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Meditation of the Week: Attitude 14

Cleanliness is required after training. Keep yourself and your surroundings clean. Our final attitude requirement for Tang Soo Do is “Cleanliness is required after training. Keep yourself and your surroundings clean.”  Physical hygiene is essential for your health and the health of those you… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 14”

Meditation of the Week: Attitude 12

  When you learn new techniques, learn thoroughly the theory and philosophy as well. We all like to learn something new. It’s exciting. When we first began to learn karate, everything was new and engaging. As we progress and become more familiar with Tang Soo Do… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 12”

Meditation of the Week: Attitude 11

The eleventh attitude of Tang Soo Do is to “repeatedly practice all techniques already learned.” Review and reassessment of all your techniques is essential to mastering Tang Soo Do. Every practitioner experiences “drift.”  Tang Soo Do allows for some variation of technique based of… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 11”

Meditation of the Week: Attitude 9

Have you ever known a person who reaches back to a past event over 20 years ago and says something to the effect , “I remember when I accomplished….” Tang Soo Do’s ninth attitude requirement is to Frequently inspect your own achievements. Even our… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 9”

Meditation of the Week: Attitude 6

Regularly Spaced Practice Sessions Not only do we need to practice regularly (attitude 4), but we must also space out the practice sessions (attitude 6). This does not mean you should not or can not practice daily. It simply means you need to practice… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Attitude 6”