Grandmaster Jae C. Shin
visits Amory, MS !
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Grandmaster Shin conducts a 2 hour clinic on Friday night
for the Gup students and EMTSD Instructors.
Grandmaster Shin and the Region 6 Masters sign doboks
and pose for pictures after the Friday night workout.
A special thanks to Tim Watson(E Dan) and Tommy Roberts(E Dan)
for providing security for the weekend's events.
Grandmaster conducts a 2 hour Ki Gong class for students and parents Saturday morning.
Amory Mayor Howard Boozer welcomes Grandmaster Shin and the
visiting Masters and Blackbelts from Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee,
and Louisiana to the Saturday BlackBelt workout.
And the workout begins.... to the beat of the Grandmaster's drum.
Master Bill Strong from North AL Tang Soo Do in Florence, AL
teaches a small group class on sparring techniques.
Master Vaughn Henry from North AL Tang Soo Do in Florence, AL and
Master Tommy Strahan from Strahan Karate Center in Poplarville, MS
teach small group classes on breaking techniques.
Master Doug Miller from Miller's North AL Tang Soo Do in Florence, AL
teaches a small group class on rolling and break falls.
Master Michael Hicks from Oak Mountain Martial Arts in Birmingham, AL, Master Vaughn
Henry from North AL Tang Soo Do, and Master Bill Johnson from East MS Tang Soo Do
teach the sword form in small group classes.
Grandmaster Shin teaches hyungs in a small group class.
Master Bill Johnson and Master Tommy Strahan teach small group classes on hyungs.
Master Vaughn Henry teaches the dagger form.
Master Tommy Strahan goes over the
technical aspects of the bong form.
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Grandmaster Jae C.Shin
Founder of the World Tang Soo Do
Association
visits East Ms Tang Soo Do Karate Studio
in Amory, Mississippi!!!
Region 6 of the World Tang Soo Do Association held their 2008 Spring Black Belt
Seminar at East Miss. Tang Soo Do Karate Studio in Amory, Mississippi  
on Friday and Saturday-January 18th and 19th.

This year the Region had a very special guest, Grandmaster Jae C. Shin. The
Grandmaster was presented a key to the city of Amory(an engraved Railroad Spike)
by Mayor Howard Boozer in a ceremony on Friday at the studio. He then attended a
luncheon with the Mayor, City Councilmen, and the Amory Main Street Association.

During his visit, Grandmaster Shin was interviewed by the Amory Advertiser
newspaper, the Tupelo Daily Journal newspaper, and WTVA News.  He conducted a Gup
belt work out for the students of the Amory studio on Friday night, conducted a Ki
Gong (relaxation and meditation) class for the students, parents, and guests Saturday
morning, and presided over the Region's Black Belt workout on Saturday. He was also
honored Saturday night at a dinner at Bo Riley's Restaurant.

The Black Belt workout included Black Belts and Masters from Region 6 which includes
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The studio hosted over 100
participants from the Region at Saturday's workout.
WTVA Newscast (Click here
to view newscast)
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