The following comes from eight (8) year old Mia who had a revelation: Advancing in Karate is like getting through a maze. I truly love when people start to understand. Getting through life requires effort. It won’t always be easy. You just have to keep working. I look forward to more from our young ones!! […]
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Ladies, I might ruffle a few feathers with this one but please, hear me out and read this blog in its entirety before you shut down and stop reading. It is my opinion that most parents are disappointed with the interactions with their children. The child’s lack of ability to listen and follow instructions, the
Memory. An interesting concept that few enough people really understand the mechanisms for. We like to think of memory as a data bank, a place where we store memories and experiences so that we can go back and relive them later. In some cases we have even named other things after the same phenomenon we
The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.~American Proverb A few years ago, I was a volunteer at a local animal shelter. There was one dog there that I’ll never forget. Mica was a gorgeous black lab mix who lived in a kennel with a giant red sticker
Some new students or parents ask how long it will take to learn karate and be a black belt. This blog is for those who see the black belt as just any other degree, certificate or achievement stepping stone. Karate is more. Karate is a way of life. A life where you get to know
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Dieting or attempting to lose weight has been pushed by the industry for some time now. Everyone is trying to diet, lose weight, or find good health. The following thoughts were “developed” by me some 20 years ago! I find interesting how relevant these thoughts still are today. Quit worrying about losing weight. Learn to
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Here’s a hypothetical scenario. Someone is planning an important dinner and business partners will be there, as well as the boss. The person gets ready and dress with their best clothing. They check their teeth, hair and any other physical defect. And practice smiling correctly, just for good measure. When they arrive, there is no
Power of a Beginner? How can that be? They are a beginner afterall and don’t know anything. However, The Beginner’s Mind is such a wonderful thing! It is the first of the Five Minds – Shoshin. Everyone is in such a hurry to “master” techniques or any particular subject. They seldom take the time to
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I heard an interesting thing from Dr Sydnee McElroy on her podcast Sawbones. In one of the later episodes she mentions that human bodies are living chemical labs, at all times churning chemical reactions back and forth. This means, she explains, that we are at constant chemical imbalance, which causes the reactions to happen: there
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I started training martial arts in 1979, but this past Saturday, July 29th, 2023 at the Bluegrass Games was only the third tournament I’ve competed in. My first art was Tang Soo Do, a Korean kicking-heavy style that I trained in for about 2 1/2 years, but I never competed for reasons I’ll explain later.
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