My Day with the Grandmaster- Robert E. Beaudoin
Grandmaster Robert E. Beaudoin, I first met Master Beaudoin in the mid seventies. We attended his tournament in Waterbury, Connecticut. We had a sort of “rival” Tsd school that competed there and we always matched up against his guys. Grandmaster Hwang Kee was in attendance and even awarded me my first place trophy When I won in Black Belt breaking competition. Many years were to pass until we met again. We attended the 50th anniversary of that tournament and reminisced. A year later I was at the airport to fly to D.C. to attend the 50th anniversary of Grandmaster Jenkins tenure in Tang Soo Do. Grandmaster B was in the waiting area preparing to board and would be attending the event (he was Kjn Jenkins original teacher). We chatted and made some small talk and soon departed for the short flight. Upon arrival in Reagan airport my wife and I saw him standing by the luggage area by himself. He was arranging transportation. We then asked if he wanted...