Category: אומנויות לחימה

When I earned my 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo during December 2005 at Willow Martial Arts, I had already studied Judo for three months. My instructor, Master Pat Weseman, is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Judo as well as a 6th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. With this background, a number of our self-defenses were Judo based, so I

When most students start forms training, their main focus is on learning the proper sequence of the techniques to perform the pattern in the prescribed manner. It is unusual for a beginning or even intermediate student to think too much about what they are doing with the techniques and what they are defending against. Is the technique straight forward or

As a taekwondo stylist, I spent my first few years of training trying to develop high kicks. I could throw crescent kicks head height pretty easily and even an occasional side kick. על פי רוב, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. אולם, high kicks are still beautiful to behold and with several spectacular head

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.”

לאחרונה, שמעתי פודקאסט על זיהוי ברור למה שאתה עושה משהו כי זה חשוב כדי להעביר את המסר שלך ביעילות. התחלתי את בלוג של אמנויות לחימה מסיבה אחת העיקרית וכמה פחותים אלה. אני הולך לכסות את הסיבה העיקרית היום. I was not satisfied with most of the martial arts instruction related to self-defense. You