day 1994 – apex the gym

January 15, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #apexthegym, #barbell, #bumperplates, #coach, #fitgoals, #frontsquats, #funtimes, #olympiclifting, #pickitupanddropitdown, #platform, #powercleans, #semiprivate, #sesh, #snatches, #trainer, #weightlifting | Leave a comment

for my first semi private session, i revisited everything that i did from my first session, checked on front squats, then jumped into some power cleans. since it looked fairly good after a few minor adjustments, i got the green light to go heavier. made it all the way from the fake whites to the yellow plates. the coach was very happy with the progress given the amount of time and instruction i had today. my first official olympic lifting session since my days with jae and i had forgotten how much fun this stuff is; the only type of cleaning i like to do

day 1984 – snatch desires

January 5, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #apexthegym, #backinthegame, #barbell, #coach, #commit, #correction, #dowhatilove, #firstsession, #fundamentals, #goals, #learning, #olympiclifting, #powergame, #relearning, #serious, #snatches, #weightlifting, #workhard, #workinprogress | Leave a comment

i finally did something that has been on my list for the longest time – get serious with olympic lifting. i acquired the skill three years ago, but slowly drifted away because time was a big restraining factor. i would still do cleans here and there, but never touching snatches since the drop. it only further dampened my hopes of returning to olympic lifting when my shoulder fell apart six months ago. i knew i had to do something if i truly wanted it back. the first step to getting serious was to reach out to a coach who would correct and refine my techniques. today’s first session was very good on working through regaining the fundamentals and correcting any bad habits

day 1948 – aerial

November 30, 2018 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #aerials, #attempts, #coach, #detentionclub, #doitformyself, #energy, #firsttime, #flightclub, #flipping, #floor, #happy, #legdrive, #pain, #pushthrough, #sorebody, #success | Leave a comment

i was really close to landing one on last class but i wronged myself for not giving it a villiant effort and i was super hard on myself after the fact. i didn’t think i’d land one today based on the condition of my body. one after another, the coach pushed me harder and harder to land it. i really couldn’t stand the disappointment again. i had to push through the pain one after the other. it wasn’t the cleanest of aerials, but a first is a first. i went home with my sore body, but happy and grateful he had pushed for it. i would have regrets if disappointed myself again

day 1914 – courtside mastercup

October 27, 2018 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #bcitburnaby, #coach, #colourbelts, #competition, #courage, #exhausted, #freestyle, #friends, #improve, #killarney, #longday, #mastercup, #parents, #passedout, #podium, #poomsae, #proud, #provincial, #students, #taekwondo | Leave a comment

it’s showtime for my students who’s going to compete in this year’s master cup. to all those stepping on the mat at provincial stage, i’m proud of all of them to have the courage to compete. to all my competitors, i’m happy to see the improvements in each and every one of you. this is the first time friends outside of taekwondo world came out and it was quite fun. the freestyle poomsaes is what i had to stay for, even if it meant i would be late for teaching. i’m super exhausted after the long day of coaching and teaching. i cleaned up to pass out before ten thirty

day 1904 – pastimes

October 17, 2018 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #coach, #competition, #competitor, #debate, #isittime, #longterm, #neverending, #pastime, #poomsae, #randomthoughts, #responsibilities, #retirement, #taekwondo, #tkd, #training, #undecided, #waybackwednesday | Leave a comment

one of my long term past time is training for poomsae competitions. though it’s over a year since i stepped on the big stage, i still spend a great deal of time coaching competition. there were times when thought i was done with taekwondo, but every time i try to step away i somehow get pulled back in. the debate is do i still have one last one in me. after my mentor and friends departed, i no longer have as much drive as a competitor to shoulder all the responsibilities

day 1753 – korean consulate

May 19, 2018 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #branch, #chocopie, #coach, #competition, #hardwork, #improvements, #killarney, #koreanconamsulatecup, #longwait, #mats, #pocky, #poomsae, #proud, #richmond, #sparring, #students, #tenhourshift, #tkd, #unorganized | Leave a comment

if i didn’t give some random reason, my shift would have been way longer than the eight to six i had. the competition was unorganized from the beginning when they failed to setup the ticket table. it was so draining, i mainly had pockys and chocopies for lunch. nonetheless, it went well for most of my students. i’m very pleased with the hard work they put into this competition and making the improvements they did. stepping out onto the mats for the first time is daunting, i know far too well. seeing all my students improve makes itch to get back into competition myself, but somehow i held my ground

day 1750 – suspending

May 16, 2018 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #brokenbody, #calisthenics, #coach, #competitionteam, #competitor, #different, #glasses, #injuries, #nomore, #portland, #realization, #redeyedrive, #rings, #storyofmylife, #taekwondo, #tkd, #waybackwednesday | Leave a comment

that time playing on friend’s rings trying calisthenic moves while waiting for our carpool. i still remember we met up at midnight to do a red eye drive down to portland competition. the good old times when i am still active in the competition world, training and coaching at the same time. those days are gone and i no longer have the same competition goals anymore; maybe i finally realize it’s time to let go so my broken body won’t get anymore broken

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