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How To Punch In ITF Taekwon-Do

by richieforde | July 17, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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Empower Your Taekwon-Do Students

by richieforde | February 18, 2020 | Blog, Coaching Styles | 0 Comments

So last night in one of my kids classes, I had my sparring session planned out as usual. The focus of the class was to explore some tactical variations of sparring and let the kids explore possibilities and solutions to broaden their understanding of the game of sparring. The class is made up of...

8 Tips To Improve Your Mental Game for Taekwon-Do

by richieforde | February 12, 2020 | Blog, Psychology | 0 Comments

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Fight or Game

by midwesttkd | February 4, 2020 | Blog, Coaching Styles, Communication, Philosophy, Psychology, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

So our conversation started with this… do you tell your students that sparring is a game or a fight?

How to fight a taller/bigger opponent

by richieforde | January 21, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

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One of the greatest misconceptions with the martial arts is the notion that all black belt holders are experts. It is understandable that those unacquinted with the martial arts might make this equation. However, students should certainly recognize that this is not always the case. Too often, novice black belt holders advertise themselves as experts and eventually even convince themselves.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The 1st degree black belt holder has usually learned enough technique to defend himself against a single opponent. He can be compared to a fledging who has acquired enough feature to leave the nest and fend for himself. The first degree is a starting point. The student has merely build a foundation. The job of building the house lies ahead.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The novice black belt holder will now really begin to learn technique. Now that he a mastered the alphabet, he can begin to read. Years of hard work and study await him before he can even begin to consider himself an instructor and expert.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A perceptive student will, at this stage, suddenly realize how very little he knows.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The black belt holder also enters a new era of responsibility. Though a freshman, he has entered a strong honorable fraternity of the black belts holders of the entire world; and his actions inside and outside the training hall will be carefully scrutinised. His conduct will reflect on all black belt holders and he must constantly strive to set an example for all grade holders.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Is this your idea of a Black belt? How have you defined a Black Belt all along?

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