As parents, you face a dilemma in the effort to raise “nice kids”. It’s not unusual (or strange!) to shower love and affection on children, while other family members join in on the process, all reinforcing mild-mannered, cooperative, and non-aggressive behavior in them. One could easily say this is a…
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…
Achieving Black Belt Excellence In Your Karate Training
Whatever difficulties arise on the path toward achieving Black Belt Excellence, you can overcome them with practice. Your Martial Arts training is the process of acquiring skills necessary to triumph over the inner and outer obstacles of life. In this effort, you find real gains in character development. We call…