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7 contributions to IMA Institute Of Martial Arts
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Taekwon Master Reid, pretty sure both sides of my ribs would be busted eating any sort of kick from you sir. I struggle with this fairly frequently for me it is the flexibility aspect. The best way to describe it is, l am a youngster trapped in my old body. My mind completely understands almost everything i am taught by Master Ford or Mr Connolly but my body just doesn’t allow me to achieve it. I often get easily discouraged when asked to perform the following which anyone at red belt should be able to do. Turning Kick, Side Kick, Front leg Hook kick, spinning hook kick, any of the jumping kicks. For me personally i often feel im letting my instructors down. I have been raised in a very competitive family. I have played various competitive sports, major one is hockey. I was pushed pretty hard to never give up, often times had to push myself harder than anyone else because my Coach was my Dad on a few teams. I struggle with not beating myself up for not being able to perform where i think i should be at. Which is 100% my false mind. Testing is very difficult in terms of staying out of my own head, especially when Master Demers is sitting at the table and he is the one running the test. While it is an ongoing struggle for me, i am blessed to have so much support from Master Ford, Mr Connolly and all of our seniors. No one is judging me the way my own mind thinks they are. Taekwondo is still the best thing that i have done and i will continue to push myself to be the best i can be. Sorry Sir for the very long response.
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Taekwon Master Reid, Master El Bey, one thing thats been confusing me is, all the different ITF. While my knowledge of this is limited I know and recognize President Choi as our Legitimate Leader. Along with of course Master Demers. My question is how do we know which ITF organizations are legit? Is Canadian Elite Taekwondo the only legitimate Organization in Canada?
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@Chris Reid Taekwon Master Reid thank you for explaining this to me. While Master Ford did briefly speak about the various ITF, She does not like to get into the politics as She has said it takes away from our learning so i do not ask these questions however i have always been naturally curious.
Something for yourself this weekend!
It’s over in less than 24 hours… Before the weekend ends… Let’s all do ONE (more) thing for yourself! I’m heading down to my “lab” For a leg workout! What will you do? Pushups? Deep knee bends? A walk? Do one more thing for yourself and share what you did below so you can inspire the rest of us!
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Taekwon Master Reid, On top of weekly Taekwondo i play Hockey most Thursdays nights after Taekwondo and Saturdays. Honestly Master Reid the most challenging thing for me is to simple keep up with my daily back and hip stretches. As Master Ford and Mr Connolly have said stretching right is a workout in itself.
Show us a pic!
Don't be shy! Just add a pic with an explanation to the comments and let's see what we get! I'll start! This was my back yard with Grand Master Don Dalton (Now President of ITFU) who had a crazy idea of taking pics in the snow!
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0 likes • Feb 18
@Hollie El Bey My Apologies, Ouch!
0 likes • Feb 19
@Jeff Connolly Holy hair Sir.
Power Breaking Journey
2012 World Championships: Team PowerBreaking! We were tied for 3rd place with another country, I did the last three techniques for Team Canada to win the Bronze…took another 4 years to reach the top position on the podium for the first time…. I owe Master Reid & Master Demers a debt of gratitude for hosting The 2012 ITF World Championships in Canada.
Power Breaking Journey
1 like • Feb 18
Taekwon Master El Bey, was that 6 boards with a knife hand? Do to my limited flexibility, i have been trying to up my hand and fist techniques. Would you consider hosting another Worlds here in Ottawa Master Reid?
1 like • Feb 18
@Troy El Bey OMG
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David Albert
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@david-albert-1981
Taekwondo student with Demers Taekwondo under Master Ford father of 3 daughters, hockey lover/ player

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