reality based personal protection

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Geoff Thompson – The Warrior Poet

Posted by mattsylvester ⋅ May 7, 2012 ⋅ Leave a comment

This is another one of my favourite interviews. Geoff was very frank and open with me and the material he sent me prior to the interview was a gift that I was not expecting.It also prepared me very well for the interview and gave me a great insight as to the man I was going … Continue reading →

January Newsletter

Posted by mattsylvester ⋅ January 22, 2012 ⋅ Leave a comment

Volume 1 Issue: January 2012 WelcomeThe academy has been going for nearly three years now, and there have been a lot of changes in the way that the academy runs, as well as the systems that it teaches, and there are more changes in the offing which are outlined below. Taekwondo Schools of ExcellenceAs … Continue reading →

Self-protection and fatherhood – Letting go

Posted by mattsylvester ⋅ July 19, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

My Taekwondo birthday is April 1st, 1991. I always wanted to study martial arts because I was bullied. Not because I liked the sport aspect, or because I wanted to improved myself, but because I wanted to be able to hurt the bullies as much or more than they hurt me. As result, I always … Continue reading →