What does a 62 yr old Black Belt do when he faces a real world challenge, a life and death struggle that has nothing to do with arm bars or kicks and everything to do with Finding A Cure For the Uncurable? Meet Tony Terranova 62 years old, married with two daughters a granddaughter and grandson; Black Belt (1st Dan) Shotokan …
by Nicholas Messner Johannes Daxbacher (GER) is an active member of the IJF Military and Police commission. A policeman himself, he has been involved in Ethiopia for many years, together with his wife Regina, to help build the judo federation, in a region which is considered as the Cradle of Mankind. We met Johannes and Regina and asked them to …
by Kristy Hitchens of The Mortal Mouse, Australia Pink Belt Scholarship update!!!!! Original Story This is the story that launched the Pink Belt Scholarship. Last year Anaya was forced to quit Taekwondo because she could no longer afford the fees after escaping a violent marriage and living on her own. Her spirit crushed, she felt utterly worthless and close to …
Overcoming Adversity through Judo by Christian Pierre at the International Judo Federation It’s the essence of judo. If you’re thrown down, you get up. Again, and again. It’s what judo is about and summarizes all the life lessons it has taught Adnan Khankan to help him put his life back on track after fleeing his war struck homeland Syria. Adnan …
No Limits!!!!! Brittle Bone Disease in TaeKwonDo No Limits!!!!! Brittle Bone Disease in TaeKwonDo PodcastMick Tully interviews Robbie Hirst one of the youngest and most determined martial artists you could ever meet who deals with broken bones on a daily basis and doesn’t let his condition stop him training Tae Kwon Do. Listen to his inspirational story on Mick’s Martial …
How to Use FEAR & DOUBT Geoff Thompson, ex Doorman/ Bouncer and martial artist reveals on camera the secrets to his training and mindset.How did he use fear and doubt? How did he let go? How tough is the Martial Arts Forge? Does he still train? Why did he move from martial arts to writing? www.geoffthompson.com Thanks for watching, …
Bullying, Teenagers & Taekwondo (or Any Martial Arts) TrainingDefeat Bullies With Martial ArtsMy Taekwondo training is helping me parent my tween!It’s like taking a solid blow to the chest.That gut-wrenching feeling you get when someone is hurting your child.And not just once. But over and OVER again. The fact the one doing the hurting is ALSO another child matters little …
Taekwondo In Your 40s!!!Why taking up Taekwondo in my 40s was the best thing ever! And now you can do it too with my Top 5 Tips…by Kristy Hitchens Am I having a near mid-life crisis?Is that what this is?Is this the equivalent of (*gulp!) buying a Harley or red sports car and dating a hot blonde?All of this and more (MUCH more!) is what …
TAEKWONDO Changed My Life!!!BE INSPIRED by Danny T Nguyen’s martial arts journey through TAEKWONDO. This is a inspirational story for all martial artists, it serves as a reminder of why many of us start to train and why we continue. His story is not a major calamity averted, it’s more a daily combination of the small things that make a big …
AWESOME video featuring the amazing KENDO KID practicing KENDO, taking each and every lesson and doing his best to learn and embody what his Sensei teaches. He is the KENDO KID. This is what Martial Arts is all about; Honour your teachers, your Sensei, whoever is helping you along your martial arts journey. This is what World of Martial Arts …