Taekwondo Olympian
Professional leagues for women’s soccer have come and gone in the US. The WUSA and WPS respectively each only lasted three years. The current professional league, National Women’s Soccer League, only just celebrated the start of its sixth year. As professional women’s soccer leagues come and go, NCAA Division I college soccer remains the most competitive consistent league and the training ground for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team, since its inception in 1982. Mental skill training in collegiate…...
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The Summer Olympics
The summer Olympics have evolved around the world since the 1800 due to a desire for more sports, more equal rights, and world conflict. The first reason the Olympics have changed was a desire for more sports, because of this several extra sports have been added to the Olympics since 1996, the first modern Olympics, this has not only increased the amount of competitors but also the crowd. Many sports from taekwondo (2020) to baseball (2020) have been added. One…...
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Taekwondo as a Form of My Self-Expression
The global context I best fit along with this my Personal Project is personal and cultural expression. Martial arts, to me, is a form of self expression. Taekwondo is a martial art that originated in Korea. Being a part of my dojo for years not only exposed me to Korean culture, but also exposed me to the language. It is mandatory for taekwondo students to not only speak simple phrases such as counting to ten, but also respond to directions given…...
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Speech About Taekwondo
Good morning to my esteemed teachers and classmates. What does Roundhouse, Chop, Side, Turning Back, Jumping front kick, Blocks and Sparring all have in common. No, they are not the ingredients my dad puts in his spicy Chile! It is the Korean Martial Art called Tae Kwon Do. Taekwondo means, the way of the foot and the fist. It is a form of self-defense using your bare hands and feet. Taekwondo dates back over 2000 years but has become one…...
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