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. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, 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. 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, I went on a year-long fitness

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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. ສໍາ​ລັບ​ພາກ​ສ່ວນ​ທີ່​ສຸດ, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. ຢ່າງ​ໃດ​ກໍ​ຕາມ, 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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ບໍ່​ດົນ​ມາ​ນີ້, ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄດ້​ຍິນ podc​​ast ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ​ກໍາ​ນົດ​ຢ່າງ​ຈະ​ແຈ້ງ​ວ່າ​ເປັນ​ຫຍັງ​ທ່ານ​ເຮັດ​ຫຍັງ​ເປັນ​ເພາະ​ວ່າ​ມັນ​ເປັນ​ສິ່ງ​ສໍາ​ຄັນ​ເພື່ອ​ປະ​ສິດ​ທິ​ຜົນ​ໃຫ້​ຂໍ້​ຄວາມ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄດ້​ເລີ່ມ​ຕົ້ນ blog ສິ​ລະ martial ສໍາ​ລັບ​ເຫດ​ຜົນ​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ​ຫນຶ່ງ​ແລະ​ຄູ່ນ​່​ຶ​ບໍ່​ຫນ້ອຍ. ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ​ຈະ​ກວມ​ເອົາ​ເຫດ​ຜົນ​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ​ໃນ​ມື້​ນີ້. I was not satisfied with most of the martial arts instruction related to self-defense. You

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ເມື່ອ​ທ່ານ​ສາ​ມາດ​ບັນ​ລຸ​ອັນ​ດັບ​ຂອງ​ສາຍ​ແອວ​ສີ​ດໍາ​ໄດ້, ທ່ານ​ຈະ​ເຫັນ​ວ່າ​ມັນ​ມີ​ຄວາມ​ຫຍຸ້ງ​ຍາກ​ຖ້າ​ຫາກ​ວ່າ​ບໍ່​ໄດ້​ເປັນ​ໄປ​ບໍ່​ໄດ້​ທີ່​ຈະ​ມີ workout ໃນ​ຫ້ອງ​ຮຽນ. ເວັ້ນ​ເສຍ​ແຕ່​ທ່ານ​ມີ lots ຂອງ​ສາຍ​ແອວ​ສີ​ດໍາ, ຜູ້​ທີ່​ສາ​ມາດ​ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ເຮັດ rotating, ທ່ານ​ຈະ​ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ຫຼາຍ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ຂອງ​ທີ່​ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ​ສອນ. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. ທ່ານດໍາເນີນການຕໍ່,en

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