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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. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Part one Kuk Sool Won Black belt test
Last night I completed part one of my Kuk Sool Won Black belt test . . . . . It [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Spotlighting
I don’t like being spotlighted! My mind just goes blank. I can’t remember even the simplest of things. I worry [...]
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