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Do you remember the Presidential Physical Fitness awards? I always hated those days in PE. I was never a great athlete growing up; I couldn’t climb the rope, my arms always wore out in the first few seconds of the chin-up, and when [...]
in.dom.i.ta.ble adj: having an unyielding spirit, stubbornly persistent when faced with difficulty or opposition.
– Oxford American Dictionary
Many female martial artists show indomitable spirit just by walking in the door of their school for the first time. It can be daunting to face the reactions of friends and family who start firing questions at us as [...]
self-con.trol n: control over one’s own impulses, emotions, or actions.
–Webster’s Dictionary
Okay, I admit it. Self-control is one of the main reasons I enrolled Dynamo in taekwondo. He’s struggled with self-control … well, basically since he’s been born. He tends to lash out in anger over the smallest things. I’ve talked to several men who’ve gone [...]
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Okay, this isn’t the Self-Control post I promised last time. I’m preempting the previously [...]
per.se.ver.ance n: steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
– Dictionary.com
Training for any martial art requires perseverance. There’s usually a rush of enthusiasm at the beginning: it’s all exciting and new. Your body can do things you never knew it could. When Dynamo [...]
in.teg.ri.ty n 1. honesty, incorruptibility. 2. wholeness, entirety.
–Oxford American Dictionary
Every martial art I’ve encountered promotes integrity. Honesty is one of the main cornerstones of the martial arts. While I don’t know any adult who entered the martial arts to learn or improve their integrity, many of us — including me — have enrolled our kids, [...]
