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This is the essay that I wrote for my yidan test.  The subject, 'where the sword reflects the state of mind' was assigned to us by Grandmaster Kim.
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What is it about the sword that continues to captivate and fascinate us, in spite of its being an archaic weapon which sees little to no modern use?  We flock to the movies to see Antonio Banderes flashy blade work as Zorro, Vigo Mortensen’s bat... Read More

This is a blog that I posted on Myspace shortly before my Kumdo Yidan test.
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Three years ago, I began taking Kumdo with Grandmaster Kim and Master Choi.  Initially, the goal was a vague, ‘get good and get my blackbelt’, as if the blackbelt was the end goal.  By the time I tested for blackbelt, I knew just how much of a beginner I still was.             
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For our first dan promotion in kumdo, we each wrote an essay and read it aloud at the test. Here's mine. 
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Martial arts mean a lot of different things to a lot of people. To some, it is a way to simply fight. To others, it is exercise, and to still others, it is no more than a cinematic vision based more upon movies and television than anything else. When I first got i... Read More

I copied this from my Myspace.  I put this blog up last year and figured I'd share it with you all here.  I am now second dan, but it is always good to look back on where I've been.  Please keep in mind that this was posted on a non ma site, so I had to go into a bit more explanation about dan ranks than I would normally go into here.
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