From across the dojang floor (dojang being the Korean word for martial arts training center) I hear, “ouch”, followed by, “oh, sorry”. Then shortly after, again, “ouch”, followed by, “sorry”. This ongoing verbalization of pain [...]
When I first started my after school martial arts program, there was a lot of elements I had to get figured out. I knew how to teach martial arts, but timing out snack time, study [...]
“My mind is made up, don’t confuse me with facts.” – Seemingly the battle cry of our nation. I couldn’t find who this exact quote was attributed to, as it seems to be uttered by, [...]
It was my second year of running an after school program, and it was a very stressful year. Hands down the toughest year of being in business. I had a few kids that were difficult [...]
I’ve been teaching women’s self-defense courses since the late 90’s. My courses have evolved over the years moving from heavy physical defense content to more awareness and prevention content. I was noticing a trend of [...]
It was December of 2003, I was a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Hapkido and had returned to training in Taekwondo to achieve my 1st Degree Black Belt. This was the testing I was scheduled [...]
