Taekwondo For Life

We started construction on our new location this week! In case you haven’t heard, Mueller’s Martial Arts is moving. Don’t worry, we’re only going less than half a mile down Alameda to the Safeway parking lot. We wanted to share though, that these situations are what we are talking about when we say taekwondo is something you carry with you for life.

Physical Labor:

Construction on a new building is hard, physical work! We started our journey by breaking down a huge wall that sat in the center of the floor. What does this have to do with taekwondo? First, you can kick down a wall! We used our front kicks and side kicks to bust through the wall and open up patches for it to be torn down. 

Second, construction is hard on your body. It requires strength, flexibility, and endurance to be able to do all of the work. We not only tore down walls, but we also had to carry big pieces of drywall, metal beams, and use heavy tools. All of that required a great deal of strength. So when we are punching, doing pushups, and squats, we’re building up those strong muscles. Not to mention, bending over, reaching high, and going into small spaces required the flexibility that we can only get from as much stretching and kicks we do in class. We worked from early in the morning to late at night which requires a ton of endurance—thank you fit test, laps, and burpees!

Focus:

When doing work like this, it’s extremely important to make sure that you stay focused the entire time. One wrong move using a tool or one misstep could cause an injury! We also want the new school to look great and if we aren’t careful, we could make a mistake that would ruin what we are going for. That’s why we train focus so much in class—not only for kids to pay attention and improve on their skills, but also because they need focus on a daily basis! Whether that is in school, at home, or playing a game, focusing during big moments is critical. Just like during a big build!

Perseverance and Discipline:

The only way to get the job done is to show up every single day. It is hard work and is going to be tiring. There will be days when we want to quit. Days when we feel like we are too tired, or just don’t feel like it. But we know from taekwondo training that the only way to finish what we start is by showing up. That’s discipline. It’s the same when kids don’t want to come to class, but they know that the only way to achieve their goals and get better is to show up consistently.

It isn’t just about showing up though. There will be moments where it seems too hard. That we will want to throw in the towel and just give up. In those moments we have to show our perseverance. We will not only show up every single day, but we will give 100% and never give up. We learned that from our lessons. It’s one thing to show up for class, but the only way to become a better martial artist, or improve at anything in life, is to give it your all. When hard times are all around you—you never give up no matter what. Thanks taekwondo!

We are so excited about our new location! We will let you know about opening day soon, but in the meantime, we will keep having awesome classes. So show up, give 100%, never give up, and you will reap the rewards in the future.