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Portland Observer, March 7, 1984 Page 3 METROPOLITAN Hasan seeks championship by L am ia Duke G rassrool News. N . W . — K teacher and his student w ill soon travel to C h ic a g o , Illin o is w ith hope o f b ring ing back to the A lb in a c o m munity a national championship. N a 'im Hasan and Professor A li M M u h a m m a d are gearing up to com pete in the 1984 U .S .A . A m a te u r A th le tic U n io n 's Tae Kwon D o N a tio n al Cham pionship. The results o f these team trials in June w ill d eterm in e w ho w ill jo in the U .S. team to compete in the Pan Am erican com petition this N o vem ber in South America. “ I w ant to e n lig h te n the c o m munity to the young people we have here aspiring to higher goals. I am asking your s u p p o rt," H asan a d ded. For the next three months, Hasan and M u h a m m a d are p la n n in g p ro gram s to g en era te the c a p ita l necessary for the trip. The U n iversal Academ y o f Self- D efense is the o n ly M a r t ia l A rts stu d io located in the B lack com - m u n ity ;fo u n d e d in 1975 by M u h a m m a d , w ho has 25 years o f experience in developing the art o f Kempo Karate. The public perceives K a ra te and Tae Kwon D o as physical but both the teacher and the student say it is all mental. " Y o u learn how to con trol the mind so you can control the body. In the West, the discipline has becom e physical and it gets aw ay fro m the s p ir it u a l," H a sa n c o n tinued, M uham m ad called Hasan a good student and w a rr io r . " H e has looked at himself and found his own potential. He not only fights well in the rin g , he fig h ts the n eg ative things which may hinder h im ." M u h a m m a d added, " O u r m ain goal is not to overwork and to m ain tain a positive attitude by practicing certain principles; either Y in /Y a n g , cause and e ffe c t or b alan ce . Y o u have to know when to go high, low, fast or slow . . .kn o w when to get lig h t or heavy w hile w atch ing the center line and developing an angle o f a tta c k ." B oth said Tae K w o n D o is not used so much to defend yourself as to undergo s p iritu a l g ro w th w hile stu d ying it . Both teacher and student practice Islam and call their religion " a fo un dation ." "D is c ip lin e , dedication and self- co n tro l are principles I'v e learned under M u h a m m a d . H e has taught us that once we start something, to Finish it. That in itself is success.” Hasan is a w ell-rounded athlete w ith a history o f playing fo o tb a ll, basketball and running track. His achievements and awards in M artial Arts are as long as a computer print out. H e is ranked number Five in the N o rth w e s t region by K a ra te Illu s tra te d . In 1983, he to o k firs t place in the N .W . N a tio n al Karate Publishing company first PCC business tenant A publishing company moves into P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ’ s Cascade C a m p u s d u rin g C o m m u n ity C o lle g e W eek as the firs t firm for the Business Development Center. W heel Press, In c ., plans to move in as soon as the b uilding is ready next week, according to an announce ment m ade by Cascade Business D evelopm ent C e n te r D ire c to r A rt Dixon. The D e v e lo p m e n t C e n te r provides below m arket rate o ffic e space and s u p p o rt service fo r fledgling businesses, management classes for the owners, and access to other pertinent college resources. In fo rm u la tin g the idea fo r the D evelopm ent C e n te r, o ffic ia ls in vestigated about a dozen other in cubator concepts across the nation. " W e added the m anagem ent t r a in in g ," D ix o n e x p la in e d , "b ec au se we w an t the owners to know how to succeed.” D ix o n in d icate d o th e r s im ila r projects d o n ’ t necessarily contain the educational component. Business statistics show that 50-80 percent o f the small businesses fail w ithin five years. . that 80 percent o f the businesses in O reg o n are classed as small business. . and that an estim ated 2 7 ,0 0 0 o f those businesses exist in the P C C fiv e - county district. " T h e concept behind d e v e lo p ment centers is to provide a protec ted e n v iro n m e n t the firs t few years.” Dixon explained. Funding fo r (he project includes b oth state and fe d e ra l d o lla rs , as w ell as loans fro m the P o rtla n d Development Commission. E v e n tu a lly 2 5 -3 0 n o n re ta il businesses w ill occupy the Center C h a m p io n s h ip in Tacom a, W a s h in g to n and in F e b ru a ry , Hasan scored a first round K n o ck o u t over a C a lif o r n ia n in a k ic k boxing bout. But a lack o f finances has lim ite d his to u rn a m e n t p a r ticipation. H e said, " U . S . ath letes are strong, but we need more financial su p po rt. It is hard to raise m oney and compete n atio n ally." The lack o f finances w ill not im pede his progress as he draws upon the resources fro m w ith in and w ith o u t to represent A lb in a this summer. " I want to be an example for young people, if not in M a rtia l A rts , then in business. W e need those types o f positive influences in our co m m un ity." H a s a n , 26, has a B a ch elo r o f Science Degree in Business A d m in is tra tio n and w orks as an in surance claim s adjuster. A second degree black belt, he is the father of three sons and his wife Felicia is also a disciple o f this discipline. H e asks the community to support him in his efforts by calling 286-3186. Slimmer's Salon You've come a long way, baby. -lNIA VIR< SIIM S Menthol and Lights Menthol Invites you to attend the Grand Opening of the Weight Control Center 1634 N.E. 7th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97232 281-9495 You can lose those unwanted pounds without strenuous dieting or strenuous exercises Come let us show you how to shape up and feel good again, Sunday, March 11,1984,1pm 'til 6pm I t C Philip M orns In, | m *4 Warning The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. Lean M achine« free D em onstration« Door Prizes • R efreshm ents Please wear exercise clothes. competition whlls hit teacher. Ali M Muhammad coachas his performance. (Photo Richard J Brown) VIRGINIA SLIMS facilities. Prelim inary drawings are u n d erw a y fo r a new b u ild in g to house business and industry classes, as well as the small businesses. In the m e a n tim e , the college is renovating old Peninsula H all to get (he p ro ject u nd erw ay. D ix o n said they w ill be able to accom m odate businesses at this site. W h eel Press a c tu a lly started in 1977 when A rthur Honeyman wrote a book about his personal experien ces as a 12-year old boy w ith cerebral palsy and how he did door- to-door selling. Honeym an’s wife, Joann K. G r if fin, illustrated the book and the two subsequently decided they should open a business. F o r the past tw o years they have o p e rate d the business out o f th e ir hom e in southeast P o rtla n d by p ro v id in g word processing, computer services and printing. F o r the expanded business, the H o n eym an s list th e ir services as ghost w riting, resumes, photocopy ing, letters and mailing label services. P C C Cascade D ean Jim V an D y k e is excited ab o ut g etting the project underway. “ I t ’s appropriate that we are able to announce the First occupants d u rin g C o m m u n ity C o lleg e W e e k ," V an D y k e said. " T h e governor, in proclaim ing the re c o g n itio n w eek, in d icate d that com m unity colleges are part o f the solution. T hat is certainly the case here." D ixon is still taking applications for other occupants. T o be accep ted, ap p licants need to show they have a viable idea w ith a potential for growth. North Portland residents, w om en and m in o ritie s w ill be given p refe re n c e, acco rd in g to Dixon. Grand Opening Na im Hasan dam onstrataa the form he hopes w ill ta k e him In to Tae K won Do in te rn a tio n a l Menthol 15 mq tat ' 1 0 mq nicotine lights Menthol 8 mq Isr 0 6 mg nicotine ei per cigarette FTC Report Mar'83
