutenant.
Upon request from the United States, he came to America in 1973 to begin instructing Tae Kwon Do. He graduated from Ohio Northern University as a registered pharmacist in the United States. Today as an American citizen, he has Paik's Tae Kwon Do Academy in Columbus, Ohio. Grandmaster Sang Ki Paik is married and has three children.
To summarize the Grandmaster's achievements in Tae Kwon Do to date: Member of the Korean National Tae Kwon Do Team, Gold Medal in the Korean National Tae Kwon Do Championships, international referee, American and Olympic referee, U.S. Tae Kwon Do National Team Coach, and U.S. Tae Kwon Do National Team Manager. Languages: English / Korean
From: www.yellowpages.com/columbus-oh/mip/paiks-martial-arts-school-457918396
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Owen’s great uncle (Paul’s uncle, the brother of Paul’s mother) is also a grandmaster in Tae Kwon Do.
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Grandmaster Hong Kong Kim
9th Degree Black Belt; President of the United States Kumdo Association; President of the Ohio Taekwondo Association; President of the International Martial Arts Federation; President of The Federation of Midwest Korean American Association, USA; 1st Class International Referee
Other Accomplishments
2007 United States Martial Arts Task Force; 1992 U. S. Olympic Team Coach; USTU Vice President for two terms; 1988 Seoul Olympic Games Evaluation Committee member; 1988 Seoul Olympic Games Technical Advisor for the US Team; 1987 Pan Am Games Head Referee;
PATU Referee Commissioner for 10 years; USTU Technical Contest Rules & Referee Certification Committee Chairman; 1978 World Games Coach; 1977 World Taekwondo Championships Assistant Head Referee 1967 through 1969; Instructor for the U.S. Green Berets in Vietnam; Instructor for the U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam; Instructor at the Vietnamese Naval Academy; Instructor at the Vietnamese Air Force Academy; 1966 All Asian Champion; 1965 All Asian Champion
From: www.hongkongkimtkd.com/instructors/grandmaster
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You did not ask permission to put this on your blog but as it is public knowledge online I see no problem with it, boy. – Amorella
I am excited for Owen as Paul has a 4th Degree Black Belt himself and did well in the art while in his earlier through high school days. I’m sure Paul and his grandfather will teach Owen the arts and it will do him well in his early physical and mental growth. He had a good birthday party today and the little fellow cried when we left. It is great to be a grandfather.
Post. More later as you are thinking on your muse as well as Merlyn and Arthur.
My muse drives me from the deeps. Our connections are intertwined in mysterious ways.
She is snuggled within the books and blog, boy – there is no getting around it. Someone besides yourself moves those many windows and doorways within. This is a human condition and has broader implications. Post.
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