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Soar Training: Ho Sin Sul

Ho Sin Sul (Self Defense) is the topic of the week. This is always a fun week of concentration. Up front, I am telling you to be careful, deliberate, and slow. You can really hurt someone while manipulating joints and performing throws. While remaining mindful of safety, begin asking yourself, “am I moving in a straight…

Meditation of the Week: Concentration

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…

Soar Challenge: Three Point Kick

The challenge this week is 100 triple kicks. I challenge you to perform a three-point consecutive kicking combo: Front Kick, Side Kick, and Back Kick. Perform this consecutive combo with the same leg without placing your leg back on the ground to restabilize. Every kick MUST be above the belt. Move from kick to chamber…

SOAR Training: Jok Ki (족기) Basics

We will spend time on foundational techniques and move to applications as time permits. Stances: 자세 (Jah Se) Our three basic action stances are Front Stance (Chun Gul Jah Se), Horseriding Stance (Ki Ma Jah Se), and Fighting Stance (Hu Gul Jah Se). From these stances, we can perform all of our hand and foot…

Meditation of the Week: Integrity

“Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.”  ~ Proverbs 13:6 The Greek words alētheia (ἀλήθεια) and alēthes (ἀληθής) are translated as “integrity” in the New Testament and mean “truth or the state of being true.” Jesus is referred to as a man of integrity because He lived wholly in accordance…

Soar Challange: Walking Planks

The challenge this week is 100 walking planks over five days. You may space out and break up the repetitions any way you wish, but the challenge is to complete 100 repetitions this week. Be sure to keep your back as straight as possible. Your feet should be no more than 12 inches apart, but…

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