For the last few years I have often played with the idea of what I would do with myself after competing. Would I just move on, go into coaching, go in at a federation level? I realised this year how much I want to give back to Taekwondo! I have benefited so much and had so many incredible opportunities awarded to me through taekwondo and the martial arts that I count myself incredibly blessed. Where ever my life may lead me, I know Taekwondo and the martial arts will always be a part of my life and for that I am committed to making a difference in the world using my own experiences and teachings to move, touch and inspire.
In May this year I started forming ideas around setting up a Taekwondo foundation, program or initiative. Something that could grow, develop and make a difference. The surprising thing was I seemed to be considering doing it here in the UK. I figured if I could set something up here in London, then I could use the same idea and blueprint to eventually launch in South Africa.
In September this year, the Taekwondo project beat its first heartbeat. I took the plans out of my head, put them to paper and then made them real!
The result is Life-Kick. Our aim: To give our youth a kick start in life!
George Bernard Shaw
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”
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