Several years ago I was training in and teaching Haidong Gumdo, a Korean Sword Martial Art, independent of any organizations. A fellow Sa Bom Nim in Dang Soo Do and Haidong Gumdo out in Arizona sent a message about a Korean swordsman he just hosted and that I should host him in Texas as well. You can read about the rest of it in my other blog post - way of the sword. Anyway, read it after you read this one. ?
Long story short, I was reintroduced to archery through Kummooyeh. The last time I did archery was around middle school age, so several decades back. Was introduced to archery by my Dad and his Dad, of course I loved it. But sometimes life happens and things fall aside and before you know it years fly by.
Anyway, my passion for archery was reignited and I wanted to do more than just traditional Korean archery. Unfortunately there weren't many options in the area. So I started researching what archery organizations were out there. A ton of small ones just in Texas alone, but I wanted to be part of something bigger. Enter USA Archery, which happens to be home of the USA Olympic Archery Team, that got my attention. Deep diving I went and discovered I could get training and certification to become an archery coach.
This would solve several problems I had, finding an organization and mentor, then providing archery to my local community since it was lacking. I found my archery coach based in the Dallas area, she was one of two women that were the highest ranking coaches in Texas at the time. She was also a powerlifter and getting her doctorate in Kinesiology. When I met her at her training courses I knew this was the archery coach for me.
I was already teaching Korean archery as part of the Kummooyeh program, but I wanted to do more archery since the community was underserved. Inspired after my USA Archery Level II Instructor certification, I beta tested my Archery for Homeschoolers program and it took off. Which then lead to the introduction of Rockhold Archery, which offers USA Archery programs: Explore Archery, JOAD, and Adult Archery. I am also a dealer for Lancaster Archery Supply so I can tailor equipment to my clients archery needs.
“You have to relax when you’re shooting an arrow. You can’t be tense. And that just helps, in your day-to-day life.”
— Stephen Amell
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