Історик єдиноборств і майстер єдиноборств
Posts about martial arts concepts and principles.
На четвер, Січень 31, 2020, Гросмейстер Пет Весеман підвищив мене до 4-го Дану з тхеквондо в класі просунутих. Коли я почав заняття з гросмейстером Весеманом та її чоловіком Артом, Я не передбачав досягнення цієї віхи. Спочатку я почав відвідувати заняття зі своїм племінником Джимом навесні 1995. Після одруження в 1996, Я кілька разів перестав відвідувати заняття
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. Чи хочемо ми зіткнутися
Ми включили чотири або більше бойових мистецтв у навчальному плані нашої академії. Коли я дивлюся на цих мистецтв, Я бачу чітку причину, по якій я навчався кожен. Це мистецтво кришка яскравим, бореться, боротьбі лежачи і практичний зброя самооборони, тростини. Я почав вивчати Шотокан карате восени 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. Однак, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 років. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Протягом багатьох років, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Минулого тижня, перший представник третього покоління почався з нами. до
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. Однак, Мені не подобаються політичні міркування
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
Травень 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
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
Минулого тижня, 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.”