Deric Poston
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Sometimes they die. And he walked away. I was like, oh, Jesus.
And he was fucking serious. He used to train troops in Vietnam. Like, he was a hardcore dude. He was hardcore. Oh, my God. Sometimes they die? Sometimes they die. Yeah. I think it was Vietnam where he trained troops. I forget where he trained troops. But he was, like, an elite taekwondo instructor. And he was... His mind was, like...
And he was fucking serious. He used to train troops in Vietnam. Like, he was a hardcore dude. He was hardcore. Oh, my God. Sometimes they die? Sometimes they die. Yeah. I think it was Vietnam where he trained troops. I forget where he trained troops. But he was, like, an elite taekwondo instructor. And he was... His mind was, like...
And he was fucking serious. He used to train troops in Vietnam. Like, he was a hardcore dude. He was hardcore. Oh, my God. Sometimes they die? Sometimes they die. Yeah. I think it was Vietnam where he trained troops. I forget where he trained troops. But he was, like, an elite taekwondo instructor. And he was... His mind was, like...
His name is Master Jae-Hun Kim, and he's the guy who runs the Jae-Hun Kim Taekwondo Institute. That's his business, and that's the place where I camped. He was like one of the few guys that was trained under General Choi Young-Yi, who was the founder of Taekwondo. So it was like there was a handful of black belts that were trained by this one guy. So it was like a different style.
His name is Master Jae-Hun Kim, and he's the guy who runs the Jae-Hun Kim Taekwondo Institute. That's his business, and that's the place where I camped. He was like one of the few guys that was trained under General Choi Young-Yi, who was the founder of Taekwondo. So it was like there was a handful of black belts that were trained by this one guy. So it was like a different style.
His name is Master Jae-Hun Kim, and he's the guy who runs the Jae-Hun Kim Taekwondo Institute. That's his business, and that's the place where I camped. He was like one of the few guys that was trained under General Choi Young-Yi, who was the founder of Taekwondo. So it was like there was a handful of black belts that were trained by this one guy. So it was like a different style.
So their style was very violent and very power-oriented. Whereas there was like an Olympic style that was emerging that was very points-oriented. It was just move fast and like tap and score. And they would yell and shit like that. Like every time they'd hit, they'd scream out. And so the Olympic style was more effective at winning tournaments.
So their style was very violent and very power-oriented. Whereas there was like an Olympic style that was emerging that was very points-oriented. It was just move fast and like tap and score. And they would yell and shit like that. Like every time they'd hit, they'd scream out. And so the Olympic style was more effective at winning tournaments.
So their style was very violent and very power-oriented. Whereas there was like an Olympic style that was emerging that was very points-oriented. It was just move fast and like tap and score. And they would yell and shit like that. Like every time they'd hit, they'd scream out. And so the Olympic style was more effective at winning tournaments.
And so the best guys were adopting like this Olympic style. But there was an older style that was just โ Maybe they telegraphed the moves a little bit more, and maybe it was a little slow, but the impact was very different. Those guys were killers. They were knocking people unconscious. It was very scary. So that's the gym that I grew up in.
And so the best guys were adopting like this Olympic style. But there was an older style that was just โ Maybe they telegraphed the moves a little bit more, and maybe it was a little slow, but the impact was very different. Those guys were killers. They were knocking people unconscious. It was very scary. So that's the gym that I grew up in.
And so the best guys were adopting like this Olympic style. But there was an older style that was just โ Maybe they telegraphed the moves a little bit more, and maybe it was a little slow, but the impact was very different. Those guys were killers. They were knocking people unconscious. It was very scary. So that's the gym that I grew up in.
So I had this very fortunate place that I just stumbled into. I happen to be one of the best Taekwondo gyms in the country, especially for generating power because they really emphasize heavy back work. He really emphasized heavy back work. It's like you have to generate power. If you hit somebody and it doesn't hurt, that's ridiculous. You got to be able to hit someone and just put them out.
So I had this very fortunate place that I just stumbled into. I happen to be one of the best Taekwondo gyms in the country, especially for generating power because they really emphasize heavy back work. He really emphasized heavy back work. It's like you have to generate power. If you hit somebody and it doesn't hurt, that's ridiculous. You got to be able to hit someone and just put them out.
So I had this very fortunate place that I just stumbled into. I happen to be one of the best Taekwondo gyms in the country, especially for generating power because they really emphasize heavy back work. He really emphasized heavy back work. It's like you have to generate power. If you hit somebody and it doesn't hurt, that's ridiculous. You got to be able to hit someone and just put them out.
Before Taekwondo, I was a pussy. Really? Yeah, I couldn't fight at all. So why would I get in fights? I was trying to get away from fights. I was trying to avoid everybody. I was terrified. Wow. So I just got tired of being fucked with because I was a pussy. Because I would get nervous. Because I moved around a lot. I didn't have a lot of friends. We moved a bunch of times when I was a kid.