Lake Erie Gumdo Academy

Here's a quick preview of a performance I will be doing at the Cleveland Asian Festival this upcoming Saturday at 3:45 PM.

Kenny previews Cleveland Asian Festival FOX 8 News in the Morning

Dear Potential/Future Students,

I just completed a visit with a martial arts school that I had been planning on partnering with for a while. While I loved the people, the culture, and the venue, the show stopper is the fact that the ceiling is not of adequate height for Gumdo training.

In other words, we're back to the drawing board as far as finding a place for me to establish a class. I don't have the financial means to open my own place from the get-go, so at first the Lake Erie Gumdo Academy will have to piggyback off of another established martial arts school.

I've tried local rec centers and even the YMCA. The YMCA won't let me train through their facilities for insurance reasons, and the local rec center thinks I'll trash their brand new building...or at least that's the excuse they gave me.

I did find a fencing school that was open to having me rent floor space, but I'd need at least 6-8 permanent students to justify the cost.

I'll keep you people posted when I have more to share. If nothing works out, I might just say "screw it" and teach Gumdo in my driveway. 🤣

Some photo highlights of a Chinese New Year celebration I performed at this morning.

Everyone knows Western and Japanese swords, but not many people know about Korean sword variants. This picture provides a good comparison of some of the more prominent Korean sword types.

Snow is a brutal teacher for swordsmen.

Practicing forms and techniques in deep snow has a funny way of exposing EVERY flaw with your stances, your stance transitions, and your general/core stability. (And it tires you out pretty quick.)

While most people see deep snow as a hinderence to their lives, I encourage the swordsman to see it as an opportunity to strengthen and hone their technique and form.

P.S. I didn't know you could add music to posts until just now, LOL.

I am honored to have been invited to perform in the closing act of this Asian cultural event being hosted in Solon, OH.
I encourage anyone interested in Asian cultures to come to this event.

A good quote to kick off the New Year.