Center of mass is a very interesting concept.
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I’m A Brown Belt!
Got A Level-up in My Karate Practice!
Every belt was put in the bag right after my test, so I bet all of them was full of sweat, even after this long time — every drop of sweat reflected my real hard work in the tests, so I really appreciate all of them.
Continue readingTips for Karate Sparring
I noticed that I had much hesitation when carrying out my moves during sparring. Here are some tips from my dojo friends to help me improve.
Continue readingPicture An Opponent When Practice Martial Arts
Make the moves more realistic.
Continue readingPerfect Practice Makes Perfect
For anyone who has learned martial arts, you know that in order to make your moves effective (e.g. strikes, blocks, punches etc), you need to practice your basics to certain standards.
Continue readingTiming in Martial Arts
Timing is crucial.
Continue readingKarate Ground Fight
Another Face of Yingying
In this short speech, I talked about why and how I got into karate.
Continue readingFun at the Karate Tournament!
I participated in three categories: Form, Sparring and Weapon. I was very excited about showing my techniques in Form and Sparring, while a little nervous about my weapon form: I was such a newbie to using bo staff, and it had so much to improve. I was afraid that I would mess it up.
I reminded myself with a question from my instructor Sensei-Jordan: “Why do we attend the tournament?” He continued, “the most important thing is to show others the best you can do, and HAVE FUN!”
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