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PAGE 10 â€"â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1987 The two are equal partners in the martial arts school. Seegmiller, a native of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, will handle the business end of things; Kwon, who lived in Korea until 1979 and has studied the martial arts since he was five, will teach all classes. The school will specialize in Jeet Kwon Do, a combination of five different ‘‘We‘ve put up wall, painted, plasâ€" tered, installed saunas and showers and laid carpeting. We‘ve done it all ourâ€" selves. It‘s been a good learning experiâ€" enceâ€"â€"I could almost build a house myself now," said Seegmiller. These two 21 year olds not only raised all the money needed to open shop, Jeff by working as a truck driver and Brice by working as a general laborer, but during the past two months they have spent all day, seven days a week, transforming vacant space in the lower level of the centre into a martial arts Chronicle Staff You don‘t have to tell Jeff Seegmiller and Brice Kwon that starting your own business is a lot of hard work. They‘ve learned that for themselves over the past year as they set about opening their own businessâ€"Kwon‘s School of Martial Arts, located in the Erb Centre, 55 Erb St. W., Waterloo. Melodee Martinuk Brice Kwon and Jeff Seegmiller, owners of the newlyâ€"opened Kwon‘s School of Martial Arts. Chronicle photo Industrious pair take handsâ€"on business approach ‘‘*We know this is a big gamble; we‘ve put everything we have into this busiâ€" ness. But we‘ve gambled before. If you‘re going to do it, you might as well do it when you‘re young." he said. The hourâ€"long classes will be offered four times a day (noon, 6:30 p.m, 7: 30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.) and will include a 15â€"minute warm up. Classes begin next month. Seegmiller said membership sales have exceeded their expectations, conâ€" firming the partners‘ feeling that there is a market for another martial arts school in Kâ€"W. He added that aithough the sport is very popular with the kids, at least 50 per cent of memberships sold have been to adults. The increased emphasis on physical fitness, coupled with the popularity of such films as The Karate Kid, has sparked great interest in the martial arts, Kwon said. "This is great for physical fitnessâ€"there‘s a lot of stretchâ€" ing, so it improves flexibility. It‘s also a very good cardiovascular exercise." he explained. He offers a fullâ€"contact program for younger students and those who wish to compete in tournaments, and easier, less physically demanding sessions. Kwon‘s is the only school in Ontario to teach Jeet Kwon Do. martial arts developed by Bruce Lee. ""It‘s self defense for the whole family," The Only Thing LowerThan His Grades is His Selfâ€"Esteem. Call today for more information. There‘s no abligation oi en approach to learming |_ equtvatient soore in math o« has already helped | | "WioaXAS T PRHC thousands of chik | onntimue up to 12 additionl dren. In a stress free | _ * IASohet * environment of post / > tive encouragement and personal attention, we guarantee your child‘s reading or math skills will improve by at least one full grade level in just 36 instruction hours. Or we will provide up to 12 additional hours at no further oost Sylvan understands how tough it can be for a child whois falling behind in school. And how good it can feet when fadure tums into suess Sytvan can help your child At Syvan, we can hetp your child develop the setfoonfidenceâ€"and the courageâ€"to do betier in school. In fact, we guarantoe it | _ SytvanGuarantee 95 King St. N., Waterioo (at Young) _ Blecause suncess begins with the hasios ds one full wriade equivalent soure in math o« muding skuills after 36 hours of inss ruction, or we wiil onntinue up to 12 additioncal heuns of mst ruction it ns furthor cust (© fls on hm (armong Conymar on