Mudo Spirit Exemplified!

Austin is on the floor working on material 30 minutes before every class. He has been around the martial arts since the late 1960s and, at 70+ years old, still trains harder than most people that I’ve seen. He’ll deny it but he’s got better thoughts and explanations for how to improve technique than I […]

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Discipline vs Self Discipline!

The martial arts are often thought of when parents want their children to learn discipline. This is a skewed view of what is actually taught. The martial arts teaches self discipline that the student uses to empower their life. It isn’t the same thing! There are regular calls to martial arts schools, usually from mothers, […]

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ETAT – Education, Training, Application, Teaching

The true method of personal development! Over Labor Day weekend, I got to spend time with Supreme Grand Master Joon Pyo Choi at the grave side memorial that he hosted for the founder of Song Moo Kwan, Supreme Grand Master Byung Jick Ro, who had passed a year earlier. It fulfilled SGM Ro’s wishes that […]

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Recognition Honor

Fortunate today! I’ve had the honor of being recognized by the Kido Kwan for the work I’ve done in the martial arts. My 6th Dan has been included in their Dan ranks (Kido Kwan DanBon # 6-5-2922). Thank you very much, 기도권! (http://www.kidokwan.org/)

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The Value of Training

How much time and effort are you willing to put into your martial arts (or any other activity for that matter)? Are you willing to travel? Are you willing to pay the fees? If you answered “Yes” to those questions, you have probably traveled (or will travel) more than 50k miles and have (or will […]

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