Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Return of the Dummy

I finally got around to re-mounting my homemade mook jong. Above is a photo I snapped with my trusty iPhone. Someday I hope to be able to mount it to a concrete wall. Mounted to a wall made of wood and drywall … Continue reading

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Perseverance & Indomitable Spirit

Sound advice for martial arts or life. It’s also the key lesson I took from my time in Taekwondo. -BCP

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Improvisation & forms

Mr. Wiscomb’s guest post over at Dojo Rat’s blog got me thinking about my own martial journey and how forms fit into it. In the post Mr. Wiscomb discusses the three levels of form development. Level One – strength and … Continue reading

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