May 2016 Activities
Exciting Month with many activities for the whole family. Remember it is not too late to start!!!
classes
Mother’s Day Gift
Show you care for Mother’s Day with a Gift Certificate for a Self-defense class. This particular class will be offered by Hall of Fame Masters Dr. Jose Delgado and Mr. Jose Delgado. We will also have another hall of fame instructor, Sensei Caitling Bassett. The class will be offered at our St. Augustine location, 1851 … Read more
Starting Tae Kwon Do at 50. Are You Nuts? – David Haynes, author
Water aerobics would make more sense; or maybe even yoga, so why choose one of the “hardest” of hard martial arts, known for its powerful, and sometimes aerial, kicks? The short answer is that it was accidental. My 11-year-old son wanted to give it a try, so I brought him in to Koryo Do School of … Read more
They Call Me Master
They call me Master, yet as I look at my students I wonder. Some of my students are much faster than me; yet they still call me Master. Many, by far are already more flexible than me and dare I say stronger; yet they still call me Master. Quite a few could easily beat me … Read more
Back to School Self-Defense
Bullying, harassment, threats, intimidation and assault are thing that we face quite frequently. We do not think about it but any time we are introduced into a new environment we increase the potential of become a victim to one of these threats. It is actually normal if you consider that the threat itself comes from … Read more
Back to School
It is true, summer may not be over but back to school time is approaching rapidly. For some, back to school means school supplies, uniforms and schedules. Others are looking for activities where they can enroll their kids and few don’t’ even want to think about it. For me as a parent I simply thought … Read more
Why I teach martial arts
This week I have been putting pressure on one of my students. He is one of the youngest in my school and has been milking this fact to no end. He has also been blessed with intelligence and the ability to manipulate others with a puppy face. He seems to have a great time at … Read more
Children Abductions
Abducted Children stats are alarming. A video I watched this morning placed the number of children abducted as 700 per day. I re-posted the video on our Facebook page but decided to do some additional research. My findings were somewhat of an eye opener as the figures I found actually indicated that there are 40 … Read more
College Campuses and Rape
As we prepare to attend a number of high school graduations and get our children out to college I had to pause based on a mother’s comments and her intention to keep her daughter at our school while she was going to college. This simple comment made me happy but instilled a query on my … Read more
Excelence in the Martial Arts
A good friend of mine send me an article from a blog titled “The difference between commitment and technique”. I read this short article and was impressed by its message. I also was fascinated as in a very succinct manner Mr. Godin Presented an issue which it seems is more common that I thought. As … Read more