Arrowhead Martial Arts and Fitness

09/02/2026

Good morning. We will have tournament practice on Saturday starting at 8:30. Anyone planning on competing in the Champlain Open, should come for the practice if they can. Also, I am looking for a few more volunteers. I will need some people to help set up Friday 9/11 at 4. I also need a few people to work registration, board table (to sell boards) and a general runner to keep rings stocked. Thank you !!

08/21/2026

You can pre-order your tee shirt for Champlain Valley Open on your registration form. They are $25 in advance. There will be some available for sale at the event but limited quantities and sizes. At the event they will be $30. Light blue colored tee.

08/21/2026

The Champlain Valley Open is fast approaching. Preregistration is required for grappling and fusion fighting. But anyone can preregister and save money! Preregistration ends 9/9/2026. I accept Venmo and you can email me forms. My venmo screenshot is attached.

08/16/2026

We are about a month out from the Champlain Valley Open. Preregistration is required for grappling and fusion so we can set up the weight classes ahead of time. Grappling is typically for the under 18 but if we have enough adults we can have matches. Anyone can preregister and if you do, you will save money. All comers who register at the door pay $70 and no checks!

Also a question came up about board breaking. You can bring your own wood. I will have some available if you need to purchase some.

Power breaking will not be at a set time but competitors will have between 9am and 12 to perform their break. That way weapon competitors don't have to rush from one ring to another. The head judge in the power breaking ring will keep track of who is breaking, whether it is upper extremity or lower extremity. There are no finesse points - it is only number of boards broken and the percentage that number represents. See the rules and registration forms at Twin State Martial Arts Association webpage (www.twinstatemaa.com).

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08/07/2026

This weekend is the Rutland Rumble. Even if you did not preregister, you can still compete. Just pay at the door. Unfortunately you cannot do grappling or foam weapons as those required preregistration. There is still forms, weapons, and sparring... See you there!!

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08/06/2026

Well said.

The 1959 Taekwondo Textbook differs considerably from the better-known English-language textbook published in 1965. It goes much further into certain aspects of Taekwondo theory, including the role that forms are meant to play within the martial art.

In this passage, Choi appears to warn against becoming what I jokingly call a “form collector”, something I must admit I am occasionally guilty of because I find this aspect of Taekwondo so fascinating.

I personally understand the instruction to “internalise them completely and make them into one’s own” as describing two closely related processes. Internalising a form means deeply ingraining its movements, principles and mechanics through repeated practice.

For me, making a form one’s own may also involve understanding and developing its practical applications, rather than knowing only the outward solo performance.

That distinction is not stated explicitly in the quotation. It is simply my own interpretation of Choi’s words.

Learning many forms is not necessarily good or bad in itself. A broad curriculum gives us more material from which to choose what we wish to study deeply. It can also help preserve forms so they may be passed on to later generations. At the same time, collecting many solo performances inevitably takes training time away from deeper study, refinement and application.

What does it mean to you to internalise a form and make it your own?