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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.

Did any of you put on your parents glasses when you were a kid? Wow! What an experience, right? Everything was so blurry. How did they see anything. As adults, we understand how they could not see anything without them:)

Focus is such a big part of the martial arts and life in general. Do you ever feel like life is getting blurry and your focus is all over the place? We all do at times. There’s a saying that helps remind me about my focus. It goes, Where our focus goes, our energy flows.

What really matters to you? Focus on that. When we start to feel the pull of life, stop and take a breath. Remind yourself about what really matters. This idea tends to get us on the right track.

It’s like being a kid again. We can take off the glasses or put them on to help us find the focus needed on what is important.

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve focused a great deal on having a healthy body. Greatly needed, right? Even more important is to make sure that we maintain a healthy mind. It’s all connected.

Here are a few quick tips to get us on the right track.

• Stay Active – when the stinking thinking starting to set in, get up and get moving. Be sure to have a regular exercise routine to help your mind feel as equally fantastic as your body.

• We are what we eat– having a balanced diet has a direct impact on how we think. Eating food that promotes positive brain function is a great idea. Go green:)

• Talk It Out – do you have a good network of friends that you can talk about your challenges? Nothing feels better than to talk about your challenges that you’re facing. Unburden your unneeded baggage by talking with friends and/or a professional that can help you navigate through your challenges.

Our mind and body are connected. By spending just as much time on our mind as our body, we will feel more equipped and excited to face each day with a smile.😁

Balance is such a big part of what we do in Tang Soo Do. When we start class, we have a moment of silence. This time is to help us get balanced for class. Taking deep cleansing breaths helps us to focus our mind on the task at hand.

With our mind focused, we will easily detect when our body is not balanced. With this awareness, we can calibrate ourselves so that we are more centered.

When we close class, we finish with another moment of silence. This time is great for reflecting what we completed.

Try starting the day with a moment of silence and ending it with the same approach. This is one of many ways to help us be more balanced in our daily lives. Best wishes!

We are excited to share the great news that we will be starting in person classes by appointment on Monday, June 8th. At this time, we will continue to offer virtual classes (Facebook Live and ZOOM) side by side with our in person classes.

Please check your email for details on class times, procedures to enter and how to schedule your class appointment. If you do not currently receive emails from us, please fill out a request form on our home page of our website.

We can’t wait to see everyone in class next week! TANG SOO!