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Anthony Hong

Tae Kwon Do

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WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Empowering Our New Generation of Women One Kick at a Time
In America we are known for progressive movements such as race and WORKSHOPS, INTERNSHIPS
gender equality, however it’s known that we still struggle with a lot of
race and gender equality issues today. There are still struggles within LIBRARY and ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS BECOME a MEMBER
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our culture that diminish minorities and women’s chances of success
by labeling them with various expectations and false attributes. As
you can easily turn on the TV and find various shows and commercial GALLERY TALKS
communicating stereotypes upon everyone watching. And a lot of
times it’s our new generation of women that are absorbing these ste-
reotypes and eventually those ideas will concrete themselves in these FIRST FRIDAYS @ NTC
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That’s why it’s important for our new generation of women to grow and so much more...
up believing that they can do anything. And not be told they are
expected to be a housewife or expected to think a certain way. This Come join the ever-expanding family of
is where I firmly believe Martial Arts are a productive and positive
hobby or sport for a growing girl to have. Why you may ask? Because Women’s Museum of California members.
within Martial Arts it’s expected that everyone gives their full 110% We invite you to explore, celebrate,
everyday no matter who you are. For example, I’ve worked with plenty and participate in all we do.
of girls at my studio and expect the same hard work attitude I would
want from any of my students because that’s what I see them as, We look forward to seeing you soon!
students. When I pair kids up to spar (contact exercises with padded
gear) against each other, I only use their experiences and talent as 619.233.7963
the way to judge who to spar who. A lot of times I purposely pair
kids with a more experienced student so they’ll learn faster and
experience struggle. Because overcoming struggle is a key element to
teaching kids how to become productive human beings. Our lives are
not padded roadways, but instead we will run into bumps and cracks.
That’s why it’s important we treat both girls and boys with the same
expectations within any hobby or sport; with our only expectation
that they’ll get better and learn how to succeed.
At Anthony Hong Tae Kwon Do we are proud of having amazingly
talented female students; we’ve even had multiple medal winners at
Tae Kwon Do competitions both at home and even internationally. We 2730 Historic Decatur Rd, Suite 104, San Diego, CA
as a Martial Arts studio believe in improving every student that walks
through our doors and would only want to see them succeed later in
life.
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Anthony Hong Tae Kwon Do www.womensmuseumca.org

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