
Too Loud to Be Ignored: TKD in North America
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.One of my dear friends, Grand Master Francois Balet, was lifting weights at a YMCA in Canada one day back in the mid 60s. That
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.One of my dear friends, Grand Master Francois Balet, was lifting weights at a YMCA in Canada one day back in the mid 60s. That
It Changed His LifeIt was August of 2014. A few weeks before his sixth birthday, Colton started Tae Kwon-Do at Master Gorino’s. We had no
Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, I had a baby. No, Charlie didn’t get a new brother or sister. And my wife Tica felt no pain at
Why did I learn Tae Kwon-Do? In many ways, it wasn’t up to me. I actually started out in Karate. I mainly studied Isshin-Ryū, which I spent
Tabula rasa is the notion that humans are born a blank slate, and all knowledge comes from experience or perception.The White Belt symbolizes this. Purity. Innocence.The
Preparing for a Tae Kwon-Do tournament is different than, say, preparing to play with The Four Tops. Yep. Those Four Tops. In music, I prepare based on the situation.
The first time I ever fought in a tournament, I was out of the ring as fast as I got in. I have no idea
There are always jerks.No matter how old you are, what you do, or where you are in your life, that one thing remains true. They
Grand Master Park almost never talked about other fighters. That’s why I was very surprised when he told me about this one fighter he had seen,
The best piece of advice Mr. Myagi gave Daniel-San in the Karate Kid?“No be there.” I tell my students all the time, “they can’t hurt you
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