In the Wake of Kumite and Beyond
How to Develop Your Own Martial Arts Potential through Sparring
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Fight as you would like a lion crashing down a mountain!
—Rouleau’s Tae Kwon Do Instructors
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student in martial arts, I hope this book will help you uncover the electrifying world of kumite, which is sparring in martial arts. I offer you an impassioned, novel, crisp, innovative, interdisciplinary approach. We will discover and become encouraged and empowered together. I call upon the salient voices of masterful practitioners to nourish our understanding and deliver adventure.
This journey will take you deep into the soul of martial science.
~Working out the kinks and blunders of restriction to maximize potential~
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About the Book
Explore the electrifying world of kumite, or sparring in martial arts, and take your martial arts work to a whole new level. In this guide, author Stephen Dialessi builds on more than thirteen years of Tae Kwon Do training and his study of Aikido and other martial arts to present an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to kumite.
In the Wake of Kumite and Beyond provides a visual learning experience for martial art students at all skill levels. It seeks to increase knowledge of martial arts training and give beginning martial artists the necessary tools for more intelligent observation of sparring techniques. For more experienced martial artists, this guide offers an integrative, workable tool for solidifying technique application. Through interconnection; focusing on individual techniques that resonate with you; and taking a holistic, balanced approach to sparring, you have the potential to experience a tremendous boost in productivity, enrichment in personal growth, and increased effectiveness and efficiency.
With In the Wake of Kumite and Beyond, become empowered and be inspired to explore the unknown in the realm of sparring strategy.
About the Author
Stephen Dominic Dialessi earned his first dan Black Belt from Rouleau’s Tae Kwon Do school in Keene, New Hampshire, in 2002. He holds a BS in environmental biology from Plymouth State University and a master’s degree in environmental studies from Antioch University. He offers a unique interdisciplinary view and expression of martial arts.