𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 : LION MARTIAL ARTS BRICK NJ

There’s a powerful quote from "Evenings Reading Adlerian Psychology" by Ichiro Kishimi:

“You were always taught by parents or teachers that you must achieve something in life. You grew up hearing that you must succeed, just like your uncle or grandfather. And what did you realize from that? That true education is not about forcing someone to accomplish something. True education is about helping you, from childhood, to live as yourself without imitating anyone else. That is real education.”

This deeply resonates with me and the educational values we strive to uphold at our Taekwondo dojang.

Each student walks into our dojang with a unique personality, temperament, and potential. Our role is not to mold them into copies of someone else’s definition of success, but to help them discover their own voice, their own strengths, and their own rhythm.

However, that doesn’t mean we reject competition or achievement. On the contrary, we absolutely believe in the value of setting goals, training hard, and experiencing the pride that comes from reaching personal milestones sometimes through healthy competition.

Competition, when approached correctly, builds resilience, discipline, and confidence. But what we do not believe in is a culture that idolizes being first place at the cost of everyone else, a culture that praises winners while ignoring those who fall short.

In our dojang, we celebrate growth, not just victory. We teach our students that success is not only measured by trophies or medals, but by the effort they give, the respect they show, and the perseverance they demonstrate.

We help them find value in both winning and losing because each experience offers a lesson. And above all, we remind them that they are enough just as they are, and that the greatest achievement is to become a better version of themselves, not someone else.

This, to us, is what true education looks like:

A balance of challenge and compassion.

Of excellence and individuality.

Of striving and belonging.

Master Woo

Lion Martial Arts Taekwondo

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-Keek M – “In the short amount of time my son has been going here he has gained confidence, is doing better in school and is learning many new skills.”

-Mark S -"I wish for little brother to be healthy and happy."

-Christina B –“I love Teakwondo. It taught my daughter a lot of things, and I love the fact that she has the best teacher, Master Woo. He is great with all the kids. And you can see he really loves his job.”

-Amanda H – “Master Woo! You are hundreds of miles away and she still looks up to you. For that I am grateful for you. You have made her life so much better by bringing her the love of discipline and self-defense you are awesome!”

-Bill M -"Everyone that has helped me in this journey!"

- Kayla A -"Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher, mentor and person to our kids."

-Marie E -"We have so many wonderful memories of you."

-Nikki F -"They all have one huge in common that is how crazy they are about you!

-Katrina D -"Five and a half years ago at the playground Keegan spotted a bunch of kids from a taekwondo summer camp. Curious as ever, he went over and talked to them and thus began our journey with taekwondo. Our family has been changed in countless positive ways by taekwondo. Most of the friends we've made after we moved were made through our involvement with taekwondo and now they're like family. My kids have learned lessons in perseverance, self-control, respect, kindness, hard work and resilience."

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