International Tong-Il Moo-Do 21days workshop
in Costa Rica

This time the workshop in Central America focused more on quality then quantity. Instructors from other martial arts and from TIMD participated. There were representatives from Venezuela (Jorge Martinez 3rd dan in Karate Shotokan), from Nicaragua (Takuya Ishii, 3rd dan in TIMD and now 1st dan in Kyokushin), from Uruguay (Freddy Sosa, 3rd dan in TIMD and 7th dan in Karate Wakarukai), from Panama (Claudio, 1st dan in Karate), from Costa Rica (Nelson, 2nd dan in Karate Shito Ryu), from Guatemala (Sung Hwa Bessell 2nd generation, former Karate). As international Instructors, there were Master Hoshiko Takamitzu, Master Don Harbour and Master Gustavo Giuliano.

In each class there also participated from Panama, Cuba, Ecuador ,Bolivia, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Dominica and Dominican Republic. Also representative members from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Haiti, Panama and Cuba. Also, we had the special participation in each class in the morning Chairman of TIMD South America, Mr. Kim and his wife.

The total of the participants were 31. The workshop started on February 26 until March 18. During the workshop films serials were made by the TV Channel Telepaz and from next month on this material will be shown in entire Costa Rica.

During 3 days, centered on Master Don Harbour with the support of Master Gustavo Giuliano, they made all Self Defense System around of 100 techniques. They took a at list 450 photos for the Self Defense manual and we wrote all explanation. That is a very good advance for TIMD providence. All participant felt hope to see Self Defense System. All TIMD Instructor will be inherit Self Defense System from Don Harbour.

During the course of the workshop, TIMD lectures were given by Gustavo Giuliano and during this time a profound explanation of the meaning and expansion of TIMD was given. These explanations were made by Hoshiko Takamitsu and Don Harbour. During every morning, Chairman Mr. Kim gave strong and inspiring words of internal guidance to the participants. Through this workshop, the participants went through an internal transformation, which helped them to understand the TIMD has to be totally united with the daily life of everybody.

On March 14 was held the promotion test graduating specially those instructors who represented a nation.

Testimonies

One of the participants, Instructor Ishii, said:
"This workshop changed my life. TIMD is real instrument in order to achieve World Peace."

The participant of Costa Rica, Nelson said:
"I was educated by Japanese instructors in Karate who transmitted to me an education centered on power, respect towards the position but with very little communication. The words of the instructor were absolute. Therefore knowing the TIMD instructors, seeing their warmness and concern for others and their deep love for what they are doing, I said to myself, Here I will stay."

Jorge Martinez from Venezuela said:
"That TIMD appears in an crucial time in the history of Martial Arts and that the unification only will be possible through True Love".

Jorge Martinez from Venezuela said:
"That TIMD appears in an crucial time in the history of Martial Arts and that the unification only will be possible through True Love".

The schedule of the workshop:
05:00 Hoon Dok Hae
06:00 - 07:30 Tongil Moo Do
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 - 12:00 Tong Il Moo Do alternating with Divine Principle Lectures
12:30 Lunch
14:00 - 18:00 Tong Il Moo Do alternating with Divine Principle Lectures
18:30 Dinner
20:00 - 22:00 Explanation about the philosophy of Tong Il Moo Do, testimonies from each instructor
22:00 Reflections
22:30 Rest