Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about martial arts concepts and principles.
Την Πέμπτη, Ιανουάριος 31, 2020, Grandmaster Pat Weseman promoted me to 4th Dan in Taekwondo at the Advanced Class. When I started classes with Grandmaster Weseman and her husband Art, I did not foresee reaching this milestone. I originally started taking classes with my nephew Jim in Spring 1995. After getting married in 1996, I stopped taking classes for several
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. Whether we want to face
Εμείς περιλαμβάνονται τέσσερις ή περισσότερες πολεμικές τέχνες στο βιογραφικό ακαδημία μας. Όταν κοιτάζω αυτές τις τέχνες, Βλέπω ένα ξεχωριστό λόγο που έχω μελετήσει κάθε μία. Αυτά τα εξώφυλλα εντυπωσιακή, αγωνίζεται, καταπολέμηση του εδάφους και ένα πρακτικό όπλο αυτοάμυνας, το ζαχαροκάλαμο. Άρχισα να μελετώ Shotokan karate το φθινόπωρο του 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. Ωστόσο, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 ετών. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Πάροδο των χρόνων, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Την περασμένη εβδομάδα, 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. Ωστόσο, Δεν μου αρέσουν οι πολιτικοί προβληματισμοί
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
Τον Μάιο του 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. Εγώ
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
Την περασμένη εβδομάδα, 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.”