Black Belts Need Skill and Character

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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. Обаче, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the

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Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have

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We included four or more martial arts in our academy’s curriculum. When I look at these arts, I see a distinct reason that I studied each one. These arts cover striking, grappling, ground fighting and a practical self-defense weapon, 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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Being a Dad and Coach

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On May 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. Аз

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Practical Application of Forms

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When most students start forms training, their main focus is on learning the proper sequence of the techniques to perform the pattern in the prescribed manner. It is unusual for a beginning or even intermediate student to think too much about what they are doing with the techniques and what they are defending against. Is the technique straight forward or

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What About High Kicks?

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As a taekwondo stylist, I spent my first few years of training trying to develop high kicks. I could throw crescent kicks head height pretty easily and even an occasional side kick. За по-голямата част, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. Обаче, high kicks are still beautiful to behold and with several spectacular head

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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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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.”

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Why I Blog About Martial Arts

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Наскоро, Чух подкаст за ясно идентифициране защо правиш нещо, защото е важно ефективно да достави вашето съобщение. Започнах блог бойни изкуства за една основна причина и няколко по-малки такива,. Аз отивам да покрие основната причина днес. I was not satisfied with most of the martial arts instruction related to self-defense. Ти

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Непрекъснато усъвършенстване като Black Belt

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След като стигнете до ранга на черен колан, ще откриете, че е трудно, ако не и невъзможно, за да тренировка в клас. Освен ако не сте много черни колани, , които могат да се редуват да въртящи, ще прекарват по-голямата част от времето си преподаване. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue

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