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, 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 хвилин

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Happy Birthday Grandpa

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Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Елліс’ 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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Щасливий 21 День народження, Дівчинка

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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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Збереження Last Dance для Tam

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Я познайомився зі своєю дружиною на весіллі моєї сестри у вересні 1995. Я знав Tam як кращий друг моєї маленької сестри для 10 років, але я не бачу її як жінка вона не ставала до цього дня в кінці вересня. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

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Папа веде нас до борцівські поєдинки

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Мій вітчим Ернест C. Діас одружився з моєю матір'ю червня 8, 1981. Тато і мама працювали, щоб переконатися, що ми мали нормальне сімейне життя. У 1981 або 1982, вони вирішили прийняти мої сестри і мене до професійної боротьбі шоу в Checkerdome (також відомий як Arena). Наші улюблені борці були Von Erichs. David Von Erich

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Відпочинок на природі з татом

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Після мама вийшла заміж за мого вітчима, Ернест Діас, в 1981, he was looking for a way for us to spend time together. Я жив в кемпінгу з бойскаутів, 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, Міссурі. We

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Представляючи наш новий чорний пояс

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

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