Monday 8 August 2011
As we have said in previous posts routines are critical in every child’s day. The overall routine of the day is important to make sure children feel safe and confident in the fact that the day is going to go OK. Parents often ask me what is the most important thing they can do in getting the daily routine right. Well, there really isn’t one thing to get right, other than to say that daily routines need to be structured and consistent. It’s not that every day needs to be the same, nor that one day of pretty ordinary routine is going to destroy your child. The point is that it’s what we do most of the time that counts when it comes to daily routines for children.
Parenting Challenge “Yes Sir .. No Sir”.
Friday 5 August 2011
Parents often ask me how I can get so many children bowing in perfect time, on time, every time, and clapping their hands and shouting in perfect martial spirit “Yes Sir!”. Just how do you do it they ask me. I think over the years, to be honest, I have given many different answers to this – but I’ve given this some more Thought lately.
It’s all about structure. Children need structure in their lives – they need routine and they like to know what’s going on. They like to know when it’s going to happen, what they can expect when it does happen and the response that is expected of them. So if we don’t let children know the answers to these questions, they will make up their own answers. They’re clever .. right? And they’ve got initiative .. right? They sure do and they will make it up as they go if we don’t give them the script to follow.
The History of Taekwondo Unfolded
Friday 5 August 2011
The earliest recorded indication of martial arts in Korea was discovered in the ceiling murals of the Muyong-Chong burial tomb discovered in 1935.
This tomb was dug up in the ancient Koguryo capital of Tungku. Because Tungku was the capital only until 427AD so it can be concluded that the tomb was constructed between 3AD ~ 427AD.
The murals on the ceiling of the tomb showed two men practicing an early form of Taekwondo and other decorations. Other tombs in the area have murals with similar images.
In the Sambo-chong tomb, there appeared a picture of a man wearing a costume similar to today’s Taekwondo uniform; loose trousers and a jacket held together with a belt tied around the mid-section. The man was depicted in a stance characteristic of Taekwondo with one hand blocking high and the other low.
Grading Thursday 4 August 2011
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