Shinn's
From A Heart Attack
To A Black Belt In Taekwondo
How does a 56 year old man go
from a massive heart attack to
a black belt in TaeKwonDo?
Dan Roberts, who achieved this
great feat in January of 1998 at Shinn's
TaeKwonDo in Okemos, Michigan,
attributes his accomplishments to "the
tenets of TaeKwonDo, perseverance in
particular, and a lot of support from his
wife, Mary Lu.

Dan's journey began in 1990 when
his world, as he knew it, was turned
upside down after a massive heart
attack. "It's amazing what goes through
your mind after your life is threatened.
I knew I had to change my lifestyle to
include an exercise program, but quite
frankly, I was afraid to become physi-
cally active after my heart attack. I
started in the cardiac rehabilitation program at Lansing Community College but
didn't feel challenged. I needed to do something that would be life-altering,
something that would include short and long term goals, and encompass my
mind, body and spirit." That's when Dan thought of martial arts. Dan's son
studied martial arts as a child and he had a good deal of respect for the philoso-
phy taught as part of the art.
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Kwon
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