The Martial Artist Foundation

02/27/2026

🥋 There are absences that hurt... and quitting Taekwondo is one of them.

Not everyone left because they wanted to.
Some had to do it.

Life has changed.
The responsibilities have grown.
Time was just not enough.

One day was the last training...
And you didn't even know it was.

You saved your dobok thinking it would be “just for a while”.
And when you look at it again, it still smells of effort, discipline, dreams.

Missing the sound of kisses.
the laughs after workout.
The tiredness that made you proud.
The version of you that was getting stronger.

Because Taekwondo wasn't just a sport...
It was your escape.
Your therapy.
Your safe place.

And even if you're not in the tatami today,
Everything you learned lives in you.

The discipline.
The respect.
The strength to rise when life knocks you down.

Maybe you left the dojang...
but Taekwondo never left you. 🔥🥋

And who knows...
sometimes dreams are just waiting for the right time to come back.

I WILL BE BACK......

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10/27/2025

Bruce Lee had some very interesting and revolutionary views on the true meaning of being a martial arts teacher.

He thought about the “teaching process” very differently to most people who saw themselves as teachers.

Here’s what Bruce wrote on the topic:

“Most martial art teachers are fixed in a routine. Because they depend on a method and merely drill systematic routines, they can only produce produce patternized prisoners according to a lifeless, systematizing concept. A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth.”

So, in essence Bruce sees a teacher as a guide, and not as a “giver of truth” but as “a pointer to truth”.

Bruce then goes on to say:

“Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. For example, to assist his student’s growth, a teacher might confront the student with skillful frustrations.”

Wow! There’s a lot here to unpack here… in essence Bruce is explaining the importance of teaching/guiding each student individually, not as a group.

He explains how the martial arts, and especially his art, is a means “to integrate themselves with their being”! Something, in my experience, very rare in martial arts schools.

He then advocates the instigation of learning by utilising the methodology of “skillful frustrations”… in other words creating a learning environment by the process of setting up useful challenges that by their very nature create advancement and skill acquisition.

Learning by experience, not through theory.

Bruce again, displaying extraordinary wisdom and creative intelligence in his thinking.

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09/28/2025

🥋 World Taekwondo 🥋 Freestyle Poomsae Competition
📑 Judge’s Score Sheet (Educational Overview)

✅ Mandatory Stances
• 🦶 Hakdari Seogi
• 🦶 Beom Seogi
• 🦶 Dwitkubi

✅ Technical Skills – 6.0 Points
• 🚀 Height of Jumping Side Kick
• 🚀 Multiple Kicks in the Air
• 🔄 Gradient of Spins in a Spin Kick
• ⚡ Performance Level of Consecutive Sparring Kicks
• 🤸‍♂️ Acrobatic Kicking Technique
• 🥋 Basic Movements and Practicability
(Each sub-category is scored 0.0–1.0. Average basics: 0.4–0.5 points, plus possible extra 0.1–0.3 for height, number of kicks, level, etc.)

✅ Presentation – 4.0 Points
• 💡 Creativity
• 🎶 Harmony
• 🔥 Expression of Energy
• 🎼 Music & Choreography
(Each sub-category is scored 0.0–1.0.)

✅ Total Scoring
• Technical Skills (6.0) + Presentation (4.0) = Total Score (10.0)
• ❗ Deductions for time, crossing lines, incorrect stances, mess-ups, or restart are subtracted from Total score.

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09/20/2025

Respect 🥋💯👊

09/20/2025

🔹 Freestyle Poomsae – Music & Choreography
• Competitor’s choice: Athletes select both the music and the choreography for their routine.
• Neutral content only: The music must not include political, social, or religious themes.
• No lyrics: Tracks must be purely instrumental, with no singing or spoken words.
• Exact timing: The piece must be edited to last between 90 and 100 seconds.
• Penalties for violations:
• Music outside the 90–100 second range will result in a score deduction.
• Music that breaks the above rules leads to disqualification (DSQ).
• Pre-event submission: Competitors normally send their chosen track to the tournament committee before the competition.
• Final approval: An appointed official reviews the music and either confirms approval or requests a replacement.

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09/16/2025

🔹 The 5 Codes of Taekwondo 🥋🫶🏻
These are the core moral principles every Taekwondo student follows:
• Courtesy (Ye Ui) – Show respect and good manners to everyone.
• Integrity (Yom Chi) – Be honest and stand up for what is right.
• Perseverance (In Nae) – Never give up, keep practicing and improving.
• Self-Control (Guk Gi) – Control emotions and stay calm under pressure.
• Indomitable Spirit (Baekjul Boolgool) – Have courage and never be shaken by fear.

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09/13/2025

🔹 Today’s Technique Focus: Front Snap Kick (Ap Chagi)

The front snap kick is one of the most fundamental yet powerful kicks in Taekwondo.
It develops balance, flexibility, and precision while strengthening the core and legs.

✅ How to Perform
• Raise the knee straight up while maintaining balance.
• Extend the foot forward in a quick snapping motion, striking with the ball of the foot.
• Retract the leg promptly and return to the ready stance.

✅ Why It’s Important
• Effective for self-defense and sparring
• Builds explosive speed and control
• Integral to many Poomsae patterns and combinations

⚡ Practice with proper warm-up and controlled power to prevent injury and create strong kicking habits.

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