Hi swimmers,
Bruce Lee has a famous quote about how martial arts require the practioner to "be water." Does anyone do martial arts, specifically karate, kung fu, taekwondo or tai chi? I'm writing a piece on the intersection between swimming and martial arts (kind of like the dancing and swimming piece from the last issue).
Thanks,
Laura
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I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. My martial arts training intersected with swimming a couple of years ago when an age group coach called me out one day during practice. After one of his swimmers nearly dove on top of me, I asked him to give us a heads up before letting his kids jump in our lanes. He became agitated, said it wasn't his job, and asked me if I wanted to step outside. When I climbed on deck and motioned toward the door he shook his head and said he was too busy.
I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. My martial arts training intersected with swimming a couple of years ago when an age group coach called me out one day during practice. After one of his swimmers nearly dove on top of me, I asked him to give us a heads up before letting his kids jump in our lanes. He became agitated, said it wasn't his job, and asked me if I wanted to step outside. When I climbed on deck and motioned toward the door he shook his head and said he was too busy.
