Being a Dad and Coach

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மே 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. நான்

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Embracing Taekwondo

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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

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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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Practical Application of Forms

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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

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What About High Kicks?

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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. பெரும்பாலான, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. எனினும், high kicks are still beautiful to behold and with several spectacular head

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, அணிவகுப்பு நடத்துதல் 17, 1905, ஸ்டம்ப். Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning

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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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கடந்த வாரம், 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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How To Spread A Martial Art

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3 times over the last 150 ஆண்டுகள், martial artists created more modern versions of older martial arts. Unlike many prior systems, the innovators of these modern martial arts chose to share this information with outsiders and spread their arts around the world. Jigoro Kano’s dissemination of Judo is the best case study for how to develop and spread a martial

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Why I Blog About Martial Arts

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Recently, I heard a podcast about clearly identifying why you do anything because it is important to effectively deliver your message. I started a martial arts blog for one main reason and a couple lesser ones. I am going to cover the main reason today. I was not satisfied with most of the martial arts instruction related to self-defense. You

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Create Something Great After 4 ஆண்டுகள்

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மார்ஷியல் ஆர்ட்ஸ் ஒரு பொதுவான கட்டுக்கதை என்று ஒரு மாஸ்டர் ஆய்வுகள் 40 ஆண்டுகள், சுய பாதுகாப்பு ஏறக்குறைய ஒரு மனிதனை புரிந்து உருவாகிறது, சரியான அமைப்பு உருவாக்குகிறது மற்றும் தோற்கடிக்க போராளிகள் தலைமுறைகள் மாறிவிடும். முன்னதாக கலவையான தற்காப்பு கலைகள் பிரபலத்தை, many of the magazines such as Black Belt were full of stories about which martial art was the best. If you polled

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