Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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Last week, it was testing preparation at Willow Martial Arts. We went through the walking drills, forms and self-defense required for Taekwondo testing. As I observed the students preparing, I remembered a statement Master Pat Weseman often told me when I was a colored belt preparing for my next Taekwondo test. “Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan var bráðabirgðareglur þungavigtar verðlaun berjast meistari. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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Expressionism in Nosferatu (1922)

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Mars 4, 1922, F.W. Murnau út Nosferatu (1922). Nosferatu var aðlögun Murnau er af Dracula skáldsögu eftir Bram Stoker. Murnau vanrækt að kaupa réttindi til að filma söguna úr búi Stoker er, sem næstum leiddi til þessa kvikmynd að vera glataður að filma áhorfendur. Ekkja Stoker er tekist lögsótt Murnau og þýska kvikmynd fyrirtæki sem framleiddi fyrir hreyfingu mynd. The

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One Body Too Many (1944)

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On Thanksgiving Weekend 1944, Paramount Pictures released One Body Too Many, a comedy-mystery film starring Jack Haley. Haley famously played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The film also starred Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley and Bela Lugosi in supporting roles. One Body Too Many byrjar á milljónamæringnum Cyrus J. Erfingjar Rutherfords komu saman til að heyra

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