Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about martial arts concepts and principles.
Sa Huwebes, Enero 31, 2020, Na-promote ako ni Grandmaster Pat Weseman sa 4th Dan sa Taekwondo sa Advanced Class. Nang magsimula ako ng mga klase kasama si Grandmaster Weseman at ang kanyang asawang si Art, Hindi ko inakala na aabot sa milestone na ito. Nagsimula akong kumuha ng mga klase kasama ang aking pamangkin na si Jim noong Spring 1995. Pagkatapos magpakasal sa 1996, Ilang beses akong huminto sa pagkuha ng mga klase
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. Kung gusto ba nating harapin
Nagsama kami ng apat o higit pang mga militar sining sa kurikulum ng aming akademya ni. Kapag tumingin ako sa mga arts, Nakakakita ako ng isang natatanging dahilan na ako nag-aral sa bawat isa. Ang mga sining pabalat kapansin-pansin, grappling, ground fighting at isang praktikal na pagtatanggol sa sarili armas, ang tungkod. Sinimulan ko sa pag-aaral Shotokan karate sa Fall ng 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. Gayunman, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 taong gulang. 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. Last week, 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. Gayunman, Hindi ko gusto ang mga pampulitikang pagsasaalang-alang na ginawa sa
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
Sa Mayo 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. Ako
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, Nagpunta ako sa isang taon na fitness
Last week, 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.”