Entries by Christian Klacko

June 13th, 2014Imagine for a moment that you were a highly successful financial investor. You were always on the lookout for great opportunities that will give you a sizable return on your investment, better known as R.O.I.  Let’s say that you were only interested in investing if you could make at least 20% or greater on your investment. more »

May 19th, 2014  Power Control (Him Cho Chung) When I speak of power control I am talking about having a command of the release, restraint, and relaxation of energy. In this case, I am talking about control over explosive energy that starts in the Dan Jun area and is channeled to the target area using more »

April 27th, 2014Have you ever noticed how some people are always so eager? They’re eager to learn and grow; Eager to train and improve their skills and conditioning; Eager to help and serve others; Eager to work productively and get ahead. Eagerness is an excellent quality to possess. In Tang Soo Do, when you display an eager more »

March 29th, 2014Cambridge Tang Soo Do would like to congratulate the following students for successfully completing the Spring 2014 testing cycle: Thomas Schlatter 5th Gup Kimberly Curtin 5th Gup Daniella Courban 5th Gup Mohamed Teisir 6th Gup Samantha Gafford 8th Gup

February 27th, 2014Progress happens one step at a time. There is no sudden leap to greatness. Success lies in taking consistent action every day. Good work done little by little eventually becomes great work. Habit of Consistency is similar to the Law of Process, greatness doesn’t happen in a day, it happens daily. Many people more »

January 26th, 2014All of us are 100% emotional beings. The better you are able to control and direct your emotions, the healthier and happier you’ll be, and the better you will perform in the Martial Arts and in life. Master your emotions, or your emotions will become your master. Tang Soo Do training and daily exercise is absolutely the more »

December 17th, 2013As the year draws to an end, it is a good time to reflect on all of our accomplishments and personal victories. We have had many this year and it is in no small part due to all our collective efforts: Welcomed 13 new students (7 adults & 6 kids) Achieved record participation more »

November 12th, 2013To achieve your best in any aspect of your life, you must take action. I’m sure you realize that or you wouldn’t be training in the martial arts. Most people think before they act and that’s a good thing. Unfortunately, too many people think and think and think and never act. They fail more »

October 24th, 2013On October 19, 2013, 18 students from Cambridge Tang Soo Do attended the 8th annual New England Regional Championships in Dover, NH. Congratulations to all the participants and a special thanks to Masters Brian and Robyn Hebert for hosting the championships at their Dojang. A special congratulations also goes out to Mr. Thomas, more »

September 5th, 2013That’s what we call a “Truth in Advance” statement.  By focusing our beliefs and thoughts on becoming stronger and stronger in everyway, we tend to move in a direction and take actions that will lead us toward the results we desire. As highly active athletes and peak performers in life, we all strive to more »

August 19th, 2013“How you do one thing…Is how you’ll do everything” This message is a terrific reminder for us to take the time and put 100% into everything we do. From the smallest task to the our biggest and most important responsibilities, we need to give our all. This has a lot to do with more »

July 3rd, 2013Cambridge Tang Soo Do would like to congratulate the following students for successfully completing the Summer 2013 testing cycle: Adults: Kurt Grelak Sam Dan Daniel Maibor E Dan Luke Schlatter Cho Dan Kevin Palmer Cho Dan Bo Lucas Batten Cho Dan Bo Matt Rydzewski 5th Gup Everett Hoffman 6th Gup Tom Schlatter 8th Gup Kim Curtin more »

June 7th, 2013Leaders & Champions bring great energy and enthusiasm to their training. It’s another way of saying that true Champions have a passion for excellence and they consistently give the extra effort to improve their skill and conditioning. They are truly “Fired Up!”.  My students have often heard me say, “It’s not more time more »

May 5th, 2013Champions understand that the key to mastery is Spirited Repetition. Repetition is often referred to as the Mother of Learning or Skill. Champions master their skills by repeating basic motions over and over again. They know that it takes more than just practice to reach excellence. It takes Spirited Repetition to perfect all of the fundamental skills. One more »

April 5th, 2013Black Belt Leaders & Champions are driven toward achievement and are very ambitious in the way they live their lives. They know what they want and they are willing to give their best effort to achieve their goals, in and out of the dojang. Black Belt Leaders & Champions are always focused on more »

March 13th, 2013What is one of the most important qualities you’ll see in high achievers? It is their ability to stay focused on their most important goals and objectives. They are able to keep their eye on the ball under pressure, to stay calm in the sometimes violent sea of distractions we all live with daily. They have clarity of more »

February 16th, 2013Black Belt Leaders & Champions are very enthusiastic people that have a special passion and love to share their excitement and energy for life. They have a contagious energy for life and they are juiced by success and achievement. In the dojang and in their personal as well as their professional lives, they are more »

January 6th, 2013Black Belt Leaders & Champions know what they want and they decide in advance what actions they are going to take to get it. High achievers predict their future by creating it, everyday. Simply meaning to look into your future and decide exactly what you want and what you are willing do to more »

December 27th, 2012As the year draws to an end, it is a good time to reflect on all of our accomplishments and personal victories. We have had many this year and it is in no small part due to all our collective efforts: Welcomed 16 new students (11 adults & 5 kids) Achieved record participation more »

November 19th, 2012There is an old Chinese saying that goes: “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” This means that we are all exactly where we are suppose to be in life. I will never forget when I realized this for the first time. There are many lessons we are not ready for. more »