TKD
As an assistant instructor, I get to help teach some of the kids, and it usually doesn't take much to see whether someone has actually practiced or not. With all the techniques in TKD, it can be very easy to start slipping up.
Depending on what belt a person is, our tests will comprise of kicking drills, self defense, weapons, poomsae, one-step and possibly more.
For our kids program, not everything is cumulative--but obviously as with most schools, the higher the belt, the harder the technique...and the harder the technique or form, the more practice is needed.
It can be a shame, since I've shown some students their poomsae, only to have to teach it all over again from scratch two months later.
HEALTH AND FITNESS
I've been trying to find some exercises and workouts from my favorite athletes. One exercise I like is the lateral lunge with a twist, done by the great Roger Federer
For more on his workout:
http://www.tennis.com/yourgame/fitness/fitness.aspx?id=835
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Saw "Run Fat Boy Run". It was a decent flick. Nothing that memorable but still pretty funny. There were a few songs in the film I liked a lot, so I picked up the sountrack. I might post them on my page later on.
Anyone who has read my profile or knows me personally will know that I love films by Stanley Kubrick. That's why I really enjoyed finding the site collativelearning.com
On the site, there are film reviews that take a look at "The Shining", "A Clockwork Orange", and "2001: A Space Odyssey" in great depth.
I don't agree with some of the conspiracy images, ideas and messages reported by the site's owner (Rob Ager). However, a lot of the other things he mentions I feel may be right on--including the meaning of the monoliths, specifically the hidden monoliths the audience might not be aware of.
http://www.collativelearning.com/2001%20analysis.html
Favorite Quote of The Week
"Sometimes it is easier to act your way into a new way of feeling than it is to feel your way into a new way of acting".
Favorite Song of The Week
"Story Problem" - The Envy Corps
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