Author: Ken Ring
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Embrace the Suck
When I was in second grade, we moved to a new school district. Nobody in my class knew me. The teacher didn’t know me. We might even have had a student teacher. I don’t remember. One day we were doing science, a rare treat in this county school. I was good at science. I read…
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Elimination Diet
My diet didn’t survive a weekend of traveling. For one thing, my wife didn’t cook like she usually does before we travel. She’s a bit…frugal, and usually doesn’t like spending money to eat out if she doesn’t have to. I had counted on that quality of hers, but this time she did almost no cooking…
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Skill versus Exercise
One of the things that I really like about martial art training is that is doesn’t always seem like exercise. It’s interesting and challenging, but fun at the same time. I hated gym class in school because there was always a (seemingly) endless list of exercises to do, push-ups, sit-ups, etc. with no real payoff.…
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One of many…
One of the things that sets Kuk Sool and all of the WKSA schools apart from other martial arts and associations is that every school owner has an instructor to whom he or she is accountable. Ultimately, our founder is the authority. We all answer to, and have access to, him. That’s another thing that…
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Fighting
Lots of martial artists, especially around East Central Indiana are often referred to as “Fighters”. It is usually used as a term of respect. That said, despite my rough looks, there aren’t many who know me that would call me a Fighter. I’ve always done everything I could to avoid fighting, whether physical, verbal, or…
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Recent article in Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304096104579238513841073856
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Turning Nutrition Upside Down
It struck me recently that I’ve come to view nutrition completely different from most people, even people who think along the same lines as me. When most people think of starting to eat organically they think of vegetables, salads, and produce in general. I used to as well. Now, though, I’m becoming increasingly convinced the starting…
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Kuk Sool Gung: Traditional Korean Archery
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=512664812134913
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Tai Chi, Cardio Kickboxing, Cross Training, Yoga, and other Distractions
I am sometimes contacted by people who want to learn something very specific: say, tai chi, yoga or cardio-kickboxing. I have done these activities in the past, but I don’t teach them. Not because they don’t have benefits. They do. Strength training, cardio-vascular work, and the rest all have their place. I have problems with…