Promoted to 4th Dan

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Հինգշաբթի օրը, Հունվար 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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Tips As You Age In The Martial Arts

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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. Անկախ նրանից, թե մենք ուզում ենք դիմակայել

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Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have

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Մենք նաեւ չորս կամ ավելի մարտարվեստի մեր ակադեմիայի ուսումնական պլանի. Երբ ես նայում այդ Արվեստ, Ես տեսնում եմ հստակ պատճառը, որ սովորել եմ ամեն մեկը. Սրանք Արվեստ կազմ վառ, grappling, վերգետնյա պայքարը եւ Ինքնապաշտպանության զենքը, 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

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Passing the Torch

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 տարեկան. 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. Անցյալ շաբաթ, the first member of the third generation started with us. Դեպի

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Being a Dad and Coach

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Մայիսի 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. Ես

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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, Ես գնացի մեկ տարվա ֆիթնեսի

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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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Անցյալ շաբաթ, 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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