The Music in Mudo!

Guest post by Bill Hedrick. There is a story about the great American Composer Aaron Copland. In his later years he enjoyed conducting his own works. One rehearsal as he was working with the orchestra, pointing out things the orchestra needed to be aware of and generally breaking down the score, he pointed to a […]

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Effective and Efficient – published

I submitted the post Effective and Efficient to Totally TKD magazine and they chose to publish it. You can see it here or get a subscription to the magazine. Click the image to follow the link.

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I have students

In my martial arts school, I don’t have [blank]. I have students! This started with having younglings in class. Yes, those who are under the age of 16. The idea had first came up because we don’t have a specific youth class. When I first started martial arts training, within a community education program, there […]

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What this is all about

“Pass on what you have learned. Strength, mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is. Luke, we are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters.” — Master Yoda (From Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)) The true burden of all Masters IS […]

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Pine Tree Taekwondo Student should have!

So, after many years of learning and teaching the Chung Bong Hyung, I have written two books that detail these forms step-by-step. Every Pine Tree Taekwondo student should have a copy to review their forms. The True forms of Song Moo Kwan Taekwondo, volume 1 The True forms of Song Moo Kwan Taekwondo, volume 2.

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Begin with Respect, End with Respect

Yeh Si Yeh Jong (Begin with Respect, End with Respect) is one of the core concepts that Supreme Grand Master Byung Jick Ro, founder of Song Moo Kwan, included in his teaching. This concept can be a difficult one to present. All too often respect is viewed as bowing and other similar behaviors. This is […]

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How can you teach?

I really enjoy helping people along their martial arts path. I gain energy and renewed excitement for my training. There are also many, many insights gained from hearing students comment or describe their thoughts. Even learning new, maybe improved, ways to “talk” my experiences to students. The most innocent problem that can arise is when […]

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Focus Your Energy

Learn how to use the Hero’s Journey to bring greater happiness and success to your career and life!

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Belief Drives Success

Thoughts? I’m in agreement with this. He starts with the Henry Ford quote: If you believe you can or believe you can’t, you’re right.

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