Developing Courage and Community through Martial Arts
A Bit Of Nail Polish (What’s In Your Tool Box?) Guest post by 5th Dan Haedong Kumdo student, Christine Keenan — I came home one day and found my father at the table with a bottle of old nail polish. He was using it to mark the tools he had on the table. When I […]
Here’s a little intro from Master Ram about the upcoming knife seminar! Here’s the link to the event and registration! https://buff.ly/3ZbM3UL
While watching the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four championship game, A.J. Mleczko commented that the teams will be watching the line between how important the game is and how to keep doing everything they did to get there. She asked “How do you keep the mundane and not get sucked into the moment?” There is 9 […]
Winter Community Education courses are posted.Korean sword classWednesdays 6:00pm-7:50pm(typos already noted)Register here
Korean Karate (Taekwondo) Community Education Class has been posted!Taekwondo (Korean Karate)Tuesday – Thursday 6:00pm-6:50pmRegister here
There are several methods of having children in martial arts classes. They range from babysitting to character building to physical skills. Which one is best? Yes. It depends upon what you want your child to learn…and how old they are. It is also very dependent upon the skills, knowledge, talents, and personalities of the teachers. […]
First of all, we are here returning to the simpler meaning of the word. In philosophy the term Intentionality is loaded with a lot of extra meaning. What we mean here is simply doing what you are doing in forms with a reason, an intention. When you learn your forms there is a good and […]
One of the biggest parts of martial arts training is the community that you become part of. They are the ones who understand an important part of your life. Humans are heard creatures and seek to create a place to belong. It is important to keep in mind that, while we won’t go into combat, […]
Leading is a big subject throughout many industries. How do you provide direction and create success to allow growth of your company/business and the people joining you in the journey. The key factor is that the leader needs to be proficient, if not have mastery, of the basics needed to create success. Without basics, there […]
So much is made about situational awareness for personal defense. The need to recognize who and what is around you to keep yourself and family safe. Developing skills to help you determine who are threats, what are environmental conditions, where are exit/escape routes are part of personal protection skills that go far beyond the physical […]
Haedong Kumdo White Tiger Ryu classes have moved to the Fridley Community Center beginning Tuesday July 11th, 2023. The classes schedule will be: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00pm – 8:00pm — All ranks Wednesday 6:00pm – 8:00pm — All ranks but black belt focus
Song Moo Kwan Pan Song Ryu (Korean Karate) classes have moved to the Fridley Community Center beginning Tuesday July 11th, 2023! Class schedule will remain the same! Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00pm Class will be held in the Community Center gym.
White Tiger Martial Arts will be closed from July 2nd through July 10th as we celebrate Independence Day and complete our move to the Fridley Community Center. Classes resume Tuesday July 11th. The remaining Summer schedule will be Tuesday and Thursday 6:00pm Taekwondo 7:00pm Haedong Kumdo Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 Haedong […]
Changes One of the aspects of martial arts is the sharing of insights and understandings. No one is just a student, or just a teacher. In my life in Haidong Gumdo I’ve learned a lot in the last 8 years. Not only forms, drills, stances and such but things about myself, my spirit, mind and […]
During the recent Midwest Haidong Gumdo seminar featuring Senior Chief Master Marshall Parnell, he talked about making sure that we “look” for the bad guys while doing gumbub (sword forms), He said that most of us look odd when doing it, though. I will agree! The problem is that most modern martial artists aren’t trained […]
If you don’t believe that the way your present everything is important, then think about this… This comes from part of the lecture that Senior Chief Master Marshall Parnell gave during the Fall 2022 Midwest Haidong Gumdo testing & training. The full post is an expansion upon the concept and not completely from Kwanjangnim Parnell. […]
This post is a week late as I wanted to collect all the photos from the testing & seminar before making it. Much fun and learning happened over the weekend of Oct 21-23. One of the biggest stories is the promotion of, 9 year old, Alice Browne to Chodan (1st Dan black belt). She is […]
It has been a long time since I’ve actively trained with the Seidokan Aikido organization. Fortunately, I’ve kept many of the lessons. That training has helped all that I’ve done since. The focus on practicing the principles was a big change. The kicking/striking art had focused on application of technique for fighting but talked little […]
Much has been said about the benefits of martial arts for building focus, discipline, confidence, and esteem. These are true but not often illustrated when as a student is promoted. These are artifacts of the holistic personal development taught through the martial arts. The remainder of this article will present and illustrate the personal development […]
Understanding that not every person or body is the same and helping to work through that. The love and passion you and your students have. The geekiness we can all be. You allow your students to be their own person.
