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Jang Bong: Long Stick Fundamentals

The Jang Bong is a long stick, approximately 60 inches in length (practically your height length). It can be used to defend against an empty handed or armed attacker with ease from medium and long distance. FUNDAMENTALS: Jang Bong fundamentals include two basic grips (for long and close range fighting), stances, 10 basic blocks, and basic offensive movements including straight striking, circular…

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Ssang Bong: Double Stick Fundamentals

Ssang Bong literally means double (ssang) stick (bong). There is a time and a situation for use of two weapons, particularly when encountering multiple opponents. You can also practice the double sticks against a solo opponent striking multiple targets simultaneously. You should not favor either of the sticks since, if you do, you will be distracted by your own thoughts of two weapons. Treat them…

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Arresting Locks and Compliance Holds

Arresting techniques are very different from the usual fighting techniques that you use against an opponent. When you compete or fight for self-defense you and your opponent are on equal footing. However, in arresting, you cannot be in equal to your opponent. You should always be one or two steps ahead in thinking and positioning. You should be able to move in properly before your counterpart…

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Take Control with Wrist Locks

Wrist locks are the most useful techniques in subduing your opponent. Often you may encounter situations in which you cannot throw kicks or punches at all but you must take the other party under control. Wrist manipulation is one of the ultimate methods in subduing and controlling locks. Since the wrist is full of vital points, once you know how to do the techniques properly, you can take…

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Joong Bong: Short Stick Fundamentals

The Joongbong, or short stick, is the most versatile and easy to learn weapon. Once mastered, the principles of the Joongbong can be applied to any blunt weapon. The most comfortable length for the Joongbong is the length of your arm from the armpit to the middle fingertip when you stretch your arm out with your fingers fully open. Grip the Joongbong approximately one to two inches above the end.…

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New Junsado e-Book Released

New Junsado e-Book Released In the new e-book, Junsado Fundamentals, Standing and Ground Combat, Sang H. Kim teaches you how to neutralize and destroy your opponent in standing and ground confrontations, including realistic, no-nonsense strategies against tackles, head locks, chokes, arm locks, punches, grabs, low kicks, sweeps, throws, pins and a variety of strikes.   Developed based on the…

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One Mind & One Breath

One Mind & One Breath

Connection

Without the mind being present, breathing is simply a mechanical movement of the body. What makes our breathing meaningful is the mind that is injected into our physical being through each breath.

This content has moved to Sang H. Kim’s official website at http://www.SangHKim.com, Continue reading . . .

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Gehry Overload by Patrick Maloney Via Flickr: The Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. I'm a big fan of modern architecture, but something about Gehry's style makes my stomach uneasy.

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3 Strategies to Improve Focus: PART 2

3 Strategies to Improve Focus: PART 2

Mindfulness Strategies to Improve Focus

  1. Develop attention anchors.

Having a tangible way to bring your mind back to the present can help you stay on task. Taking a few deep breaths, clapping your hands or spending a minute pacing can all serve as ways to re-anchor yourself in the present.

Rather than trying to stop your attention from drifting, give yourself permission to wander off any…

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2 Mindful Movements for Your Balance

2 Mindful Movements for Your Balance

Balance and strength are vital for healthy living. Aging and neuromuscular degeneration significantly increase the risk of falling. Studies show that mindful movement such as yoga, taichi, chigong, and walking meditation can counter the risks of falling.

Here are 2 simple but effective mindful movement sequences that would help you improve your balance. Be mindful of practicing the sequences at…

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Applying Mindfulness Strategies to Manage ADHD, PART1

Applying Mindfulness Strategies to Manage ADHD, PART1

    Applying Mindfulness Strategies to Manage ADHD

Even at the best of times, our mind naturally tends to wander, browsing for something more immediately pleasurable to settle on. For those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), staying focused on one thing is a daunting challenge unless the activity is inherently rewarding.

However, in contrast to the inattention, impulsivity,…

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Exercise for Holiday Season

Exercise for Holiday Season

December. It’s the time for traveling, meetings, lots of eating, reflections, and some rest. Here is an exercise you can do to shake off the feelings of fatigue and boost your energy levels.

It also helps you to digest food in gentle ways and have some time for mind-body talks and reflections.

This exercise is called Finger Wheel. It’s the 4th movement of the MBX12 mindful movement sequences…

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Local Mindfulness Workshop On Air

Local Mindfulness Workshop On Air

In October, we had overwhelmingly successful “Mindful Movement and Meditation Workshops” at the Falmouth Public Library in Cape Cod. Most of the participants were new but we had a wonderful time together learning and practicing the movements in sync. After each session, everyone seemed to be happy and invigorated.

The last of the three October programs was filmed and edited by volunteer FCTV…

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Deep Breathing Helps You Hold Together: MBX-12 Spring Workshop Week 7 (PART 3)

Deep Breathing Helps You Hold Together: MBX-12 Spring Workshop Week 7 (PART 3)

This 3 PART session is about “How to Practice the Two Wheels of Breathing.” A summary of various breathing techniques taught by Dr. Sang H. Kim during the MBX-12 Spring Workshop.

Reverse Wheel Breathing Method

Reverse Wheel Breathing works in the opposite way of Forward Wheel Breathing:

– Reverse Wheel Breathing helps you experience conscious sensation of the flow of the inner energy turning…

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How MBX-12 mindful movement softens up the stiffness in the body is amazingly similar to how meditation clears up the noises in the mind. With the supple body and clear mind we can see well and travel far.