I’m telling my students all the time that proper squat position relies on keeping the feet straight. There are countless trainers and instructors who insist that pointing the toes out makes it “easier” on your knees (whatever that means). The fact is that straight foot position and knees out provides a superior platform for stability and power translation as Kelly … (Read the rest)
We just finished another Winter. Spring is here and Summer will quickly follow. I’ve watched the changing of seasons for over ten years as a martial arts instructor and I’ve watched countless students just like you slip away from training as the weather gets nicer and the multitude of activities of Summer beg for your time.
Martial arts instructors just … (Read the rest)
I’m considering filming premium instructional videos for Taekwondo forms and sparring that would be available for viewing and download on this blog, but I need some information from students and parents before I get started.
Please take 30 seconds and answer my five question survey regarding premium instructional videos. I will use the results of this survey to develop these … (Read the rest)
Private lessons give students a chance to work one-on-one (or in small group of 2-4) on anything they’d like to focus on. Based on my … (Read the rest)
Today I’m adding an entirely new category to the site: WOW (workout of the week). These are workout routines for my students, fellow instructors, and other fantastic readers of the blog. Hate coming up with a workout? Hate the same boring routines? Just follow my posted workouts every week! Don’t forget you can view the WOW category to see … (Read the rest)
I love this story and it goes to show you how absolutely important nutrition is in our lives and the lives of our children. It’s powerful enough to bring a women suffering chronic disability from Multiple Sclerosis to healthy in less than a year.
The paleo diet she describes has also been shown to completely reverse type 2 Diabetes, ADHD, and other … (Read the rest)
Why do certain kids always get picked last in gym class?
Why do certain employees always get skipped over for promotion?
Why does life seem to present opportunities to some while it appears to ignore others?
My analysis is that it’s because those individuals would never pick themselves. If you’re not willing to pick yourself, neither are your peers. Doors … (Read the rest)
If you didn’t already know, I’m anti-shoe. It’s not some hippie OWS thing, it’s a don’t-enjoy-needless-injuries thing. I take showers, I promise.
I’ve talked a bit about why I don’t like shoes, but nothing explains it quite as well as a well-made infographic. This, in a nutshell, is why I am waging a strike against shoes and why you should … (Read the rest)
The sign of a great fighter is her ability to be intentional. Every technique, every transition, every feint and fake, every counter, and every action in the ring is deliberate. She controls the opponent by controlling the ring, by adjusting the distance, and by pacing the match. What she does she does on purpose; nothing, including her victory, is accidental. … (Read the rest)
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it. ~ Lou Holtz
Sometimes the most well-meaning efforts have the biggest negative impact. One of the worst things we can do to students as parents, teachers, and coaches is to save them from failure, save them from the real consequences of their actions, and to save … (Read the rest)