Celebrating
44 years of 44 Vaughan Road. Established in 1980, Young Choung
Taekwondo Academy has created numerous champions on and off the mats.
Roots run deep, branches grow wide.
To commemorate the anniversary I will be reformatting my first
book “Tree Kids of Troop 44” and it’s follow-up “Tree vs Fox” into 2
new full colour graphic novels. Inspired by my experiences through 44
Vaughan Road, these books are a window into my thoughts and feelings
about martial arts, sports, friendship, perseverance and teamwork.
Funds raised from this campaign will go towards:
✅YCTKD High Performance Team: Competition and travel costs rack up and NSOs and PSOs of Taekwondo offer little support to athletes and coaches. This campaign will help relieve some costs of competition.
✅Variety Village: The host venue of YCTKD’s annual tournament
“Toronto Open”, this all-ability facility has been offering
accessible activities since 1949, including a YCTKD program since
1990. This campaign will donate a portion to this wonderful charity to
which I hold dear.
✅Print/Shipping Costs
Contributing to and sharing this campaign means giving opportunities to the promising athletes of YCTKD, building the inclusive culture of Variety Village and hopefully inspiring future martial artists and life champions with my comics work.
Thank you,
Master Jerome Cabanatan
🥋❤️😈
Perks
A reformatted FULL COLOUR version of the Amazon Best Selling “Tree
Kids of Troop 44”. (250 pages, 6x9 inches)
Follow Vaughan, Clair and the rest of their tree friends as the
unlikely group prepares for their FIRST martial arts tournament
against the Venoms of Troop 13! A pseudo-textbook of fundamental
skills and mindset in a fun, all-ages graphic novel!
Books will be shipped January 2025.
A reformatted, deluxe FULL COLOUR version of the indie hit “Tree vs
Fox”. (80 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches)
Following the events of “Tree Kids of Troop 44”, Vaughan the
tree and Burad the fox still have unfinished business with each other
and in their own minds. Watch as they battle each other and learn to
appreciate the importance of struggle, perseverance, rivals and iron
sharpening iron in this action packed magazine sized story with the
best fight choreography this side of indie comics!
Books ship January 2025
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A reformatted FULL COLOUR version of the Amazon Best Selling “Tree
Kids of Troop 44”. (250 pages, 6x9 inches)
Follow Vaughan, Clair and the rest of their tree friends as the
unlikely group prepares for their FIRST martial arts tournament
against the Venoms of Troop 13! A pseudo-textbook of fundamental
skills and mindset in a fun, all-ages graphic novel!
Books will be shipped January 2025.
A reformatted, deluxe FULL COLOUR version of the indie hit “Tree vs
Fox”. (80 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches)
Following the events of “Tree Kids of Troop 44”, Vaughan the
tree and Burad the fox still have unfinished business with each other
and in their own minds. Watch as they battle each other and learn to
appreciate the importance of struggle, perseverance, rivals and iron
sharpening iron in this action packed magazine sized story with the
best fight choreography this side of indie comics!
Books ship January 2025
