In preparing for my Black Belt graduation, I did some research for the speech I had to give. Did you know that for every 10,000 people who join a martial arts academy, half will drop out in the first six months?!  Of the remaining students, about a thousand will complete a year and then quit. […]

How are you enjoying your Taekwondo journey? Are you the student who just can’t wait until that next belt testing? Are you the student who, when told you are ready to test, tells the Instructor that you aren’t ready. Maybe you are enjoying the journey and are content where you are, working hard, trusting that […]

Did you know that there are five tenets of Tae Kwon Do?  These are five core beliefs or character qualities that all of us should be working to develop in our Tae Kwon Do practice and in all areas of our life.  They are Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self Control and Indomitable Spirit.  That’s a pretty […]

There were times when I could not see myself as a Black Belt.  There were times when I did not want to see myself as a Black Belt. There were times I thought I would never make it to Black Belt. Well, that time has passed. I am now a newly promoted first degree black […]