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This Monkey has some scary good spin kicks.

Yes, it’s true. I am moving to Chicago.

I have accepted a job at Leapfrog Online as a Web Producer. My new job is located north of the city in Evanston, IL, but I will be living in the City.

After graduating from Purdue University in December, I retired my instructor position to Brandon JKN and moved back here to Minnesota where I kept this website and blog going. I am happy that PSBN Steffen and DBN Nicki are getting their voices heard by posting on the blog and know they will take care of all of you readers and students from around the world.

I want to say Thank You to all the readers of this blog and I hope that wherever you are, you know someone is practicing Kuk Sool somewhere else in the world. We are all Brothers and Sisters.

I will be training at Sa Bum Nim Hill’s school in Chicago, and I am really looking forward to training there. If there is anybody from there that reads this blog, I will see you soon.

There is also a possibility that I will be in the U.K. this Fall because my girlfriend will be studying abroad in London. I don’t need much more of a reason than that to come across the Atlantic and practice with some of you U.K. Kuk Soolers. So maybe this Fall we will have to arrange a place to meet and train if you are from the U.K.

If you want or need to contact me in the future my personal email is maxkpage [at] gmail [dot] com, I also run my personal website at www.maxkpage.com

In the future, I would like to start another Kuk Sool Blog or my own school so you may hearing from me again on the Net. Until then, We all need more practice. Thanks for reading and keep it up for PSBN Steffen and DBN Nicki.

Every once in a while I see a story about a real-life self-defense incident that just makes me smile. Recently I read a perfect story from Lighthouse Point Florida.

Apparently back belt and marathon runner by the name of Margot Foster, 53, came home and found a man (aged 24) ransacking her house. The surprised thief tried to flee but she tackled him outside her house. The thief was able to free himself and then flee. However, Margot gave chase until the burglar tried to clear a six-foot-high wooden fence. Then, in her own words, she, “grabbed him by the neck, ripped him off the fence, threw him to the ground, and put her knee to his chest.” She then held him until the police arrived.

The image just makes me smile. I can just see this man trying to flee as this woman of twice his age easily keeps up with him, runs him down, and then literally throws him to the ground like the proverbial sack of potatoes.

Margot was quoted as saying, “I was a victim when I walked in. As soon as I walked out he became my victim because I was taking care of the situation.” That is Indomitable Spirit!

50,000 push ups.  50,000 crunches.  5,000 techniques.  15 minutes of daily meditation.  1,000 acts of kindness.  A reading list, wrongs to be righted, relationships to be mended, and writing assignments.  Are you exhausted yet? This is the Ultimate Black Belt Test.  A program designed by Master Tom Callos, the Ultimate Black Belt Test (UBBT) is a series of physical, written, reading, social, and mental challenges designed to transform those who accept the challenge.  I like that word, “transform.”  I’m generally pretty pleased with myself as a person (sometimes a little too pleased), but I am intrigued by the idea of transforming myself.  So, I’m taking up the gauntlet informally.  I’ve modified the list a tad to fit better — I need to practice my techniques more often, so I’ve got a daily technique requirement.  But I’m not taking things off just because I don’t like them or think I’ll be able to do them.  Like those push ups.  It breaks down to 150 a day and Sundays off.  Not too hard, right?  The first day wasn’t.  But I spent all day yesterday racing around, moving things, shuttling kids, forgetting to eat, cleaning, and somehow those 150 push ups slipped by me.  So, 300 today.  Have you tried doing 300 really good push ups in a day?  No knees, no wuss ups.  It’s pretty damn tough, even 10 at a time. But I want to transform.  I don’t think it’ll be dramatic — you’ll still recognize me at the end of 13 months.  But I might be a little fitter, a little less prone to injury, a little calmer, a little nicer.  And I’ll blog about it along the way, so you can judge how I’m doing.  Want to join me?  Check out the requirements at:  www.ubbtrequirements.com/requirements_2008.html.  Then let me know how you’re doing.

We here at Kuk Sool Won of St Paul are so happy for Chuck Norris the inventor and his Action Jeans. They’re pretty much better than your jeans.

* You can see more detail of the jean in the Second image below.

I don’t think the Action Jeans are still on sale but maybe if you contact Century Martial Arts Supply you may be able to get them back on the Market.