During our time in Japan, we immersed ourselves in the practice of kendo, allowing us to step into the world of the samurai. These noble, disciplined, and spiritually attuned warriors of Japan provided us with a unique perspective on martial arts. Our journey went beyond merely learning the techniques of swordsmanship; it was a profound

In this blog, I will dive into what has been happening at our Tae Kwon Do Lessons over the last month and give you a quick rundown of what’s to happen, from my flexibility improvement, and black belt gradings all the way to my green stripe grading. Week One: Week one of this month was

For as long as I can remember, my dad and I have shared a fascination with the samurai and their legendary martial arts. Growing up, our imaginations were fueled by tales of these noble warriors, their disciplined lives, and their mastery of the sword. This mutual passion has always been a special bond between us,

In our journey through martial arts training, each session presents an opportunity for growth and discovery. This week’s training sessions were no exception as we delved into the world of traditional weapons, focusing on the bo-staff and nunchucks. Under the guidance of our skilled instructor, we embarked on a journey to understand the fundamental principles

This month the black belt grading is coming closer and closer with the grading happening in May, we’re all helping the black belts cover the material that they need to know for their gradings, while also preparing for our next gradings towards the end of May. Week One: The Focus of This Month is –

In this blog, we will go over everything that has happened over the last month from how the SE Open tournament went to our gradings. So let’s dive right into it. The SE Open Tournament: The SE Open Tournament has arrived and it went rather well, while mainly being a learning event for me to

This month is been a busy month for our Tae Kwon Do studies, with the black belt gradings closing in we have been running through everything that they need to know: Patterns, Theory, Step-sparing, and cardio. The black belt gradings start with a spirit test where they have to run and do exercises for a

Fifth Month Of Tae Kwon Do – Grading/SE Open Welcome back to my martial arts journey in this blog we will dive deep into what this month has brought me, from doing a grading to going to a competition. This blog will cover everything that we did in the months leading up to the grading

Tae Kwon Do: Fourth Month This year has been a great start to Tae Kwon Do with a lot of things happening and a lot of of things are changing about the way our Saboom (teacher) was running our lessons. This edition of the series will be long as there is quite a lot to

An Update on our Kenjutsu/Bojutsu Me and my dad have both been thinking and we haven’t been enjoying our lessons with our current sensei as we have some suspicions and overall it wasn’t what we wanted to learn in the first place. So after having some conversations, we decided to look elsewhere. Me and my