Archive | January, 2013

I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth

28 Jan

In our Taekwondo classes, we have students of all ages, but particularly youth, who are having a hard time performing a particular kick but who refuse to take feedback on improving it because they are concerned about looking good. So, for instance, they would rather kick the target hard, or be fast, than alter their mechanics to do the kick properly.

You can see that they are conscious of their inadequacy in front of everyone (even when most other students aren’t much better) and are almost trying to hide their shortcoming in plain sight. Continue reading

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