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Someone asked me once, “If we could go back in time and we made an agreement that you would never train in martial arts of any kind for all of your life, in return for money, would you do it for a million dollars?” I couldn’t answer, “No way!” fast enough. By the way, this […]
Hey Parents, Click the picture to get a PDF version of the lesson guide. Our lesson of the month is Optimisim and we want YOU to help reiterate these lessons to the kids in the car ride home, at the dinner table or any time they need to be less negative and more positive. ShareTwitterFacebookWhatsAppGoogle+BufferLinkedInPin […]
Master Brown was asked about safety in an active shooter situation today. If the person with the gun wants something from you, give it to them, it’s not worth your life, no matter what it is. Alive is alive, dead is nothing. If however, their intent is to kill you, better to die trying to […]
I had a mom recently say, “We know you want dedicated students and we just don’t think he is dedicated, so we are not going to renew his program.” I had a dad last year tell me the same thing. I have to be honest with you; I really don’t care if your kid is […]
Why Humility is so Important as a Warrior The first real altercation I had after my many years of martial arts training, competitions and tournaments was a real surprise to me. At first, I thought the guy was just being funny. The guy took several hits at me before I realized he was really intent […]
What is your mission? We are warriors, knights, Braves and Samurai trapped in the modern world, and like the warriors of the past, we need quests, goals and a solid Mission. I first heard the word “mission statement” spoken about a big corporation I worked for. The purpose of their mission statement was to give […]
When my kids were just starting martial arts at ages 2 and 3 ish, it was all fun and games with dad. Then the training got serious and it was hard to learn from dear old dad, so I had them attend classes taught by our other instructors. Their names over the years have changed […]
Why do I do this? I began my (very young) adulthood as a teacher (I taught many things, including martial arts and elementary school) and before that I was a lifeguard, swim instructor, camp counselor, sailing and windsurfing instructor as well as a certified inline skate instructor. I worked as a Recreation Therapist for a […]
Why my kids did sports in addition to Martial Arts You might think that my kids did martial arts because I teach it, and I wanted them to fall in love with martial arts like me. That would be wrong. You see, I didn’t always love martial arts. Let me explain. I went through some […]
Once sunny afternoon we had a booth set up at some civic event. We have a prize wheel to spin, we were giving away free passes and t-shirts. We had students there doing demos and teaching impromptu workshops. While standing at the booth greeting people, a middle aged woman approached me. She smiled and asked, […]