“But, my friends are gonna hate me,” he said.  A student once pulled me aside, faced with what he believed to be a moral dilemma. Someone from his friend group at school got their hands on a copy of the answers to a test they were about to take.  “If I look at the [...]Read more

“The Foot Fist Way.” That is literally what the phrase “Tae Kwon-Do” translates to in English.  Tae = Foot. Kwon = Hand. Do = Way Tae Kwon-Do is the official martial art of Korea, and it is an extremely young martial art, by comparison to others, like Karate. In fact there [...]Read more

A “540” is a 540-degree jumping spin kick. When I ask them to, most students never even try to do one. It’s too hard, they say.   But Mekhi is not most students. The first time I showed him the 540, he got right to work trying to learn it. He threw himself all over […]Read more

What do Muhammad Ali, Phil Mickelson, and Herschel Walker have in common? For one, they were all elite athletes at the top of their sports. Certainly in the cases of Ali and Mickelson, some would argue the greatest of all time. But, another thing that they all have in common, [...]Read more

Some of the best instructors to come up in my school were some of the worst athletes I have ever seen when they started. In fact, I can name four of my best instructors who were absolutely uncoordinated klutzes when they first started here. That’s not me being disparaging, [...]Read more

“Starting Tae Kwon-Do in your 40’s? You can’t do that! In your 60’s!? C’mon, get serious!” Sometimes, it’s the negative words of a co-worker or “friend” that keeps you from taking the first step. The reality is that, many times, they would love to reap the rewards of the Tae [...]Read more