I had two blogs going at the same time one that was dedicated to my running and weight loss and this one dedicated to my martial arts training. I have decided to merge these into a new blog. Anyone interested in finding me can now find me at:
www.robdares.blogspot.com
This seemed a normal spot to do this [...]
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I had taken some time off from my training due to a couple of right leg injuries. Specifically, I had a plantar injury that just needed time to heal and every time I got on the mat the pivots sent me shrieking like a small child. In addition to this I had injured my hamstring [...]
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I have been injured over the past six months with a bit of plantar injury from running. However, it really only hurt when I tried to pivot during my technique and kata practice. So in November I decided to take a couple of months off to really get a handle on the injury. With the [...]
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I received a comment last week that didn’t make it past initial review, meaning it was a bit rude. The thrust of the comment was simply that practicing martial arts was a decent enough thing to do with one’s time but that bowing and referring to senior instructors by strange titles should be beneath me. [...]
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… wait we all have knives. The nice thing about training in a martial art predicated on practicality is that you never know what a class is going to hold in store. This was true the other night we did knife training. It was a very good class. Sensei spent a lot time working the [...]
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My wife, Ms. EMA, recently started back to Tae Kwon Do after a long absence. She has previously been a 2nd Dan in Korea. I will tell you from personal experience that she is very quick and her stance transitions are quite smooth. It was not a night of my class so I volunteered to take [...]
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I recently reviewed the searches that people did in order to find this little site on Martial Arts. Most of the search terms are pretty normal stuff:
the journey kenpo
kenpo kata
bad martial arts stars
kenpo conditioning
American kenpo running
Nothing really out of the ordinary here. Although I have practiced a lot of different arts in my life, currently I [...]
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Tonight was my first night back to class since the weekend seminar with Grandmaster Tatum. After the seminar was over my sensei tested for his fifth degree black belt. I wish I could have stayed for the test but family obligations got in the way. Tonight I had hoped to congratulate him on his achievement. However, [...]
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On Saturday, I was fortunate to be part of a seminar at my American Kenpo school held by Grand Master Tatum. I didn’t realize how far I had to go until I went to this seminar. I believe that I polish basics ad nauseum. I like it and don’t really see it as a chore. [...]
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I was watching the Karate Kid last night on ABC Family and I thought, this movie is going on 25 years old but it is still a good movie. I will admit there is some cheese to it. But at its core the movie is a story about a student and a teacher. The rest [...]
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