As they say in Taekwondo: Achieving your first grade black belt means you are finally ready to start your ‘real’ training. You have survived the basics. And now the actual work begins. I love that. Let’s do dis. I am looking forward already enormously to continuing our training. The lessons will go even deeper, and… Read More The Journey Begins
Working towards specific goals (like surviving our Taekwondo black belt test!) is teaching me that everything builds in layers. Growth – Gaining strength, refining motor skills, deepening understanding, increasing ranges of motion, learning a new language, gaining maturity.. it all works iteratively. We learn in layers. Bit by bit. Rock upon rock. There can be leaps,… Read More Layers of Strength
This week‘s recommended book is one I am reading right now – The Secret of inner Strength by Chuck Norris. What I love about his story is that it shows how even Chuck had to work hard to ‘become Chuck‘ – it’s the struggles we overcome that will shape our character and bring us closer to… Read More The Secret of inner Strength
‘Throughout this whole program, it’s about letting go’ This is part 7 of a series on Stacey Nemours fantastic online course package for dancers. Check out the full series here: Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack – Part 1 Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack – Part 2 Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack – Part 3 Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack –… Read More Stacey Nemour’s Dance! Flexibility Makeover Power Pack – Part 7
Last summer I have invested in tools to help me up my instructional video game – or in other words transitioning from camcorder recordings to mobile video. It was a bit of an adventure, but very much worth the effort and time spent researching, testing and investigating. The result has been inspiration and motivation for… Read More Capturing Motion
A tree for a tree.. Together we recharge for spring. The past few weeks I’ve finally gotten around to spending more time in the woods. I’ve missed it. It feel more calm, more alive, more awake if I can get outside for a bit. And you? What is your favourite way to re-energise?
I believe that it is a luxury to take one’s time learning a new craft, and if you are lucky to have a good mentor/teacher by your side, take everything you can from them. Bellydance Superstar Boženka is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed dancer performing and teaching worldwide. Her distinguishing elegance and her classic and earthy… Read More Interview with Boženka
Every Monday and Thursday, before leaving for Taekwondo and Haidong Gumdo class, I fold our doboks. It calms me, and it helps me get into the ‘learning zone’. What about you? What are your favourite pre-practise (or performance!) habits/rituals? Bonus geekery: The way of the Fold, by Marie Kondo
A short recap of the last workout/strength practise session of the month – in this case also our Taekwondo belt test preparation workout. This February has been action-packed, with lots of dance events (and thus plenty loaded carries!), but not as much time taken on Sundays for focused strength work. Nevertheless, we managed to squeeze in 2… Read More Strength for February
This week’s book (series) recommendation is a very practical one, as I am currently working with it for my TaeKwonDo forms and terms studies. I absolutely adore this book series, detailing TKD techniques and forms in words and images. It was co-created by Korean Grandmaster Kim Chul-Hwan and Konstantin Gil of Germany. The series consists of… Read More TaeKwondo Perfekt