Don’t get de escalation wrong! De escalation pertains to physical confrontation and eliminating it. We should, however, make sure we verbally escalate with people when we have a problem or something really just doesn’t feel right. For me, it took some years to understand this and it led me to Continue Reading
Practical Weapons
When you think of weapons you may immediately think swords, guns, knives, machetes, baseball bats, etc. Sadly, unless you’re in Texas, you cannot legally wield a sword in public everyday life, and there are many other restrictions regarding legal carrying of weapons. Each state has its own respective laws on Continue Reading
Why You Should Spend At Least 100$ on a Traditional Uniform
It is no mystery that we behave and act more confidently and charismatically when we are better dressed. I’m not saying that you need to wear a suit and tie every day to accomplish this; I’m saying that you should wear things that fit you well, are of good material quality and above all make you feel comfortable.
Compete With Yourself
Long ago are the days when I was a teen color belt student, and I would be looking at my friends in class and try to see if my stance could be lower than theirs, my kicks higher, and my kihaps louder. It was a great motivator at the time; Continue Reading
Emptying Your Cup
How much do you allow previous martial arts experience to bias you when cross training something new? Read today’s article by David to learn more about what it truly means to empty your cup”
Nothing Matters
There’s a mantra that I developed early on in my life as a young, depressed, over-thinker: nothing really matters. My life doesn’t matter. I’d hear this in my head, even if I didn’t want to, along with a variety of other negative thoughts and thousands of anxieties. I’d try to Continue Reading
Ditch that Martial Arts Profile Pic
Chances are if you’re reading this blog, you are very passionate about martial arts. I would also venture to guess that quite a few of you also have a lot of martial arts pictures on your social media profiles, and rightfully so, It’s something that you are passionate about. I Continue Reading
Look
When teaching forms to beginners, I always have to remind them to look at where they want their next technique to go before executing it. It’s always obvious when they aren’t looking before moving, their technique will be off-center and sometimes not even fully executed. I have seen other instructors Continue Reading
Be One With Your Weapon
I always loved training with weapons, and over the years I’ve gotten the opportunity to train with a variety of weapons (knives, bo-staff, short sticks, swords, etc). As a Tang Soo Do practitioner originally, one of the weapons I unfortunately never got to try is the rope dart. It’s usually Continue Reading
Epistemology
When dealing with difficult people with altering views, interests, or values than your own, it is important to understand how these people came to believe what they believe. This is defined as epistemology, the study of how someone formed their beliefs and differentiates their beliefs from opinions. What’s the difference? Continue Reading