Coming Back – Becky Jones (guest post)

One of our Chodans has moved to the Untied Kingdom to follow her academic goals and has become one of their new teachers. Here’s some of her thoughts after a Summer visit. Thank you, Becky Jones, for the guest post. Coming Back It’s been almost a year since I left for England, and left the […]

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Coming Back – Becky Jones (guest post)

One of our Chodans has moved to the Untied Kingdom to follow her academic goals and has become one of their new teachers. Here’s some of her thoughts after a Summer visit. Thank you, Becky Jones, for the guest post. Coming Back It’s been almost a year since I left for England, and left the […]

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Training Journals with covers

Dashi Hanbon (again, once more) The World Haidong Gumdo Federation’s Head Master Jeong Woo Kim, is the inspiration for this saying. Master Kim has become famous for reciting this phrase during training. It is presented as a motivational saying intended for Korean martial artists, but a thought appreciated across all martial arts, to help renew […]

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Looking Bad

“Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time.” – Lou Brock This could be the person who isn’t willing to make the effort. It may be the person with too much ego. Either case the results aren’t good. How many times have you […]

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Master F.’s Rules (Haidong Gumdo edition)

Recently a student commented that she like the rules that I offered as part of training. Well, they’re more guidelines that I offer to students to help develop their technique. I use them so often that students can recite them back to me when asked. Something that needs to be kept in mind is that […]

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Arrogance and Fear

One of the fun quotes from Dr. Strange: The Ancient One: You wonder what I see in your future? Dr. Stephen Strange: No. Yes. The Ancient One: I never saw your future, only its possibilities. You have such a capacity for goodness. You’ve always excelled, but not because you crave success but because of your […]

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