Articles posted by "Master Gorino"

Here’s a tip: If you are interested in enrolling your preschooler in Tae Kwon-Do, and the dojang instructor or owner tells you that there are five-year-olds at their school who can defend themself against an adult, turn around and run away as fast as you can.Read more

By far and away, the most common question I get from parents who want to sign their children up for Tae Kwon-Do is: What happens if my child wants to quit? I find it interesting that parents are more worried about their child quitting than anything else. Now, I understand that [...]Read more

Anyone else feeling the need to start kicking and punching things? Six months of sheltering in place, uncertain when (or if) things will ever get back to normal is bound to send anyone’s stress level through the roof. With the various and inconsistent changes to how school is [...]Read more

I see it time and time again. Someone walks into the dojang for the first time and they sense it right off the bat: there’s something going on here. Something big. Something special. “How can I be a part of that?,” they’ll wonder.  “Sign up, and you’ll find out,” I [...]Read more

If I can punch you in the face from four feet away, and you can only punch me in the face from two feet away, who wins? I had that thought just today when I was training with Jermaine, a yellow-stripe student. Jermaine is a really strong kid, but he can only punch about 2 […]Read more

In recent weeks, I have seen the eyes of many of my students go from bright and alert, to distant and confused.  I can see it on screen while they’re training virtually. One day, they’re present and trying their hardest. Then, all of a sudden, they’re anywhere else. I believe the [...]Read more