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A Martial Artist’s Christmas Carol
Some version of Dicken’s “Christmas Carol” is featured on any television station that your remote takes you to during the holiday season. This epic is a timeless story with wonderful values and morals. It reminds me of my own martial arts jour
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The Most Significant Belt – The White Belt
As an instructor, I have taught thousands of students. Yet only a small percentage attain black belt status. One may think that black belt is the most significant belt - but in my opinion, the white belt is. As a student comes in as a novice,
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Evolution to Black Belt
Congratulation to Lane Moore and Ryan Fowler for their promotion to 1st degree black belt in Tiger Shark Hapkido. More pictures to follow about their test in a few weeks. I recently promoted two more hapkido students to 1st degree black belt. T
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Regardless of the Question…
As a martial arts instructor there have been many times I have directed students to do something and then be asked the question: “Why?” I never take that question as a student being disrespectful, but I see it as an opportunity to further educa
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40 Years of Martial Arts and I’m Still a Student
I have been studying martial arts for 40 years now. Some of the things that I have learned include, for instance, that there are just so many ways to kick, punch or even twist a wrist. After that revelation, I had to look for other ways to further
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Belt Promotion – The Journey
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 – 1884) said "To travel hopefully is better then to arrive. The success is the labor." Bruce Lee (1940 – 1973) said: “The success is the Journey, not the destination.” Regardless of the journey, each individua
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Tigershark Hapkido Belt Requirements
White Belt Single Stripe Know Name Of The Art: Tiger Shark Hapkido Bow Wrist Breakaways Kick Form
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Jujitsu Requirements
YELLOW BELT Falling techniques, front, back, sides, forward and backward Guard Half mount Open guard Spider guard Butterfly guard Hip escape, on back, push one leg up, roll to side, then back on back with both knees bent and feet together Turn
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13 Ways To Avoid Conflict With A Bully
Make friends Use humor Walk away Use cleverness Agree with the bully Refuse to fight Stand up to the bully Yell Ignore the threat Use authority such as teachers, parents, police, ect. Use an
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Flying Crane
As we grow as Martial Artists, we develop new ideas, habits and experiences. these factors help us mature into the people that we become. We find out as we grow that it can be difficult to shed habits that we no longer desire; as it can be
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