Always Learning
We look forward to being back in the gym soon! This morning we are kicking off a week long series focusing on what we’ve learned from...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
May 9, 20202 min read
Wonhyo’s Understanding
When I feel disconnected, I often reflect on this tale of Wonhyo’s enlightenment. (First version blogged in 2011 on Martialing Art). He...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
May 4, 20201 min read
Happy Star Wars Day!
Our May the Fourth Family Night parties are some of our favorite events! We learn about safety, self discipline, and different sword...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Mar 2, 20201 min read
The Importance of the Kihap
Power: Adding a Kihap with your techniques has been proven to give you more energy and power, which ultimately makes your strikes...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Nov 5, 20191 min read
“Perseverance – You just keep trying!”
We reflected in class this week on what we learned at tournament. We discussed patience, fairness and the importance of practice. It was...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Oct 1, 20191 min read
Get ready for some Halloween fun!
Save the date! Friday, October 25 will be our annual Haunted Gym and Halloween Party! Be ready for some family friendly tricks and...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Sep 9, 20191 min read
Starting School Strong!
At the start of every school year, we talk about going back with FOCUS AND CONFIDENCE. We practice our focus with games and target...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Aug 5, 20191 min read
On Perseverance
At our recent Gala supporting our nonprofit mission to make sure martial arts are available to all youth, one of our students took center...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Jun 19, 20191 min read
CYMAP Demo Team!
Our demonstration team is growing! On Father’s Day, four of our demo team members performed at our first ever demonstration. They did a...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Jan 3, 20191 min read
Never Ending Improvement
Every time we promote to the next rank, we learn about what we need to do to get better. Belt tests help us set short and long term...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Oct 16, 20181 min read
1000 Kicks!
At a program on Thursday, I challenged the class (and myself) to do 1000 kicks. We talked about having strong fundamentals for...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
May 29, 20182 min read
Grand Master J.K. Lee
We are sharing a brief biography of Grand Master J.K. Lee, in honor of his upcoming morning visit to our school inside the Holton Youth &...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
May 1, 20181 min read
Tournament Triumphs
We were super proud of all our students who participated in the Great Midwest Championship! Prior to the competition, we had a number of...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
Nov 10, 20171 min read
Tournament Lessons: Learning to Lose!
This was the third or fourth tournament for some of our students and they realized as they’ve gotten higher in rank, expectations have...
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J.K. Lee City Youth
May 10, 20171 min read
Never Underestimate Your Opponent (and the importance of practice)
Everyone enjoyed a super time at tournament! We followed up in classes on all the lessons learned! (Listed here in random order.) Keep...
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