Recently, a parent of one of our current karate students asked us about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He shared that a friend of his was a Blue Belt in the style and also teaching classes at a local Karate dojo. This parent asked if I thought we would consider running similar…
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Be All You Can Be – In Martial Arts
Years ago, the US Army advertised recruitment through a concept: Be all that you can be: Join the Army. A catchy tune accompanied this slogan, making the ad memorable. When the new messaging became “An Army of One”, the feeling wasn’t the same. After all, who wants to be stranded…
Striving for Perfection: Your Ongoing Martial Arts Goal
While a class of Advanced Junior level students was warming up, the Sensei told them to strive for perfection in all that they do. One student spoke up and claimed that a person could strive to be “perfectly bad”. “This is correct” explained the Sensei. “However, in this instance, I…