New Fall 2010 Classes
For those keeping track, we have a couple of new fall classes starting up in the next few weeks. First up is the FREE Community Self Defense class for adults. I actually have two 4-week sessions planned for the fall. The first begins tonight, September 21st, and the second will begin on October 26th. After that, we’ll be taking a break from self...
September 21, 2010 | Continue reading »
The Lost Secrets of Tae Kwon Do Kicking
On Saturday, September 11th, I’ll be hosting the first of (hopefully) many seminars at Moo Duk Kwan Martial Arts. The topic of the seminar will be “The Lost Secrets of Tae Kwon Do Kicking.” Why? The modern art of Tae Kwon Do is a sport known for its kicking versatility. Tae Kwon Do kicking, in its original form, has crushing and devastating...
September 1, 2010 | Continue reading »
The Beginning, the Middle, and the End
My students have often asked, “You seem to know what I am going to do before I get my move started. How do you do that?” I wish that I could tell them that I had some great all knowing psychic ability, but I don’t. Most of the time my answer leaves them even more puzzled than a “crystal ball” secret ever would have. I couch...
April 10, 2008 | Continue reading »
Martial Arts Magic
Many of the movements in well-performed martial arts are optical illusions. That means they are misleading images that deceive visual perception of size, shape, and motion. This occurs because the human eye has a tendency to not see the entire sequence of a technique but only the most conspicuous component. This lack of vision will not note efficiency...
April 1, 2008 | Continue reading »
Love/Hate…Yin/Yang
Love/hate relationships…yup! Seems to be the story of my life these days. Yin/yang is the order of this third dimensional existence! Love it – because the only guarantee is one day we will all leave it. I have not written in a while…major testing for students at my school. I love the results, but hate the process. Our policy is to...
March 19, 2008 | Continue reading »
Moo Duk Kwan Website
The Moo Duk Kwan Martial Arts website is currently down. We’ve been working on switching servers and using a new hosting provider, whatever all that means. It should be back up within a few days – we hope. Thanks for your patience! a2a_linkname="Moo Duk Kwan Website";a2a_linkurl="http://fgblair.com/2008/01/moo-duk-kwan-website/"; If...
January 18, 2008 | Continue reading »
The Master Instructor’s Garden
The following is a reprint, but a wonderful article about the plight of the martial arts instructor. I published it years ago and then again in our July 2007 newsletter at Moo Duk Kwan Martial Arts: To the casual observer, martial arts classes resemble a common activity like baseball practice or ballet lessons. The student does the prescribed drills...
January 14, 2008 | Continue reading »
