After enjoying the book Bruce Lee Artist of Life and using its takeaways towards my 4th Dan Thesis, I decided to purchase Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do by the same author, John Little. The former book dives into Lee’s personal philosophy for life, whereas the latter book dives into his Continue Reading
Meaning of “Yin” and “Yang”
The terms “Yin” (or “Um” in Korean) and “Yang” have become commonplace in our modern Western culture, and whenever anyone uses these words, it is mostly used to contrast two individuals or two objects. The Yin and Yang symbol is commonly represented by a white and black circle, as shown Continue Reading
Find Solace in Solitude
One of my favorite parts about martial arts is how individualized it is; many other physical activities are team-based. While we do utilize partner work in martial arts, a majority of our training and progression in skill comes from working on your own. Everyday you train you are aiming to Continue Reading
The Meaning of Cho
Learning to count is one of the first things one learns when learning a language, whether it is their first or tenth. It was no different when I began training Tang Soo Do; while I am fluent in Japanese, the Korean language is quite different enough that it took a Continue Reading
Rock What You Got: Your Martial Arts, Your Do
In simple terms, training in martial arts is essentially being in a constant state of comparing your skills to your instructor and your peers, and eventually your students. You are constantly striving to match your instructor, be better than your fellow students (or at least their equal) and stay one Continue Reading
Bad or Just “Not for Me”?
If you don’t like something, it isn’t necessarily “bad”. I recently finished watching a movie on Netflix, and at the end of the film, it asked me to review it. I was presented with three options: “Like it”, “Love it” and “Not for Me”. This struck me as the word Continue Reading
Blog Revamp!
Hello everyone. Since starting this blog, our lives have changed and we have all taken on different responsibilities in various aspects of our lives. This has affected our ability to keep up with our aggressive release cadence. We will be continuing the blog and the podcasts, but on a different Continue Reading
The Meaning of Cha Ryut
One of the first commands we learn in any traditional martial arts is the command to come to attention. In Tang Soo Do and other Korean martial arts, it is “Cha-Ryut” (or Ryot), and it is one of those commands that is not only instantly recognizable, but quintessentially Korean. In Continue Reading
Tips For Avoiding Burnout… From Someone Who Just Burnt Themselves Out
Wow, life has been absolutely crazy as of late my friends. And in the spirit of transparency, I have personally been burning the candle at both ends and in the middle. I started a new job 2 months ago, and that has come with a larger-than-expected learning curve. Along with Continue Reading
Dealing with Injury and Setbacks
If you’re old enough to understand anything in this sentence, then it is very likely that you have been injured at some point in your life. It’s an unavoidable part of life: we all make mistakes, we can’t control everything around us, and entropy exists, so inevitably something will fall Continue Reading