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Raechel White

Am I Ready? Questions to Ask When Considering Change

Posted on April 7, 2025April 6, 2025 by Raechel White
Am I Ready? Questions to Ask When Considering Change

I’ve been MIA on our blog posts for a while, and for that, I apologize. Like many of us, I’ve been in a season of change over the past year. Some of it has been for the better, some for the worse. All of this change has had me reflecting Continue Reading

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Tips For Avoiding Burnout… From Someone Who Just Burnt Themselves Out

Posted on March 5, 2024March 4, 2024 by Raechel White
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

Posted In Inspiration, Personal Experience

Don’t Forget to Celebrate

Posted on October 2, 2023October 1, 2023 by Raechel White
Don’t Forget to Celebrate

A while back a friend and I were competing at a tournament. After my friend’s round, I congratulated them on their performance. This person immediately started criticizing themselves and listing all of the ways they could have done better. I reminded them, celebrate your wins today, tomorrow is when you Continue Reading

Posted In Inspiration, Personal Experience, Philosophy

Mentally Recovering from Injury

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Raechel White
Mentally Recovering from Injury

A while back I wrote a post about strength and conditioning and avoiding injury. (Link here). And I had said that my own recovery story was for another day. Well here we are. The fact is that I have tried to sit down and write this article so many times. Continue Reading

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What is The Purpose of Breaking Boards?

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Raechel White
What is The Purpose of Breaking Boards?

Last month,  I published an article of my answers to commonly asked questions (Link here). Shortly after that, I realized that I left one out, “Can you break a board or a brick?”. The answer is yes, but most people don’t understand why we do this. Outside of the fact Continue Reading

Posted In Personal Experience, Philosophy, Technique

My Answers to Commonly Asked Martial Arts Questions

Posted on February 14, 2023February 13, 2023 by Raechel White
My Answers to Commonly Asked Martial Arts Questions

The minute someone finds out that I practice martial arts, I find myself immediately bracing for the same questions I hear all of the time. And I feel like most martial artists can probably relate. So I figured I would answer some of the more common questions I have been Continue Reading

Posted In Inspiration, Personal Experience

How To Train When You Don’t Have a Home Studio?

Posted on January 23, 2023January 22, 2023 by Raechel White
How To Train When You Don’t Have a Home Studio?

Have you ever found yourself training on a metaphorical island of your style of martial arts? You might have started training in one particular style and progressed through the ranks, or it was just something that really clicked for you; and then life happened and you had to move, your Continue Reading

Posted In Inspiration, Personal Experience

How to Avoid Injury: The Necessity of Strength Training to an Active Lifestyle

Posted on December 22, 2022December 18, 2022 by Raechel White
How to Avoid Injury: The Necessity of Strength Training to an Active Lifestyle

Over the past few years I have received several comments asking why I’m in the gym all of the time. Originally my fitness journey started because I had injured my knee in college when I was preparing for my Cho Dan test. The full recovery story of that is for Continue Reading

Posted In Inspiration, Philosophy

Hidden Benefits of Individual Sports

Posted on December 15, 2022December 11, 2022 by Raechel White
Hidden Benefits of Individual Sports

Everyone always talks about the advantages of team sports and how they develop a lot of life skills for kids later on. Don’t get me wrong, I completely agree with this sentiment and fully encourage and support team sports. However, I feel as though individual sports sometimes get overshadowed by Continue Reading

Posted In Inspiration, Philosophy

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