Just over one week ago I was in the Adirondacks with roughly twenty black belts. I have several memories from this retreat – anything from pleasant to slightly painful! – so in that respect it was just like every other Black Belt Winter Retreat. And although we cycle through a fairly similar routine each year, […]

From the beginning of December until the 18th I was swamped with my studies at Case Western. All of the students just finished their finals for the semester, which began during the 2nd week. Now that I’m on my Winter Break I’ve had some down time to do some reading. Being a bit of a […]

  Hello everyone! Finals are coming up here at Case Western so I think this would be a good time for an update in my neck of the woods (unfortunately finals are also why I’m doing this post after midnight). So I’m doing great academically, both in terms of grades and pursuing interests that I’m most […]

As we go about our everyday lives we participate in numerous activities that could easily be defined as unnecessary, or a waste of time. Maybe you stare at the ceiling for 10 minutes before you get out of bed every morning. Or you decide to watch a couple shows on TV before completing work for […]

If you get knocked off your horse, you get right back in the saddle. You’ll never learn if you don’t make mistakes. I am sure you have heard both of these quotes at some point in your life. They are commonly used for encouragement after a person has experienced defeat in one form or another. […]

Hagsaeng Naebu Interview with Mr. Walsh! Full Name:  Gabriel Michael Loring Walsh (That’s right; my parents elected to give me a mysterious second middle name in order to honor a distant relative.  I hardly ever use it except when people ask me what my full name is.) Age: 25 How long have you practiced Taekwondo? 13 […]

I’ve officially moved back into my college dorm at Case Western Reserve University! Now that I’m a sophomore I have the privilege of living in a dorm room by myself (how nice of my superiors…) and even though the room is smaller, it’s definitely more comfortable. My classes don’t actually start until Monday, August 27th, […]

Hello everyone! I have a feel-good blog that I would like to share today. The name of this blog is “somethin’ good” and it was started less than a week ago. I definitely think it’s going to grow very popular in time, here is the About section of the blog: What is Something Good? Something […]

This week I was assigned the topic “Something you learned this summer” so after some thinking I have decided to write about the value of responsibility. I haven’t been the most responsible student, or person for that matter, for most of my life. Throughout all of my childhood and adolescence I have had a tendency […]

Just yesterday I endured a 12 hour martial arts class with my fellow black belts. The event was more of a test of one’s mind instead of a test of one’s physical endurance, but I still ended the day exhausted. I am thankful for every second I spent practicing martial arts yesterday and I am […]