Weasel Words, Plane Tickets, And The Grand Prix Pick
Selection should feel like a finish line, not a moving target. After a powerful weekend story from Guatemala that puts gratitude, access, and opportunity into perspective, we shift into a hard look at USA Taekwondo’s Grand Prix selection procedures and why the wording has coaches and athletes on edge. We walk through the core idea behind the document: choosing athletes based on “highest predicted finish” using six factors that aren’t ranked and don’t have a single controlling point. That mig...
24 Sept 2026
Backflips, Blue Belts, And Boardroom Politics
A youth sports organization can survive bad calls on the mat, but it can’t survive rules that only apply when they’re convenient. We sit down with Abdul, a longtime AAU Taekwondo district leader, to unpack why he says AAU Taekwondo governance has drifted from fair and inclusive toward secrecy, political pressure, and selective enforcement. He explains why he’s been filing formal complaints backed by “receipts” and specific AAU code book citations, and why unanswered requests for information s...
22 Sept 2026
Die In Advance, Train On Purpose
The best fights are simple. The best training usually is too. We start with a hard-edged mindset from the warrior tradition “die in advance” and use it as a reality check for how we train, how we coach, and how we lead. Then we zoom out to the messy part nobody can ignore: sports governance. When the wrong people end up in charge, rules shift midstream, money drives “opportunity,” and athletes become an afterthought. We talk about why that happens, what athlete-centered leadership actually lo...
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