The Jazz band’s practice is becoming very inconsistent due to the increase in the number of covid-19 cases. We are currently practicing some of the pieces and preparing for a performance in near December break. However, as we are almost confirmed that just like last year the performance will be conducted through online/recording I’m disappointed […]
During the time when Handmaid’s Tale was written or be planned, the Soviet Empire was ruling west Berlin, circled by the wall of the East side of the Soviet part of Berlin. In. the East side of Germany people were being tracked by the secret police and that has influenced the Handmaid’s tale. Furthermore, borning […]
As my new grading to blue belt is soon today I started to train my poomsae. Poomsae are sets of movement and series that consist of the various fundamental stances, blocks, punches, and kicks logically arranged in a meaningful order in response to attacks from multiple imaginary assailants. This helps me to fight better in […]
I made huge progress with my turning hook kick. Turning hook kick was always my problem and it is a very difficult but signature move of Taekwondo. Even the first dan black belt cannot perform turning back hook kick properly. However, after over a month of practicing my fast spin, flexibility, and agility the coach […]
I finally made it to stretch my leg twice more than I started. I was born stiff and couldn’t even stretch my leg more than 90 degrees. I thought I would never be able to stretch my leg and become flexible. However, the coach inspired me and we kept trying every training. Therefore, recently I […]
The reason why I started to learn taekwondo is to develop my fitness level and gain an advantage in my military service after graduation. As it is mandatory to learn taekwondo during Korean military service when I have a “dan” which is an official certificate that I am a blackbelt. I do not have to […]
I’m not a great dancer but my dance surely can make the elderly laugh and start more active communication with us. Our routine was to start a google meet with the elders at the center and present them our new playlist and let them enjoy the tune. However, I realized that listening to the playlist […]
This is my fifth session for my boxing and I feel like I’m started to get confident with getting used to all those combinations like jab and straight, or jab and hook. The coach is making our practice more with the basic skills like training our core muscles and focusing on continuously making boxing […]
I always wanted to learn boxing because I have tried a lot of “traditional” types of martial arts such as Jiujitsu(Brazil) originated from Judo(Japan) and Taekwondo. However, Boxing is classified as a modern type of martial arts and much more scientific. Therefore, I decided to start learning boxing. The first lesson was a bit boring […]
The whole purpose of this service is actively communicating with the elderly in the community. We were able to make communicate beyond the language barrier of English and Mandarin through the music. Furthermore, we started to prepare our script and use a translator to communicate with them verbally. We have chosen and sorted out all […]