An article on why TaeKwonDo is my choice for martial arts:

https://medium.com/new-writers-welcome/choosing-taekwondo-c6f9afa41cee #TaeKwonDo #martialarts #CoSoMartialArts

What follows are my notes from earlier this year of a true haunting. A scary story for you to enjoy on this Merry Christmas:

https://christianalbertoledesma.medium.com/the-sounds-i-hear-in-the-silence-7a65523b2550 #medium #CoSoScaryStory #scarystory #ghost #ghoststory #haunting

About 22 years ago, I was looking to do more physical activity as part of my learning at NYU. I looked at my schedule and had two options: Swing dance or TaeKwonDo. I chose swing dance, which was a great choice, socially. My wife was happy to connect with someone who could dance. I ended up taking up TKD after college. Recently I learned about the NYU Sport TaeKwonDo team winning big college tournaments & it brought back a lot of great memories. This was under the Christmas tree this morning. ❤️

Every year my family makes a Christmas video to share with friends and family - I present to you the 2022 video: https://youtu.be/tbL7GZ-OZ54 Merry Christmas!

A long time ago there was a band called “Cecilia the Band,” later renamed “The Veltz family.” Fantastic NY based family band. I was one of their number 1 fans. The two daughters went on to professional songwriting careers, with one being nominated for four Grammys so far. Here is an original Veltz family song: https://youtu.be/RcMo_4MJ3YE #LauraVeltz #CoSoMusic

Grandmaster Moon Kim (TKD) gave us our Korean names. #TaeKwonDo

@BarkingSquirrel YouTube. Just search KarateCombat and watch the live feed.

Anyone else watching Karate Combat tonight? #karatecombat #karate #martialarts

By shutting down my social media in recent weeks, I’ve been able to read a ton and re-watch favorite shows like Warrior on HBO Max. Highly recommend to my #martialarts fans out there. The storytelling is superb, with parallels from the late 1800s to today, and the action is superb.

It’s been seventeen years or so since I last tested for a belt in #TaeKwonDo. I have one week before I do it again. With that much time in between I’m back at white belt testing for yellow. It feels familiar but also nervous. #martialarts friends, any tips? Advice for keeping myself centered?

@EelGM holy cow, that is a lot! I wish I had a wrestling background in my youth but was never interested. What, if anything, do you still practice?

@Enantiodromos What’s your art?

@BlueKnights Nice!

@EelGM Tell us your history!!!

Where all my #martialarts fans at? Do we need a special hashtag like #CoSoMartialArts or are you all hiding under your individual arts like #TaiChi #Silat #Capoeira #TaeKwonDo #BJJ #Karate #Kickboxing #Judo #Kendo #Hapkido #KungFu #JeetKunDo #MMA #Boxing? Where we at, fam?

Being sick with shingles is no joke and then I, a father of three and a doggo, told my wife, “I’m going to go rest my head...”

Dog, starts barking at neighbors shoveling.

4yo, wearing older brother’s dobok: Papá, papá, Look what I can do... [shows me kicks he learned from older brother]

9yo: Alexa, volume ten... Play music by the The Weeknd...

12yo, groaning: Papá, I can’t stand the same music over and over again...

4yo, crying: I can’t hear my TaeKwonDo...

Dog, howling...

@shadow_queene we can talk ramen all day!

I made a #Goodreads goal to read 22 books in 2022. Only up to 14. Biggest problem I’ve faced, besides time, is my choice of big, heady texts. Any recommendations for good, quick, easy novels that are actually good? Yes I said good twice. Heavy emphasis on good. I like action, mystery, sci fi, martial arts, stories of Latin America and taking place in NYC... #CoSoBooks