by richieforde | Feb 18, 2020 | Blog, Coaching Styles
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...
by midwesttkd | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog, Coaching Styles, Communication, Philosophy, Psychology, Uncategorized
Fight or Game At the ITA Munster Open this past weekend we had the opportunity to sit down with a coffee and watch the end of the Saturday competition. The Shannon and East Cork competitors were finished for the day and we got to chatting, as we always do, about...
by midwesttkd | Nov 21, 2019 | Blog, Coaching Styles, Communication, Philosophy, Psychology, Uncategorized
We’ve just had our ITA Irish Cup and National Championships this past weekend and it’s hit home again how important it is to have an appropriate plan for each and every competition and for each and every competitor. Like always, complacency is the enemy of success and...
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 richieforde | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog, Coaching Styles, Philosophy
EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES IN TRAINING. TRAIN IMPERFECTIONS ALSO.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀_______________________________________⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Once a good foundation has been built in any sport techniques, it’s important to include...
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...
