‘Cult of Personality’ in Martial Arts
Martial arts instructors have the ability to positively impact the lives of their students in profound ways. They not only ...
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The Essential Ingredient for Learning: Struggle
Martial arts is a demanding discipline that requires dedication and perseverance from its students. However, many people fall short of ...
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Practicing Self-Discipline
Slightly contradicting a popular paradigm of self-discipline, I am offering a different idea of what it means to be disciplined, ...
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Four Hard Truths about Martial Arts
Nothing is guaranteed (and you’re not invincible). I’m often asked, “What will always work in a fight?” The truth is ...
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Be Unconquerable
We are living in unprecedented times with a pandemic that is affecting all of our lives, some much more severely ...
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Don’t Just Make a Resolution, Make a Commitment. And Here Is How…
It’s almost the new year and people will be trying to think of New Year’s resolutions. My tip to you: DON’T! Don’t ...
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Building Detail-Oriented Habits
How does standing in a ready stance lead to academic success? People do not always understand the benefits of structured ...
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Making it Stick
Martial arts schools are going to adopt different means of training and motivation. Much of how martial arts is taught ...
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Is more better? Understanding and Proficiency in the Execution is Key.
Is knowing more techniques better? Is more complex more advanced? Do I need more kata to be a more advanced ...
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Growth Through Challange and Adversity
Martial arts practice will allow you to deal with a spectrum of emotions. I love every chance I get to ...
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