Community programs and volunteerism are in the spirit of creating a well-rounded
martial artist designed to serve their students, country, and family. The International TaeKwonDo Alliance
believes this concept of “balancing the pen and the sword” is of the greatest importance.
Our Community Service Program, Personal Safety Protection
Program, and Academy Tuition Scholarship Program are in this spirit.
Community Service Program
Community service is required for Master Promotions and our Instructor
Program. Service is part of the culture of many great companies and is often written
into contracts of professional athletes and corporate management. Volunteer service
helps us match what we say with what we do and makes a strong statement to our communities.
"Teaching Life Skills and Personal Development." Many of us use this phrase daily.
Martial Arts has in its history personal development, life skills, public service,
doing the good thing and building leaders one at a time. Volunteer service is a
perfect fit for developing well-rounded martial artist minds and future leaders.
Our motto is to expect to give more than we receive. This works in all relationships.
Some options for Public Service are Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Race for the Cure,
Church outreach programs (not internal programs), Heart Association, United Way,
elderly assistance, Habitat for Humanity, St Jude's, Girls Club, Boys Club, Make
a Wish and many other community-based programs. Sometimes it can just be helping
out a neighbor that is not able to care for themselves.
Personal Safety Protection Program
Designed largely as a give-back to our communities by making Personal Safety available
to individuals and groups that cannot afford access, many of our presentations target
those in need but can't afford participation. The goal of our Personal Safety Protection
Program is to mentor community families in personal protection using Tom Patire’s
Know and Go®, Bully Guard™, TeenSafe™ and Training for
Life® courses. This is a great way for academies to contribute what they
know and love by sharing personal protection knowledge with both current students
and those outside the TaeKwonDo program to help make everyone in our communities
safer, dealing with issues such as bullying and safety awareness.
Academy Tuition Scholarship Program
The International TaeKwonDo Alliance has a best practice that 5% of academy student membership is scholarship
students. Scholarships begin with a complimentary tuition scholarship to a full
services membership depending on the level of hardship. Normally scholarship students
are accepted on a referral basis from a counselor, community activist or coach who
can vouch for their need. The goal of the Academy Tuition Scholarship Program is to provide
Academy Tuition TaeKwonDo mentoring to those who are not able to afford membership. We believe mentoring
one child at a time will make a difference one day at a time.
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