New Club Opening in Korea

[Thomas Duvernay]

For those who do not visit the Korean archery board, here is what I wrote about the archery club my university just opened today:

Today was a fantastic day! The ceremony and festivities went flawlessly. There were many students there (from the physical education dept.), along with Korean faculty, international faculty, and other guests (including reps from my old club, Horim Jeong).

The opening began with--thankfully--short speeches. After that, a ritual ceremony was performed (bowing to a offering table). Following that was the official unveiling of the club's signboard. The main part was the shooting we did, including one whistling arrow I shot.

I am going to work hard to make the Cheonma Jeong the focal point of international Korean traditional archery. It's fitting, as the club is new and an international organization will also be new--they can grow together.

Here is an unedited web album of pictures my wife (mainly) took: http://www.koreanarchery.org/CheonmaJeong/index.html