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Archive for August, 2005

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9th kup

I’ve been a white belt (10th kup) for a month now. My belt signifies innocence, as that of a new student who has no previous knowledge of Taekwondo. It is now time for me to get my 9th kup (aka yellow stripe).
IA have to A demonstrate some basic stances, punches, and blocks and patterns.A 9th [...]

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To Chill or Not to Chill?

Many years ago… in one of the villages somewhere… I was served a glass of Beaujolais. I was given a glass of Beaujolais and it was chilled, and I thought to myself that these people had not read the right books! Every wine book I’d ever read always said you serve red wines at room [...]

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TaeKwonDo Philosophy

Tae Kwon Do is action philosophy, it is the Korean art of self-defense.A Literally translated, Tae means kick or to strike with the foot, Kwon means fist or to strike with the hand, Do means discipline or art. It is much more than the image of the martial arts physical aspect. It is designed as [...]