Gold Belt Essay – A Story about Transformation
An essay on how Christian Taekwondo can transform our students. What I would like to achieve in Taekwondo is to improve my Bo Staff and my one-step basic self-defence. My favourite thing to do is kicks and martial arts weapons. My motivation to do martial arts is the fact that some kids are not able […]
3 Easy Tips to Make Depression Suck Less Today
Is your child struggling with depression during the COVID-19 lockdown? In this post, I’m going to share 3 tips on how you can help them. I was reading online where it was reported that there has been a 200 percent increase in hospital admissions for substance use disorders and a 100 percent increase in suicide […]
3 Secrets of Optimism That Everyone Misses
Optimism. Optimistic. Two small words can have a huge impact on the way someone lives. Our focus word this month at Swift Current Christian Taekwondo has been optimism, because now more than ever, people need hope. Since the beginning of COVID-19, calls to Canada Helpline for Youth have increased to a staggering 4 million calls from […]
How to do a Proper Sitting Stance
SITTING OR RIDING STANCE – KOREAN COMMAND: “JUMCHUM SEOGI”This offensive stance is another one of the core stances of Taekwondo. It’s tricky – there are many technical aspects to this seemingly straight-forward stance!Tips on achieving a technically correct sitting stance: Ensure your body weight is distributed evenly over both feet and your balance is central. Your […]
How to do a Back Stance
How to do a Back Stance BACK STANCE – KOREAN COMMAND: “DWITKUBI” The back stance is a defensive stance and a very common one in Taekwondo. Like other stances, it’s important to perform it correctly both in poomsae and when sparring. Tips on achieving a technically correct back stance: ???? Your heels should be aligned […]
More than just Taekwondo – Character Building
Taekwondo is not all about the physical – it has much to do with mental discipline and character building as well. ????????♀️ Each month, kids are provided lessons about a particular concept or word and are encouraged to put it into practice as “homework”. Once they demonstrate understanding, they earn a stripe which is part […]
The Best Ways to Utilize Edutainment
Edutainment Be the parent your child needs you to be. They need you to be in their world. That means interacting and playing with them on their level to prompt them through the tasks and chores they don’t want to do. Here are some tips and examples on using effectively using edutainment with your child. […]
Why Supplementing Sports Is Actually Good for Your Child
Let’s talk about the benefits of supplementing sports with Taekwondo training! Imagine your child on the field running quicker than ever before, outmaneuvering all opponents, and having the confidence to overcome every obstacle. Before we can, we must overcome the first challenge standing between your child and the achievements listed above. Martial Arts instructors from […]
How Much Activity Do You Need to Become Healthy?
A healthy lifestyle is more than just eating right, it is also about exercising regularly, but how much physical activity do adults aged 19 and up need to do to stay healthy? To stay healthy or improve health, adults need to do two types of physical activity each week: aerobic and strength exercises. To stay healthy, adults should try to be […]
9 ways parents can help bullied kids learn resilience
By Phyllis L. Fagell June 20 Whenever Jessie hung out with her best friends Chloe and Meg, they gossiped about another seventh-grader named Kate. Jessie didn’t know Kate, but Chloe and Meg said she was clingy, told boring stories and smelled like acne wash. When Jessie asked questions about this mystery girl, her friends giggled […]