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Teaching vs. Conditioning... what makes a great class?
When you are in class: Do you prefer a hard core workout, where you leave class by crawling back to your car and wondering if you will leave sweat stains on the seat, and pondering just how bad the DOMS will be the next day? or do you prefer to spend your time in class learning the finer points of technique, patterns,…
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"wake up juice" - short film, halloween appropriate but maybe NSFW nor for children
very gory slapstick humor, fun martial arts choreography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVVibnxvru0
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a friday wushu video clip
a friend sent me a link to an old video of my coach when he was a young man competing in china nationals. fun to watch, especially when i'm supposed to be working :p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ0hmjj3NLI
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food before class
1) how long before class do you eat food? 2) do you eat/drink anything in particular to give you more energy/endurance?
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Seminars
We had a seminar this weekend with a high level and pretty well known BJJ black belt. What I love about my gym in a smallish city in the South, is how often they bring in people that at gyms in similar sized cities would not or could not bring in (mostly cost). We are not "required" to attend seminars though it is…
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short interview with seung jae cho - korean wushu athlete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jQFGCQcmhQ
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 10/2/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Tournament time again
Just registered for my next tournament - Open tournament with 40 schools invited. This is gonna be fun!
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Words of wisdom, Grasshopper
:D
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Belt order?
What order and how many belts does your style have? We do 9th gup ) White 8th gup ) Yellow 7th gup ) Green 6th gup ) Blue 5th gup ) Purple 4th gup ) Red 3rd gup ) Red/Black 2nd gup ) Brown 1st gup )Brown/Black 1st Dan) Black
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Eek! 2 weeks until belt testing
My dojo is having belt testing in 2 weeks, and my instructor says I'm ready to test for orange. (Belt order: white, yellow, blue, orange). There is a lot more to know going from blue to orange than going from yellow to blue. I'm most worried about the mist advanced kata. Anyone else testing this month? Good luck!
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Martial Arts and Weight Loss
I was just reading this and thought it was interesting "Taekwondo for Weight Loss Martial arts is a great way to lose weight. For example, according to the Mayo Clinic, a 160 pound person burns 730 calories per hour at Taekwondo. However, a person must burn off approximately 3,500 calories (this amount varies based on a…
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Martial Artists are Weirdos
Originally posted by Sensei Ando here: http://www.senseiando.com/martial-artists-are-weirdos-52/ I thought it was too good not to share. Okay, I’m just going to say it—martial arts is weird... and martial artists are weirdos. It’s weird to let people punch and kick you. It’s weird to tie on colored belts. It’s weird to…
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 9/25/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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when you are nursing an injury...
I tore my calf muscle in acrobatics class this week and I need to keep off of it for at least a week or two. Nothing major, just annoying to have to wait. However, I don't want to just do nothing for 2 weeks. I can't run around much (or walk very well) but I'm trying to work on strengthening core and right side while I…
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real life tekken / tkd
my friend eric is a stunt person and film maker. i thought especially the tae kwon do folks would enjoy this hilarious and awesome clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rniWrtAiWuU
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Cyber self defense - a good thing to stay aware of.
Sometimes it's important to remember to protect yourself online too! Cyber stalking has crossed over to the real world before - stay aware of your surroundings, both offline and online! https://www.warriorsmagazine.com/cyber-self-defense.html
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Class and Practice Check-in 9/20/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Congratulations faerie0506!!
Congratulations on your Muay Thai Grading - that's a big jump!
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Class and Practice Check-in
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Taekwondo
Main board for Taekwondo discussions.
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Fighting weight
How important do you think it is to be a competitive weight for an amateur fight? My first is Nov 11, I was hoping to be 60kg for it, can't dehydrate as they weigh just before. It is a true novice fight (shin pads, 16 oz gloves, no winner, fight is stopped if someone dominates). My weight loss has slowed, I was losing 1kg…
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another funny for your day : jackie chan
https://mobile.twitter.com/lee_jackie0407/status/908997264588259328
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Challenges -
I'm sure everyone has heard of them, or maybe even heard stories from people they know, or if you teach for long enough, you may have even been challenged yourself... (I have been challenged verbally several times, only once did someone actually attempt to follow through on it). I just learned that my instructor was…
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Class and Practice Check-in 9/19/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Class and practice check in 9/16/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Class and Practice Check-in 9/18/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Went to a tournament today.
I went to competition today - first time competing in 25 years, actually! Took first in forms and free sparing, men's open black belt division. Will try and post some pictures later.
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How do you prevent yourself feeling like you got hit by a truck in the morning?
I've asked this question a million times, on a million forums. Basically, nothing makes my body feel quite as sore and beat up as TKD. Particularly after a night of sparring, but even in general TKD tends to be very high energy, high impact, full body training that leaves me saying "ugh" in the morning. It's not like…
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Class and Practice Check-in 9/17/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…