Tag: Underbelt

  • Um and Yang of Stance Training

    Um and Yang of Stance Training

    Any new endeavor has to begin at the beginning. The beginning of martial art training is learning how to stand and how to move. Next month we’ll talk about movement. This month: Stances. Speaking from experience, the best thing a new martial artist can do for themselves is to work hard on their stances. There…

  • Training Notes

    These are just some notes and interpretations from the past six months of training. If they help you, cool. If you disagree or would like to expand on anything, feel free to do that in the comments. Discussion is always welcome.   Don’t use the body to power strikes. Keep stance and body still like…

  • Testing

    We need to have testing soon. We can try for Saturday, December 15, or we can wait until January. Let me know which is better for you. I am attending Black Belt testing in Peoria on December 21st. If any You Dahn Jah or Dahn Bo Nim want to join me, you are more than…