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. எனினும், 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, அனுப்பினர், 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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மே 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. நான்

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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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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. பெரும்பாலான, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. எனினும், high kicks are still beautiful to behold and with several spectacular head

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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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கடந்த வாரம், 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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Recently, I heard a podcast about clearly identifying why you do anything because it is important to effectively deliver your message. I started a martial arts blog for one main reason and a couple lesser ones. I am going to cover the main reason today. I was not satisfied with most of the martial arts instruction related to self-defense. You

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ஒரு பிளாக் பெல்ட் போன்ற தொடர் மேம்பாடு

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நீங்கள் கருப்பு பெல்ட் ரேங்க் அடைய, நீங்கள் வர்க்கத்தின் கடினமாக பயிற்சி சாத்தியமில்லை என்றால் காண்பீர்கள். நீங்கள் கருப்பு பெல்ட்கள் நிறைய வேண்டும் எனில்,, யார் சுழலும் திருப்பங்களை எடுக்க முடியும், நீங்கள் கற்று உங்கள் பெரும்பாலான நேரம் செலவிட வேண்டும். The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue

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