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The highs and lows
There are highs and lows in training. Both are important and help us progress
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Reminder
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The Illusion of Perfection
Perfection is a mirage, and chasing it only leads to frustration. Rather than chasing perfection, choose to chase progress: "Today, I want to be": * A little stronger today than I was yesterday * A little more disciplined * Just a bit faster * More flexible * Having smoother execution of my highest form * Kicking a little…
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Losing 4 days of training
Sorry about the long rant - but I really need to process this, and this seems as good of place to do it as any. Had a bit of a health scare yesterday. Incredibly painful headache came out of nowhere after I got back from the gym (Sitting down and not doing anything exciting at all - just went from fine to a VERY INTENSE…
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A student falling behind...need help
I have a small class of 6 students they all started at roughly the same time and have advanced together. However I have one student that battled Cancer (cancer free now!!) and since then it's like he has become learning disabled. His mom calls it "Chemo brain" he really has lost the ability to concentrate and do more than…
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Video of the day
https://www.facebook.com/Awesomemartialartspeople/videos/270844014938098
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Testing - the journey continues!
I just committed to test for my 5th dan on Mar 5th. I'm ramping up my training considerably - about double what I have been doing lately. Still working through the soreness of increased training, but it's not too bad. I've been ramping up for the last month on my conditioning - so I'm feeling pretty good overall. My goal…
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Training frequency
Hey everyone, What is your current training frequency, both in the acadamy/dojo/dojang and at home? For myself - Gym: Conditioning (weight training + high intensity cardio) 3x/week Home: Technique practice, balance work and stretching 2x/week Dojang: 1x/week black belt class I am hoping to add a park day to work on forms…
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Integrating Weight Training with Martial Arts Training
Thanks to moving into a house that has access to a HOA gym, I've recently started back to lifting to augment my MA training. I know since COVID started, though I have been practicing forms and basics, I have really let my conditioning go - partly due to no gym access for weight training (and fear of exposure training with…
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Teaching in a COVID world
Training Martial arts in during COVID has been challenging to say the least. Although I kept training personally, it had to change: Training in parks (limited time back in the Dojang now) Training with Masks No sparring (BOOO!) Online training What would you like to see from your school/instructor that you have been…
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COVID shuttered my former dojang permanently.
So, prior to the pandemic, I had finally ranked up to 4th kyu in Tangsoodo. Unfortunately, its prolonged forced closing, caused the dojang to shutter permanently and for a time left me without a place to train. I ended up moving, buying a home finally, settling down with my fiancee. Finally set up my dream home gym, as…
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Sparring and wearing glasses
Does anyone wear their glasses when they spar? Do you have any special equipment to protect your glasses and your face from your glasses? After an incident Saturday involving broken glasses and a cut (luckily to the cheek and not to the eye), they aren't allowing sparring with glasses anymore. They said something about…
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Springing into... Spring: The class and practice check-in thread for March 2019 onwards
A thread to muse on your recent martial arts progress. Classes attended, time spent practising, talk about it here!
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End of the Year Class and Practice Check-In
A place to reflect and discuss your progress over the last year.
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Flexibility issues?
Just out of curiosity, anyone else have any flexibility issues when they first started out? My shins and hips are really inflexible, and it's really limiting at the moment.
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Class and Practice Check-in, as we fall into September!
It's... time to get fit, and time to put in some extra training before the Christmas rush hits and we start having to miss class because of work and family commitments! Muse on what you've learned this week so far here.
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500 kicks in 10 minutes drill.
Did this for the first time the other night and it was a killer, so figure'd I'd share with you all. The rules.... each minute on the minute you do 100 kicks. Your only rest period is the time between when you finish, and the seconds until the next minute. If you look it up on youtube there's a bunch of variations. We did…
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BJJ Newbie Question
I have a newbie question. My son in law is so excited that I am going to classes because BJJ is pretty much his life. He is sponsored by AP and is sending me some gis. I feel like if I wear them during my classes when I am literally just learning the very basics, I will look ridiculous. If and it's a big if I ever do a…
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Class and Practice Check-In: the August edition!
In which we consider that it's August, it's too bleeding hot, the dojo doesn't have air conditioning, the family routine's all out of whack because school's done for the year and other excuses, and decide to... go to training anyway! In this season of overheated discontent, let's inspire and motivate each other, as we all…
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Just for fun, me breaking boards
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Aaron cook/ Bianca walkden tkd training camp
Anyone from LA area training in taekwondo? These two olympians will be hosting training camps in la Palma from Aug 3-5. I’ve registered to attend one day. Anyone else going?
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Practicing while injured....
What injuries have you continued to practice with/through? What did you do different to accommodate, and how did it work out?
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Debut MMA Fight
I won my debut (at age 43) MMA Fight Saturday Night. The first round was down right ugly. Tough as nails opponent who hit like a truck. After throwing some leg kicks and knees from the clinch I started feeling better towards the end of the first. In the second round my Coach got in my ear, told me to do what I do best. I…
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Gradings
I noticed we don't have a thread to keep track of when people grade and as I have just got my first belt at a grading I decided to start it! Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! Along with 9 of my team mates who got blue or purple belts yesterday. 6 of our kids got yellow and there were an abundance of stripes for adults and…
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Teaching my first LITTLE kids class tonight...
11 little Ninjas ages 3-6. I'm a little nervous but its the helicopter moms not the kids I'm worried about. We are do (2) Six week sessions this summer and see how it goes from there.
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Getting Sick
So I am freaking out. I am exactly 1 week from my weigh-in for my debut (and probably only) MMA fight. I have trained hard. Unfortunately, I can tell I am getting sick. Semi-swollen lymph nodes. Congestion in the back of my throat. I feel the dreaded summer cold coming on. Any ideas? Vitamin C bombs to the system? Over the…
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When you have a problem, go to your Sensei!
Until this week I was training in two arts - in karate I have been in the same dojo for 4 years, and this time last year I joined a second dojo to train in kobudo. My kobudo sensei (D) has a new young family and over the last few months has found it hard to join us for classes, after he couldn't make it for the 7th week in…
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a clip from class last night -
in the evening class, there was only me and a young girl learning wushu and one man learning tai chi. trained with the 10 year old who is so awesome. i don't have kids myself, so watching this one in particular warms my heart! in this clip, she is learning a straightsword form: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkCIv7WlaTN/
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"Little Ninjas" class, What do I cover?
The owner of the Studio I teach in wants me to do a 6 week "Little Ninjas" class. This will be a 30 minute class 1 day per week for kids 3-6 years old. My question is what should I cover in this class? I'm thinking - Stranger Danger - Situational awareness - Focus - Discipline - Basic TKD Movements and theories - Physical…
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