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This episode highlights 10 ways to help you prepare better for upcoming competitions.  
There are training tips and ideas to help manage scheduling, gear issues, and different locations of tournaments.  How you prepare is almost as important as how much you prepare.  This advice from the perspective of someone who has completed and judged for decades should be valuable to all competitors and instructors.

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Tang Soo Do focus is pleased to share an interview with Master Efrain Valentin, founder of Valentin Karate in Meriden , CT.  Master Valentin is a 7th degree Black Belt. He has trained in Tang Soo Do since 1977 and opened his first school in 1989. At the age of 23, he was the youngest person to obtain Master 4th degree Black Belt in the World Tang Soo Do Association.  He is also the Region 9 Director for the World Tang Soo Association.  

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This episode explores the experience of  being judged in a testing or competition.  Suggestions are given on how to make a better impression and put your best foot forward in these pressure situations.  Additionally the experience of judging others is looked at so we can be fair and objective, benefitting all of us.

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Episode 16 is a continuation of Episode 9 -"5 ways to improve your Tang Soo Do".  We look at five more simple ways to improve your practice and training.  Taking any of these steps is sure to help your progress and working them in or alternating them will help keep your training fresh.

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This episode examines the concept of Toughness and what I means as students of Tang Soo Do.  The characteristics of pysical, mental , and spiritual toughness are explored and several exercises are suggested to help increase your toughness as you train.

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From counting in Korean to the number of moves in a form, this episode focuses on the role of numbers in our training.  Some strategies for using numbers and counting to improve your performance and training are highlighted as well.