R 210
2018 -- S 2837
Enacted 05/03/2018

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING MAY 5, 2018, TO BE "RHODE ISLAND OPEN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senators McCaffrey, Lombardi, Archambault, Ciccone, and Conley
Date Introduced: May 03, 2018

     WHEREAS, Taekwondo is a Korean martial art developed during the 1940's and 50's by
martial artists with broad experience in the different martial arts including karate and other
Chinese and Korean martial arts traditions. Taekwondo places a special emphasis on head-height
kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and a variety of fast kicking techniques; and
     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Open Taekwondo Championship was initiated thirty-four
years ago by Grandmaster Jin Sup Hong; and
     WHEREAS, This championship has been a vital and outstanding feature of the martial
arts sports' scene in Rhode Island. It has fostered the practice of the Korean art of Taekwondo
within the State and has enriched the cultural diversity of Rhode Island; and
     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Open Taekwondo Championship is a prestigious event
that has significant stature in New England and has hosted thousands of Rhode Island and New
England competitors over the past thirty-four years; now, therefore be it
     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
hereby proclaims May 5, 2018, to be "Rhode Island Open Taekwondo Championship Day" in the
State of Rhode Island. We wish them a most exciting and successful championship; and be it
further
     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Grand Master Jin R. Hong.
========
LC005592
========