Master Kim was teaching junior competitors how to count the number of “airs” (the time both feet are off the ground) in several kicks, such as two airs in switch counter double, one air in slide-back counter double, and three airs in triple. Most kids got it after a few practices. The master then went…

This morning while I was practicing TKD and thinking about that I was about to leave this place in a month, all kinds of thoughts were swirling around my mind. I am able to retrace a few of them now. Master Kim was teaching a group of competitors this morning. He has been a very…

My name is Wendong. People call me Wendong, so you can call me Wendong. I was born and raised in Nanjing, a city in southeast China, about 300km to the west of Shanghai. Four years ago, I left my hometown and came to Toronto, and two years and two months ago, I started training in…