Author: Master Dufour

As a child, I loved the muppets character Animal. He was wild and played the drums with such vigor. Trying to follow in his foot steps, I begged my parents to play the drums.

They shattered my dreams by signing me up to learn the trumpet. Major bummer. I reluctantly played the trumpet and through time started to make progress.

The progress that I experienced was directly linked to my quality practice time. I’ll never forget the great feeling of starting to connect the dots.

In Tang Soo Do, you come to class and receive instruction. Most students will stop here. Take the next step and practice at home the lessons learned in the dojang. Motivation will naturally build as we progress ourselves forward.

In closing, don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong. Best wishes in improving yourself through quality practice.

Have you ever been in a point in your life and felt like a ship without a rudder? Continuously spinning in circles?

Finding a clear course in life is important for all of us. However, finding it is not an easy task.

1. What is your passion? Discover what you enjoy and pursue it. Life is too short to live in regret.
2. Willing to Fail? When chasing your dreams, you will hit brick walls and find yourself on your back from the fall. Be willing to fall, learn from it and get back up.
3. Give It Away Now Whether you find your purpose now or later, simply give to others. Interesting enough, whatever we usually give tends to be tied to our purpose.

C. S. Lewis nailed it when he said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” It’s time to get out and live with purpose

Have you ever felt a lack of confidence in your training? Maybe it’s a section of a form or perhaps executing a specific technique. We’ve all experienced this feeling.

Your training tip for the week is a great solution for this problem. With commitment and patience you will start to see positive results. I like to refer to it as Isolation Training. Here’s how it works…

1. Get Specific – clearly identify the area of your training that you desire to improve.

2. Wax On Wax Off – practice just that area slowly and repeatedly.

3. Patience Grasshopper – dig in and think about what you are doing and why you are having trouble with that area.

4. Don’t Give Up – by consistently working on the isolated area, you will start to see positive results. You have to keep working at it to receive the reward of improvement.

With consistent practice, you will start to turn an area of your training from a negative to a positive. Isolate it, practice it over and over, put thought into it and break through.

Improvement is waiting, just go get it! Tang Soo!

Do you struggle to get motivated in the morning? If yes, you are not alone. Most people feel like they have 100lb weights on their legs in the morning. So what can we do to put a pep in our step?

A daily Power Up might be just what you need. It’s really simple and doesn’t require more than a little prior planning and determination to stick with it. Here’s my simplistic approach to a daily Power Up

Think – As soon as you wake up. Start with thinking or saying aloud what you are thankful for in your life. Gratitude for your family, health, friends, etc.

Listen – While getting ready, listen to motivational speakers. There are a million free ones on Youtube. Take your pick and press play.

Do – Take a short walk, do some jumping jacks, push ups, etc. Simply move it-move it. It’s a mood booster.

Starting you day with a Power Up will help get you motivated to be your best each day.