Sam Sparks sam.sparks@sunyisalina.com My parents sponsored individuals from Vietnam in the mid 70's.  One individual in particular was a Buddhist Monk that spent 14 years in a monastery.  As a monk, he was a practioner of Kung Fu.  There were several others that came through that studied Kung Fu.  In 1984, my parents found Sun Yi's and asked my brother and I if we wanted to join.  From the very first lesson, I was hooked.  In late 1989, I began to lose interest, due to my pursuit of a college education.  Even though I was not a practitioner of Tae Kwon Do, I continued to be interested in Martial Arts and Self Defense Techniques.  In December of 2004, my daughter became a member.  Watching her first testing, I became hooked again.  Now that I'm a member again, my high blood pressure is under control and I have lost weight.  Unlike my first go around with Tae Kwon Do, I get the most pleasure by helping students succeed.