This past weekend I was lucky to be able to accompany Master Pearson and Mr. Walsh on our semi-monthly trip to Cincinnati. As Mr. Walsh noted in his post, we were able to help out with Master Pearson’s Staff Seminar as well as attend the Ahn Taekwondo annual holiday banquet. It is always an amazing […]

There’s a lot of martial arts thoughts bouncing around in my head right now that I would like to write about.  The thoughts that are most on my mind right now are the things that I have learned while in Cincinnati.  My two months are not quite yet over; I have one week left.  Still, […]

This post is long overdue since this is my third full day in Cincinnati, and I am only just now writing about the fact that I am here. So let me fill you in on some things. As some of you may know, I am interested in starting my own martial arts school, and have […]

This morning we had the opportunity to assist Master Pearson in his bi-monthly weapons seminar in Cincinnati. February’s theme was the spear…what a great weapon! We’ve been waiting for this one for a while and our students were really excited for it also. We had a great turn out! First we practiced some basic spear […]

As Master Shaffer wrote in the previous post, we had gotten through a bunch of activities and work sessions during the eight and a half hour car ride, and we were feeling more than a little tired when we plodded into the Taekwondo school carrying our luggage at 10:18 PM. Also as Master Shaffer wrote, […]

Cincinnati…49 miles away. We’ve been in the car now for about 7 and a half hours and here’s what we’ve already done… – Played with our balls – not as gross as it sounds (see below). – Planned programmatic and administrative aspects of our upcoming Black Belt Winter Retreat – Reviewed and memorized pressure points […]

Only a few more days until our big trip to Cincinnati! Though I lived there for four years and enjoyed many wonderful visits with Master Pearson at good ole 4890 Hunt Road, it was rare that I had the opportunity to make the trip with him. While I was grateful, I suppose, on the one […]