Olympics Effect on Judo and Taekwondo

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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. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມັກການພິຈາລະນາທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ

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Embracing Taekwondo

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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

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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. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ

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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, ຂ້ອຍໄປອອກກຳລັງກາຍຕະຫຼອດປີ

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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 We Use Canes

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Most self-defense programs are made up of striking or grappling techniques. A few self-defense systems use techniques from both. Striking and grappling techniques can both be effective but sometimes a defender needs an equalizer. Policeman carry night sticks and tasers for this reason. The laws of the United States ban most weapons but one tool legal to carry anywhere is

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ການປະຕິບັດແບບຟອມ

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ເມື່ອນັກຮຽນສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ເລີ່ມການຝຶກອົບຮົມແບບຟອມ, ຈຸດ​ສຸມ​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ​ຂອງ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ແມ່ນ​ການ​ຮຽນ​ຮູ້​ລໍາ​ດັບ​ທີ່​ເຫມາະ​ສົມ​ຂອງ​ເຕັກ​ນິກ​ການ​ປະ​ຕິ​ບັດ​ຮູບ​ແບບ​ໃນ​ລັກ​ສະ​ນະ​ທີ່​ກໍາ​ນົດ​ໄວ້​. ມັນເປັນເລື່ອງຜິດປົກກະຕິທີ່ນັກຮຽນເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ ຫຼື ລະດັບປານກາງທີ່ຈະຄິດຫຼາຍເກີນໄປກ່ຽວກັບສິ່ງທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າເຮັດກັບເຕັກນິກ ແລະສິ່ງທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າກໍາລັງປ້ອງກັນ.. ແມ່ນເຕັກນິກກົງໄປກົງມາຫຼື

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Can You Bullet Proof Self-Defense?

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A question I’m often asked during classes and seminars is “Can I become invincible by learning self-defense?” The short answer is “ບໍ່” but they are asking the wrong questions. Better questions would be: “What can I do to make myself a less desirable target?” “How can I get in better shape to successfully repel an attack?” “What techniques should

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Are Forms Important for Martial Arts?

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ຕໍານານ Bruce Lee ຂຽນບົດຄວາມສໍາລັບວາລະສານ Black Belt ເມື່ອຫລາຍປີກ່ອນເຊິ່ງທ້າທາຍປະສິດທິພາບແລະປະສິດທິພາບຂອງ kata., forms or pattern training. ນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ການພິມເຜີຍແຜ່ບົດຄວາມນີ້, many other martial artists have begun to challenge or question the need for forms training. Since I am dedicated to teaching self defense, ເຈົ້າຈະຄິດວ່າຂ້ອຍ

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Martial Arts Is A Family Affair

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One of the best thing about the martial arts such as Taekwondo is the ability for fathers, mothers, ເດັກ​ນ້ອຍ, grandchildren and other family members to train together. You develop a mutual interest you cannot replicate by sitting in the stands watching your children play baseball, soccer, ແລະ​ອື່ນໆ. Besides training with all three of my kids and my wife, who trained

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