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. Однак, 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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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

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Being a Dad and Coach

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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

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

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Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

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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.”

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Чому я Блог про бойові мистецтва,en

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Нещодавно, Я чув подкаст про чіткого визначення, чому ви нічого робити, тому що це важливо для ефективного доставити ваше повідомлення. Я почав бойові мистецтва блог для однієї головної причини і пару менших ті. Я збираюся покрити основну причину сьогодні. I was not satisfied with most of the martial arts instruction related to self-defense. You

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Безперервне вдосконалення як Чорний пояс

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Як тільки ви досягаєте звання чорний пояс, ви знайдете його важко, якщо не неможливо тренування в класі. Якщо у вас немає багато чорних поясів, які можуть по черзі обертаються, Ви проводите більшу частину свого часу, викладаючи. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue

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