Attached below is a great article about children and quitting. In my experience many times the child doesn’t want to quit the activity, the activity is just getting in the way of what they are doing at the moment. What I mean by this is the child may have other ideas about what they want…
This is a great article and applies to adults as much as kids. When we quit something just because and don’t have a good reason we miss out on growth and opportunities and will more than likely regret the decision later on. With kids, it teaches them that when it gets hard it’s okay to…
As I have said many times, Martial Arts Training may be the best and most perfect form of exercise out there. On the physical side not only do you get cardio, flexibility and strength improvement but you also get coordination, agility, balance, asymmetrical learning, body awareness and so much more. There is also increase confidence,…
Traditional weapons training is essential to progression in martial arts. Just as Jiujitsu and Karate are important to understanding bunkai, weapons play an equal role in a true martial artist’s study. Martial arts in the traditional sense were more about weapons than they were about empty hand. In many systems the weapons were taught first…
“Mushin” meaning No Mind No, this doesn’t mean absent-mindedness or imply some airhead joke. This is a state of being that one can achieve with enough practice. This state is found in many people when they drive a car and even in accomplished musicians when the play with ease and in a seemingly effortless way. …