I've started to develop this theory regarding the reason the belt colors progress the way they do in taekwondo. I'm pretty sure that they're roughly the same color as the bruises that you end up getting at that level of training ( Read more... )

This is really more for my records than anything else, because yes, I do sometimes forget what I've learned, or what I'm supposed to have learned, especially with the self defense.

( White Belt )

I am proud of my green belt. Proud to a level that's kind of stupid, really. It's only a green belt, which means (for most people in my school - other schools have different belt progressions) about six months worth of training. That's not that long, and my skill set is still pretty darn limited.

( But I'm proud nonetheless. )

I broke my second board today. Master Paul let me pick what I wanted to do, and it took me a little while to decide. Finally he asked if I'd chosen, and I said, "I'll do palm strike, because I'm afraid to do hand breaks ( Read more... )