red badge of courage |
The first time I had to defend myself as a black belt was very different from the first time I had to defend myself as an untrained individual. The earliest recollection I have was being attacke...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:08:00 GMT |
attitude adjustment |
You can't let someone hit you first.... You have to understand what is happening when you are being attacked. The attacker has made a conscious decision to hurt or kill you. Even if ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:44:00 GMT |
determining your mindset as a beginner |
It's important to practice your techniques with a situation in mind. If you are a beginner below green belt level your onestep practice should be focused on self defense. This is an ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:22:00 GMT |
The first time. |
A question that comes up frequently deals with the first time you have to defend yourself and you attempt to use Taekwondo techniques: How do you know what to do? (I'm afraid I may hurt so...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:26:00 GMT |
about pain and hapkido |
I had the pleasure of meeting Master Hee Yung Kim at Master Lee's Camp Eagle. It was about 1976, I believe. Master Kim was our guest clinician for cross training in Hapkido.
Master Kim as...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:51:00 GMT |
Things that happened to me in Taekwondo study. |
My first instructor, John Watson, told me that I should not worry about when to block, what strike to use, or even what strategy I should apply when free sparring. He said that one day it would ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:21:00 GMT |
