Things Come Full Circle

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A few weeks ago, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, I went on a year-long fitness

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Happy Birthday, Kenneth!

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My oldest son Kenneth will turn 18 this week. It is hard for me to believe he is a grown man already. It seems like five years ago he was a little guy running around and climbing on everything. When he was less than a year old, वह अपने exersaucer से बाहर लटका और बंद अपने खिलौनों लेने सकता है

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Happy Birthday, Caleb!

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This week my youngest son Caleb turns 16. I can’t believe it has been 16 years since I saw and held him for the first time. Caleb was the baby and waited until he had a good meal at Red Lobster before making his appearance in the world. When he was ready though, he didn’t wait around. He was born 40 मिनट

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Happy Birthday Grandpa

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Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. एलिस’ 100th birthday. Grandpa Ellis only lived to 85 but he imparted 100 years worth of wisdom into the 32 years I knew him. I could write books about him but am going to focus today’s post on how he inspired me by refusing to grow old. Grandpa Ellis maintained his physical

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Next Generation Black Belts

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अप्रैल को 27, 2015, I had the honor of promoting my sons to Black Ranks in our system of self-defense. I promoted my oldest son Kenneth to 2nd Degree Black Rank. Kenneth was the first student I promoted to Black Rank on April 27, 2013. Over the past year and a half, Kenneth and I have been working on a

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21 वें जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएं, बच्ची

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My daughter Caity is 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. I am so proud of the young woman she has become but as she grew up I regretted not being able to pick her up, wipe her tears and make the “small hurts” go away. Caity came

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टैम के लिए पिछले नृत्य सहेजा जा रहा है

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मैं सितंबर में मेरी बहन की शादी में मेरी पत्नी से मुलाकात की 1995. मैं के लिए मेरी छोटी बहन के सबसे अच्छे दोस्त के रूप में टैम जाना जाता था 10 साल लेकिन मैं वास्तव में वह देर से सितम्बर में इस दिन तक बन गया था औरत के रूप में उसे नहीं देखा था. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

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पिताजी कुश्ती मैच करने के लिए लेता

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My stepdad Ernest C. Diaz married my mother on June 8, 1981. Dad and Mom worked to make sure we had a normal family life. में 1981 या 1982, they decided to take my sisters and me to a professional wrestling show at the Checkerdome (also known as the Arena). Our favorite wrestlers were the Von Erichs. David Von Erich

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पिताजी के साथ डेरा डाले हुए

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मेरी माँ ने मेरे सौतेले पिता से शादी के बाद, अर्नेस्ट डियाज़, में 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. मैं लड़के स्काउट्स के साथ डेरा डाले हुए किया गया था, so Dad decided that camping would be an effective way for us to get to know each other. A friend of Dad’s owned property and a cabin in Greenville, एमओ. हम

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Introducing Our New Black Belt

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अप्रैल को 27, 2013, on what would have been his grandfather and namesake’s 71st birthday, केन “ट्रे” Zimmerman III became the first black belt in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System under his father Ken Zimmerman Jr. “ट्रे” began studying martial arts shortly before his fifth birthday. “ट्रे” has trained in Taekwondo, जुडो, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gojo Shroei Weapons System. His goals

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