Tag: fitness
SOAR Training: Sparring Drills and Free Spar
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,… Continue Reading “SOAR Training: Sparring Drills and Free Spar”
SOAR Challenge: Iron Chamber II
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… Continue Reading “SOAR Challenge: Iron Chamber II”
SOAR Training: Ho Sin Sul, Weapons, and Looping Drill
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… Continue Reading “SOAR Training: Ho Sin Sul, Weapons, and Looping Drill”
SOAR Challenge: The Lunge Matrix
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… Continue Reading “SOAR Challenge: The Lunge Matrix”
SOAR Challenge: Ground-Flow Kick-Throughs
Coordination • Mobility • Rotational Control Challenge Due: Tuesday, October 20, 2026. DO NOT FORGET: YOU NEED TO COMPLETE SIX CHALLENGES FOR EACH TESTING CYCLE. Tang Soo Do normally asks us to control movement while standing. This week, we take that same discipline to… Continue Reading “SOAR Challenge: Ground-Flow Kick-Throughs”
