Promoted to 4th Dan

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On Thursday, Јануари 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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Од мај 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. Јас

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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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Идејата за овој пост почна 'ртење во мојот мозок неколку недели пред, when I was in the store to spend my birthday money and found an article about self-defense positions. Таекуондо е мојата база стил иако ние додадете многу Џудо, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and cane techniques into our system. I expected to see some realistic self-defense but

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