Hi! Thank you so much for the amazing honor to teach your child karate. We hope all your child’s dreams and your goals for your child of confidence, self control, focus or whatever it is you want [...]
Determination. There are so many words for it. Perseverance, resolve, will-power, purposefulness, persistence. How about grit, backbone, spunky or sticktoitiveness? The Urban Dictionary [...]
"A Black Belt is a White Belt that Never Quit." I don't know who first said that, but it is definitely true. It's not only true for martial arts, but it is true for life. Anything that is worth[...]
What a great line! It comes from a movie called After Earth. A father and son (and an alien creature) are the only survivors of a space ship that crash lands on earth in the future. The father [...]
What? But 2013 isn't over. That's exactly my point. Planning for the next year should always be on your list of goals for the last month of this year. Don't wait until New Year's Day, [...]
Let me start with a couple of quotes. Oprah Winfrey said "Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. Life is already filled with those who want to bring you down." And[...]
Have you ever seen the movie Braveheart? It's not something for the younger kids, but for mature teens and adults it is can be very inspirational. If you haven't seen it, please know that there [...]
Every two years, and especially every four years we are bombarded with political commercials. Many of them tell us it is time for a change. Change in the economy, change in the direction the current[...]
Freedom. I am so thankful for our freedom. We truly live in the greatest country in the world. Today America celebrates freedom and remembers those who risked and gave their lives to give it to [...]