philosophy (2)

Hate, Nazis, and Curious Kids

Hate, Nazis, and Curious kids

Today when I came in to the dojang, the first thing I was presented with was that some of the kids were talking about “nazi” things, playing at shooting each other, and calling each other nazis.  What follows is a summary of what I discussed with the kids 3rd grade and older.  

So, I sat down with the kids, 3rd grade and older to discuss this in terms of appropriate behavior, language, and subject matter for the dojang.   With the bottom line, first and most import

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My life is my dojo

“Dojo” means “school” in Japanese --and while every country has it’s own name for school, "dojo" still is the most well known. We on the other hand use the word "do jang", which is the Korean word. Nonetheless, the important part of this statement is the idea, and practice of: "my life is my school" . Should you ever decide to take martial arts lessons, of any kind, I hope that you would be lucky enough to find a teacher who understands and practices the idea of: my life is my dojo. When a stud
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