This week we return to sparring drills and free sparring. Good sparring is not a contest to see who can move fastest or hit hardest. It is controlled training in timing, distance, targeting, defense, recovery, and judgment. We will begin with stance and guard, then build footwork and distance before adding a partner. The first…
Perseverance, essential to life, means we don’t give up. We don’t stop. We keep placing one foot in front of another. We finish the race laid before us. We continue the journey – even when you face difficult and seemingly insurmountable challenges. The Bible tells us to “not grow weary of doing good, for in…
Hip Strength • Active Range • Kicking Control Challenge Due: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 The first Iron Chamber Challenge emphasized the ability to establish and hold a dependable side-kick chamber. Iron Chamber II asks you to control what happens next. Each repetition begins in a balanced side-kick chamber. From that position, extend the kicking leg…
Congratulations to our newly promoted 7th Gup (Sr. Orange Belts). Well done! I also want to extend a hge thank you to the new Soar Tang Soo Do Black Belt team. Training This week we return to Ho Sin Sul, weapons, and the Looping Drill. These areas may look different, but each tests the same…
The idea of concentration is to devote your attention, thought, and focus toward an activity or subject. However, be aware of what you allow to gain your concentration. You will respond to what you focus on. It takes a great deal of concentration to practice, workout, study, or do anything consistently without someone telling…
Strength • Mobility • Multiplanar Control Challenge due: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 The Lunge Matrix trains the legs and hips to create strength in more than one direction. Instead of repeating only a forward step, the practitioner moves forward, laterally, backward, and through a controlled turn. Each direction begins from balance and ends with a…
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