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My Karate Kicks: Sparring
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Sparring, and its cousin "fighting", require a combination of technique, timing, confidence, and control of distance and power. Building each of these takes time and lots of practice. Throwing a student in a ring with others is not the best way to build skill and confidence. For example, how do you block a punch and counter punch at the same time? Sometimes called Children's Long Distance). For Instructors: Begin...
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My Karate Kicks: What's After Black Belt
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Saturday, July 28, 2007. What's After Black Belt. Many times when I mention to friends that I am a third-degree black belt in martial arts I get one of two, (and sometimes both), questions. First, my friends say "wow, so you could take me out, then? Or something to that effect, and second, they say "is that the highest rank you can attain? Of a new chapter in your martial arts training. Part One: Continue to train.
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My Karate Kicks: Five Keys to Your First Martial Arts Class
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Sunday, April 19, 2009. Five Keys to Your First Martial Arts Class. I began with my then seven-year-old son (was later joined by my eleven year old daughter). In our first lesson we learned the most basic training stance and how to walk across the room. In the second lesson we concentrated on breathing. My wife hoped that the third lesson would cover eating! I have a student in his 60's that used to bring his gra...
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My Karate Kicks: Top Ten Keys to Martial Arts Training
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Monday, April 13, 2009. Top Ten Keys to Martial Arts Training. I am by no means the senior most martial arts instructor in the US; geez, I'm not the most senior in my school, but having taught for over ten years, I have observed some keys that separate the successful from the struggling martial artist. Slow down and breathe. Can't break that board? If you quit your martial arts training you'll never progress....
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My Karate Kicks: Ho Sin Sul
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Ho Sin Sul is the Korean name given to extractions from being grabbed. While sparring and fighting are often seen by martial artists as glamorous, extracting yourself from being grabbed is likely more valuable as it is much more likely to happen. Ho Sin Sul is used when an attacker grabs your clothes, wrists, or body in an attempt to steal you away or hold you captive. Below Red Belt). 15 Techniques. My child wan...
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My Karate Kicks: Tang Soo Do v Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Sunday, October 18, 2009. Tang Soo Do v Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). It probably was for Tyson. The thing to remember is that all of the martial arts demonstrations you see on television (and make no mistake, they are demonstrations), is that they come with rules; rules which do not apply in the real world of self defense. For instance the defacto prohibitions for MMA / Ultimate Fighting are:. No attacking the groin.
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My Karate Kicks: How to Tie Your Karate Belt
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Saturday, February 9, 2013. How to Tie Your Karate Belt. Learning to tie your karate belt can be the first real martial arts challenge you face. As an instructor, I cannot count the number of students that come to class with their belt untied, or tied incorrectly. So here please find a quick 16-step video that I'm sure will answer all your questions. My grandson seemed to be doing OK until the end. The end of the...
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My Karate Kicks: Cheat Sheets (New!)
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. The following links will either take you to a page of quick reference guides, or will download a document that can be used as a study aid or a cheat sheet. I created these over the years to assist myself in learning and remembering all of the material needed to master our martial art. How to Tie Your Karate Belt. Red Belt Hand and; Feet Combinations. While Belt to Black Belt Cheat Sheet. Red Belt Test Requirements.
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My Karate Kicks: This Younger Generation
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Dedicated to Tang Soo Do and other Martial Arts, Martial Artists, Instructors, and Students. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Say those two words to a peer, and you will gain a friend, a comrade, and fellow commiserate. After all, who would argue that the next generation of kids, musicians, workers, or {fill-in-the-blank} simply fail to demonstrate sufficient ability, respect, discipline, or {fill-in-the-blank} to successfully lead, execute, score, or {fill-in-the-blank}. Each generation lives in a world that is ...
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