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Bullying, Teenagers & Taekwondo (or Any Martial Arts) Training

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 …

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Bare Soles Or Shoes?

Bare Foot or Bust?

​BARE FOOT or BUST?​Should the path to Black Belt be walked in bare feet? The question of shoes for training from Taekwondo to any martial art…Kristy turning kickMartial Arts Makes Us Rule Followers​My 10 year old son is a rule follower.This might sound like some kind of parental godsend but alas.What goes with this rule-following territory is a child who is:Mind …

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Jhoon Rhee and Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee’s Taekwondo Friend Jhoon Rhee dies at 86

Bruce Lee’s Taekwondo Friend Jhoon Rhee dies at 86Jhoon Rhee kicks Bruce LeeGrandmaster Jhoon Rhee(January 7, 1932 – April 30, 2018),  , the man known as the “father of American Taekwondo,” died on Monday 30th April after a long illness at a hospice care home in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of the nation’s capital.Commonly known as Jhoon Rhee, he was …

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Why taking up Taekwondo in my 40s was the best thing ever!

​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 …

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Taekwondo Changed My Life

​ TAEKWONDO​  Changed  My Life!!!​B​E 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 …

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Watch Video of Taekwondo BOTTLE SMASH, Hook Kick & Warm Down

Movie star and martial artist Silvio Simac showcases; How to burst a bottle of wine with a palm strike… How to hook kick to the head at close range… How to cool down both mentally and physically. Get to know a Tae Kwon Do Gold medallist that has been inspired by Bruce Lee. Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoyed …

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