What do you want to achieve?

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

As we begin a new year, I reflect back on the many conversations I have had with prospective tae kwon do students—and since many of them were children, with their parents as well. In many cases, the parents had heard that ‘martial art training is good for children,’ particularly in terms of physical development, character… Continue reading What do you want to achieve?

Integrity and courtesy

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

A little over a month ago, I recommended watching a video by Maitre A. A. Crown concerning one key thing that classical fencing teaches. For those of you who did watch it, you will know that the key thing being taught is, in a word, integrity. This should not be a foreign concept for any… Continue reading Integrity and courtesy