Promoted to 4th Dan

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У чацвер, Студзеня 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

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Being a Dad and Coach

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Мая 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. Я

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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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Self-Defense is Situational

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Ідэя для гэтага паста стала прарастаць ў маім мозгу пару тыдняў таму, when I was in the store to spend my birthday money and found an article about self-defense positions. Тхэквондо з'яўляецца маёй базай стыль, хоць мы дадаць шмат дзюдо, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and cane techniques into our system. Я чакаў убачыць нейкую рэалістычную самаабарону, але

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