Have you ever felt like your body was literally and figuratively itching to do something? Like, if you had to sit for one more second and NOT do it, you just might burst out of your seat and…I don’t know…do it twice as hard? (I know, I know–I could have come up with something better. Bad blogger.) For some, it’s …
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The Heart of Man: Taekwondo and Respecting the Art
Last night, I couldn’t sleep. My taekwondo instructor had asked earlier in the day if I could help him teach at a secondary school he had recently opened. A colleague whom he had also met last year — I will call him DD — had unfortunately not worked out, and my instructor needed me and his other black belts to …
So Cruel, the Face Of Man
It’s early, and I’m feeling so tired. I’m having trouble sleeping. Why does that sound like the entry lines for a song? Oh, well. I’m guessing I still have a lot on my mind from the events of the day before. Yesterday was my Taekwondo school’s international tournament, a full-day event of delicate forms, impressive board breaking, and lightning-quick sparring. Hundreds of students …