Hey everyone!

Very excited to be testing in September.  I have always enjoyed promotional testings.  Especially, since I have owned a school.  It it quite a thrill to prepare students and see them challenge themselves at their testing.  I push students hard to make sure that they are prepared for testing.  Taekwondo testings are not about winning or losing or how well you did compared to another student, they are about self improvement.  Are you getting better…stronger…more fit…greater understanding of your art?

Since this testing is for a new belt, there is a special significance for me.  When I started training as a child,  I was encouraged by my instructor to quit and that I was not wanted in the school.  I found out later that my family paid extra to the instructor to have me in classes.  Perserverance is important for sure.  I did not quit as a child and will focus my energy on this goal as an adult.

Now is my time to lead by example.  The last time I tested for rank was about two years ago so many of my students have never seen me train for a testing.  Starting soon, we will be having a special weekly “Camp Lindamood” class.  This will be an aggressive workout with the purpose of getting me into shape.  Anyone that takes this class will definately get the benefits of some heavy training.  Warning:  You will get your head and legs kicked.  LOL

I am in day two of the 24 day challenge.  Full of energy despite the very low calories that I am working on.  This is going to be great.  If I do not have to carry it around with me….I will move better.

5 egg white Veggie omelet and fiber drink for breakfast.  Had a SPARK Energy Drink to get my day started.  Heading to the gym to train Chest and Triceps at 10am.  Taekwondo and Kickboxing tonight!

Keep Training!

Hey everyone!

Had a great training day yesterday with Doc Kemerly.  My team had a great opportunity to learn from a highly skilled BJJ player.  I have been supplimenting BJJ training into my TKD training regimine for the past year.  Mainly to increase my cardio and simply to learn something new.

I have been training in TKD (actually started out with Chung Do Kwon and American Freestyle) since I was 8 years old.  33 years of martial arts training and it is great to still be learning something new.

Today, I have started the Advocare 24 Day Challenge, ( http://www.AdvoRoanoke.com ).  My goals are to lose body fat.  I am not as concerned about my weight as I am with the composition.

This week, I will be doing a fun drill that I have used with my students to get them ready for testing.  It is called “Pushup Forms”.  This is how it works.  You do two moves of your pattern…Do one push up…go back to your pattern and add two moves to where you just finished…Do one push up….Add two moves…one push up.  It is very important that every stance and move is perfect.  Lots of muscle memory on this drill.  Go try it yourself!

Have fun with your training!