I'm Thankful For...

-My family -My friends -My health -My home -My futon -Blankets -Thunderstorms -Socks -The freedom I enjoy -Having the chance to return to Japan -The people in town that are friendly to me -Hot cocoa on a cold day -Sunshine -Kittens -My faith -Watermelon -My heater -My TV -Mitomi sensei -My laptop -Skype -Photographs -Letters people write to me -Music -My abilities to draw -Books -Knowing how ...

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... not fun. Labwork is quite difficult when you can't really move the index finger of your dominant hand. I was doing a backhand punch last night at tae kwon do, except it was in combination with some other things, so it included a spin before the punch....I misjudged the distance and instead of hitting the ...

Hello, I've also only just noticed this community. I'm 33, and have been rubbish at running all my life. I've never been overweight, I did tae kwon do for three years and got quite fit doing that, and I cycled to work for years, but running was still never my thing. I'd vaguely tried running ...

Numbered Post

...still read them. Lots of great drabbles! 4.) Joined a kickboxing class as I am attempting to get back into shape to start training for my third degree in Tae Kwon Do. I've also been hitting the treadmill recently, 2 x d x 45m, and I won't mention the layers of dust I had to clean off first....

Exclusive Interview with Korean Star Rain

... [dancing] helped. I think that martial arts and dancing are very very similar. In "A Love to Kill" I learned kickboxing. For “Ninja Assassin,” I used kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi, Karate to film the stunts. We also trained to use swords, double swords and chains ." As for his weapon of choice, the Korean ...

Catharsis

I've started taking tae kwon do with my kids the last few months. Yesterday was the belt test. They let me skip from no belt past white belt,... kick and broke it on my first try. It was much more satisfying than I expected it to be. DH isn't doing tae kwon do, but I had bought a large blue Hubbard squash that I was having difficulty cutting up. He grabbed the big cleaver and...

An exercise in something

... my board of Trustees), one yoga class, and, today, a Nia class. Nia used to be called "non-impact aerobics", but is now a combination of yoga, dance, tae kwon do, and tai chi. I, who usually find all forms of exercise boring, actually had fun, and got a good workout. You can dance around and look like an ...

... and what I write I am so proud of. And my teachers seem to like me, people seem to like me. I've been doing more outside training on my own for tae kwon do, because I want to be better physically and mentally. I don't eat crap anymore, usually I'm so busy I barely have time to eat, so I've lost ...

Lean, Mean Killin' Machines

...Tonight was the first martial arts class for my elder three. They all enjoyed it and said they wanted to continue. Guess we'll see how it goes. Things Tae Kwon Do does that my yellow belt in Shotokan didn't prepare me for: Weird arm-flapping before and after bowing. Running laps around the (for lack of ...

Epik High - Supreme 100

... 논리는 체스판 흑백 모 아니면 도 "attendance" flow my logic is a chess board, black or white They call it a beat so can I kick it and punch lines like Tae kwon do? Rap icon yo 힙합의 바탕 화면을 채워가 Rap icon yo I fill up the background of hip-hop 나의 랩 and 가창 사회 속엔 misfit my rap and misfit in the lyrical society 여기저기 찍혀 ...