Hanesydd Chwaraeon Brwydro ac Artist Ymladd
Posts about martial arts concepts and principles.
Ar ddydd Iau, Ionawr 31, 2020, Fe wnaeth y Grandmaster Pat Weseman fy nyrchafu i 4ydd Dan yn Taekwondo yn y Dosbarth Uwch. Pan ddechreuais i ddosbarthiadau gyda'r Grandmaster Weseman a'i gŵr Art, Nid oeddwn yn rhagweld cyrraedd y garreg filltir hon. Yn wreiddiol, dechreuais gymryd dosbarthiadau gyda fy nai Jim yn y gwanwyn 1995. Ar ôl priodi yn 1996, Rhoddais y gorau i gymryd dosbarthiadau i sawl un
When I started martial arts in my mid-twenties, I thought my skill level would always continue to improve even as I aged. Since I regularly lifted weights, performed cardio and stretched, I thought I could battle Father Time to a draw. Like so many combat athletes before me, I discovered Father Time beats us all. A ydym am wynebu
We included four or more martial arts in our academy’s curriculum. When I look at these arts, I see a distinct reason that I studied each one. These arts cover striking, mynd i'r afael, ground fighting and a practical self-defense weapon, the cane. I started studying Shotokan karate in the Fall of 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought
At our fantasy football draft this year, one of the other owners asked me who I thought was the best mixed martial artist of all time. I told him that based on skill, the greatest mixed martial artist of all time was Jon “Bones” Jones. Fodd bynnag,, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 mlwydd oed. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Over the years, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Yr wythnos ddiwethaf, the first member of the third generation started with us. To
My daughter asked me the other day if I had seen any of the Olympic Judo. She was surprised when I told her I had not. Besides being a black belt in Taekwondo, I’m a brown belt in Judo. Like both my sons, Caity trained in both TKD and Judo as well. Fodd bynnag,, Nid wyf yn hoffi'r ystyriaethau gwleidyddol a wnaed yn
Pan fyddaf yn ennill fy 1af Gradd Black Belt ym Taekwondo yn ystod mis Rhagfyr 2005 mewn Crefft Ymladd Willow, Rwyf eisoes wedi astudio Jiwdo am dri mis. fy hyfforddwr, Master Pat Weseman, yn 2il Gradd Black Belt yn Jiwdo yn ogystal â 6ed Belt Gradd Black yn Taekwondo. Gyda'r cefndir hwn, a number of our self-defenses were Judo based, so I
Ar Fai 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. I
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, Es i ar ffitrwydd blwyddyn o hyd
Yr wythnos ddiwethaf, 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.”