Martial Arts training or Sports?

While some kids are perfect for traditional team sports like soccer and baseball, others are not well suited or do not like the atmosphere that team sports presents.  Let’s look at some aspects of team sports that isn’t all that appealing or not good at all.   Comparison to others on the team or other…

What Bullying Is NOT

October is National Bully Prevention Month. Since we’re hearing so much about bullying these days, we should probably take a moment to clearly define it. With my long experience teaching martial arts and working with children of all ages, I’ve seen “bullying” most often come down to some version of peer conflict. For behavior to…

Continuous Improvement

We should all be on some sort of path of continuous improvement.  Why?  Because as the old saying goes, if your not growing your dying.  There is a fundamental law of nature, not unlike the laws of physics.  The law states that you can never stay the same,  you are either moving forward or your…