by midwesttkd | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog, Philosophy, Rules
Boy it sucks to lose in the first round… Have you ever gone to a tournament, or seen your young students go to a tournament and you’ve lost in the first round? It can be particularly tough when it’s your very first event. Your parents got up early, you’d your...
by midwesttkd | Sep 16, 2019 | Blog, Coaching Styles, Communication, Philosophy, Psychology
What’s the Perfect age to Start Training in Taekwon-Do As an instructor, every September I receive phone calls and messages from prospective students (some years more than others!). One of the questions they most commonly ask before the usual ‘where exactly are you...
by midwesttkd | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Coaching Styles, Philosophy, Sparring Games
What links mediocrity, technique and skill? Simple enough answer I suppose, not having enough technique or skill leads to mediocrity. But that’s not the point of todays article. Today is all about context. I have a very dear friend who, some years ago, was working...
by midwesttkd | May 13, 2019 | Blog, Philosophy, Uncategorized
If you’ve had any length of a journey at all in ITF Taekwon-Do, or in most Martial Arts for that matter, you’ve probably come across the concept of grade progression or belts. The idea is simple, you train and get better and the colour of your belt changes to reflect...
by midwesttkd | Apr 17, 2019 | Blog, Communication, Philosophy, Psychology
And there go the girls… That tends to be the way it happens, in my club at least. When a group of girls are training together they tend to be consistent, dedicated, reliably there for one another. The mutual support and enthusiasm to see each other is infectious and...
