By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Aigerim Sadykova
Photos = Kang Sergei
Korea.net has launched a novel collaborative projection amongst its honorary reporters approximately the world. Each honorary reporter volition write a story on the same topic, but from each of their ain abode cities or countries. The stories volition in addition to so last shared amongst our community of Korea.net readers.
For the outset plain of study inwards the series, Korea.net asked our honorary reporters to ship inwards a touching story from their abode communities. Here's our 18th story inwards this series, this fourth dimension from Kazakhstan.
"Actions speak louder than words," equally the maxim goes. Recently, I had a adventure to acquire acquainted amongst a individual who is characterized yesteryear these words. Kang Sergei (강 세르게이) is the begetter of 3 children in addition to the supporter of his family. He is also an fantabulous organizer in addition to an enthusiastic human being amongst a adept feel of humor.
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| Kang Sergei in addition to his menage unit of measurement pose for a photo. |
He is glad to utter nigh his children in addition to nigh the importance of menage unit of measurement values, which are imbedded inwards both the Korean in addition to Kazakh people. With pride he talks nigh the achievements of his life, the taekwondo guild Arlan. In 2015, Sergei, together amongst his married adult woman Julia, created the Children in addition to Youth Sports Club TDK Arlan inwards Astana, the capital. From the Kazakh language, the give-and-take Arlan translates a "wolf," so the guild has the logo of a grayness wolf.
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| Kang Sergei runs a small-scale gym that teaches taekowndo inwards Astana. |
The inspiration for the gym was Kang’s son, Maxim. As an ethnic Korean Kazakhstani, Sergei chose taekwondo for his son. At the historic menstruation of seven, Maxim started practicing taekwondo. Now, the 12-year-old Maxim is a original of sports in addition to participates inwards all kinds of competitions in addition to receives diplomas in addition to medals.
In 2015, Sergei understood that it was fourth dimension to do his ain gym inwards monastic tell to back upwards his son. Friends whose children also practise taekwondo gave Sergei the adventure to start a adept deed. Sergei began preparing the official documents in addition to searched for a suitable house to rent. If you lot enquire what difficulties he encountered, Sergei’s response is, "There were no difficulties." Frankly, it was a keen challenge to start everything from scratch, to uncovering like-minded people, professional person taekwondo trainers in addition to to acquire recognition from the Republic of Kazakhstan Taekwondo Federation (WTF). Moreover, he has successfully continued his business concern for i twelvemonth in addition to 4 months, grooming threescore children.
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| A trainer of the Arlan taekwondo gym coaches his students. |
It seemed hard to uncovering a spacious room for training. However, luckily in that place was an empty cellar inwards Sergei’s floor building. He reached an understanding amongst the possessor of the apartment, agreeing to a unmarried condition: to do the renovations himself.
"I personally painted the walls," Sergei said amongst a laugh, mentioning collecting coin amongst his friends.
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| Children larn non solely taekwondo but also menage unit of measurement values at the taekwondo gym. |
Even if Sergei isn't real adept at taekwondo, he began to empathise the sport. The network of karate is well-developed inwards Kazakhstan, he said, but taekwondo is solely developing. According to Sergei, to a greater extent than oftentimes than non the trainers in that place command taekwondo classes. However, a adept coach on rare occasions tin flame last a adept marketing manager. Sergei believes that the principal payoff of their gym Arlan is that parents command it. This is non a source of income for the parents. It's a wish to develop their children. Under these circumstances, the coaches focus on the grooming only.
Kang also said, "You can’t earn coin inwards sports. People similar me alive amongst enthusiasm. I've met adept people since our gym opened. I know many people, in addition to they abide by my family. Since I get got a basic salary, the gym Arlan is my hobby.” Actually, Sergei’s draw of piece of occupation is inwards medicine in addition to pharmacology.
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| The golden medal winner, Damira (left), in addition to Raiymbek, a player inwards the competition, get got business office inwards the Mayor's Cup inwards Astana inwards 2016. They are Arlan’s pride. |
Sergei shared his plans. He wants to develop Arlan equally a world association amongst the view of menage unit of measurement leisure. "The children would do taekwondo, spell the parents would become to the library that I'm going to opened upwards this summer. Grandparents would play chess.” He believes that there's no demand to criticize. We must encourage earth to deed in addition to to spread menage unit of measurement values. He wants children to larn their historical roots, in addition to to develop in addition to movement forward.
"I alive for children. They brand me young. When I retire, I volition give-up the ghost along to grip the gym Arlan," said Sergei.
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| Sergei’s children also practise taekwondo. |
After talking amongst Sergei, I attended a taekwondo class. I didn’t await to reckon such a brilliant in addition to spacious room total of salubrious energy. On the walls, I noticed students’ diplomas in addition to photos, the flags of Korea in addition to Kazakhstan, in addition to a huge poster amongst the icon of the wolf Arlan. It was overnice to reckon the youngest practicioners at 4- to 6-years-old. The children looked at me amongst involvement in addition to wanted to present me what they had learned. Also, the coach got on good amongst them.
Sergei, equally a father, along amongst his wife, watched the grooming of his instant son. Their 2-year-old missy supported her blood brother shouting, "Come on, come upwards on!" In i to a greater extent than year, she volition follow inwards the footsteps of her older brothers.
Saying goodbye to Sergei, I clearly remembered his maxim that tin flame relate to everybody. "It's real. It's possible. It works. We did it, later all."
Kang Sergei’s story inspired me in addition to other families who followed his actions. So let’s do what nosotros planned months or years agone in addition to we’ll last successful!
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