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Grading amnesia

It’s just four days until I take my last but one Kuk Sool Won testing, prior to testing for my Black Belt in early June this year. I’ve been practicing relentlessly, and yet, I feel like I’m suffering from grading amnesia. [...]

Apr 18, 2010     1 Comment
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Jo Kyo Nim Dobok (uniform)

It’s just 7 weeks till my final Black Belt testing for Jo Kyo Nim, and last night I was given my new Dobok (uniform), and I have to say it looks fantastic. It’s the new style uniform with the WKSA logo on the back and below the Korean flag on the front. [...]

Apr 13, 2010     2 Comments
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Overcoming the frustration

I’m feeling a little disappointed with myself at the moment, because I missed my first Kuk Sool Won grading last weekend. I didn’t do so well at my last testing, so I’d been training hard since Christmas, and felt that this testing was the one I would show how much I had improved my focus and abilities. [...]

Mar 31, 2010     1 Comment
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I’m so fed-up . . . .

Its half past 4 in the morning, I’m full of cold, and covered in snot. I’ve been up most of [...]

Mar 27, 2010     1 Comment
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The night of a thousand kicks

Last night I performed one thousand different and combination kicks for charity, and it felt good. Apart from making a donation to charity following the death of my mother-in-law, I’ve become a little hardened and I’m not a great lover of charity events. It seems that I am being constantly bombarded [...]

Mar 20, 2010     Comments Off
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Visualization

Since I started Kuk Sool Won journey, I’ve come to realise that how I train, behave, is the accumulation of all my life experiences, and have been obtained after years of conditioning. Whether I’m testing for my next belt, or trying to learn some seemingly impossible technique, it’s crucial that I see myself achieving. [...]

Feb 24, 2010     1 Comment
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Staying Healthy

There’s a huge difference between health and fitness. Health refers to our overall physical and mental state, our wellbeing, and our ability to go about the day without suffering from illness. Good health means our minds and bodies are working in harmony. Fitness is specific, and [...]

Feb 18, 2010     Comments Off
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WARNING: moaning follows

After a healthy diet and regular exercise, I’ve got my Kuk Sool training mojo back, I’m incredibly focused in class. [...]

Feb 15, 2010     Comments Off
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Slowly, but surely I’m getting fitter and fitter

In May this year I’m going to be taking my second Kuk Sool Won Black belt test, and I’ve been [...]

Feb 15, 2010     Comments Off
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Another testing towards my Black Belt

Last Sunday was one of my testing towards my Black Belt. It was one of the hardest tests I’ve ever [...]

Oct 12, 2009     Comments Off
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Part one Kuk Sool Won Black belt test

Last night I completed part one of my Kuk Sool Won Black belt test . . . . . It [...]

May 28, 2009     2 Comments
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My first black belt test

Oh my god tonight will be the last training session before my black belt test next week! I started off [...]

May 22, 2009     2 Comments
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Kuk Sool Won equipment for sale

Helen and I have accumulated a number of Kuk Sool Won items that we no longer need, so we have [...]

Mar 30, 2009     9 Comments
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Spotlighting

I don’t like being spotlighted! My mind just goes blank. I can’t remember even the simplest of things. I worry [...]

Mar 20, 2009     Comments Off
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