فتح مسیر چاب

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در روز دوشنبه, نوامبر 13, 2023, زمانی که تمام طول مسیر چاب را پیاده روی کردم به یک هدف اصلی دست یافتم, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. پیاده روی هفت ساعت و سی دقیقه طول کشید. زمانی که پسر بزرگ من "تری" در حال تکمیل شرایط لازم برای مدال طلای دستاورد در رویال رنجرز بود., equivalent

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Promoted to 4th Dan

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در روز پنج شنبه, ژانویه 31, 2020, Grandmaster Pat Weseman promoted me to 4th Dan in Taekwondo at the Advanced Class. When I started classes with Grandmaster Weseman and her husband Art, I did not foresee reaching this milestone. I originally started taking classes with my nephew Jim in Spring 1995. After getting married in 1996, I stopped taking classes for several

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خیابان. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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در تاریخ نوامبر 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. لوئیس”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. لوئیس, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, ادوارد و ماگدالنا Mosblech, and their 14 فرزندان. خیابان. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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Scratch One Off The Bucket List

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Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. لوئیس, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. من

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I Hope She Doesn’t Want Parole

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امروز, Tam and I will be married twenty years. متاسفانه, life in Missouri is 20 سال, so I hope she doesn’t want to apply for parole. I’m hoping she decides to keep me around for a few more years. در ژوئیه 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. عاقلانه نگه داشتند

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Passing the Torch

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 سال. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Over the years, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Last week, the first member of the third generation started with us. To

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Happy Birthday, مادر بزرگ!

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Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 سال. Born in St. لوئیس, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. مادربزرگ تأثیر زیادی روی من و خواهرانم داشت زیرا

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Being a Dad and Coach

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در اول ماه مه 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. من

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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, من یک سال به تناسب اندام رفتم

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