Author Archives: Newman Martial Arts
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“Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t and start loving yourself for everything you are” #MondayMotivation
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“Keep your face always towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you” #MondayMotivation
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts” #MondayMotivation
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“Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day” #MondayMotivation
Tour Through Time: Stop 18: Ojukheon House
77 Miles later we arrive at Ojukheon House in Gangneung where Confucian scholar Yi I was born on 26th December 1536. The house was built during the reign of King Jung-Jong (1506-1544) and was named after the black bamboo trees which surrounded it. It is now one of the oldest wooden residential buildings in KoreaContinue reading “Tour Through Time: Stop 18: Ojukheon House”
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“In a world where you can be anything, be kind” #MondayMotivation
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“If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down” #MondayMotivation
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“Confidence isn’t walking into a room and thinking you are better than everyone else. It’s walking in and not having to compare yourself to anyone at all.” #MondayMotivation
Tour Through Time: Stop 17: Yeoju-Gun
Se-Jong (born Yi-Do) was the grandson of King Taejo (Yi Seong-Gye) and the 3rd son of King Tae-Jong. He was born on 7th May 1397 and excelled in his studies, being named Grand Prince Choong-Nyung at the age of just 12. His older brother Yi-Je recognised his “kingly” qualities and in order to ensure Se-JongContinue reading “Tour Through Time: Stop 17: Yeoju-Gun”