Stop Bullying For The Bullied And The Bully Unfortunately, bullying is an all-too-real problem for today’s youth. Untold numbers of kids across the country wake up each morning afraid to go to school because of bullying. Oftentimes, the guidance of parents and
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Find Who You Are And Who You Want To Become While we train together, learn together, compete together, and attend ceremonies together, martial arts is truly a personal journey. Friendships and competitions have their purpose and place, but the passion, patience, and
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Team Sports vs Martial Arts No matter what activity you choose, it’s always beneficial for your child to be enrolled in an extra-curricular pass-time that emphasizes physical activity. Granted, we may be a little biased, but in the debate over team sports
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Where Will The New Year Take You? The key to achieving your goals to is make them specific and realistic. For example, instead of “I will lose weight,” try, “I will go to the gym at least twice a week.” Find the
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Three Pillars – Mentality of a Martial Artist Martial arts is more than learning how to physically defend ourselves. It is important to know how to use self defense, but knowing when to use it is equally important. At times we can diffuse
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How Much Karate Will It Take? Pass the mashed potatoes and pour on the gravy! Be sure to save room for pie! Once you’re done stuffing your face, cleaning your plate, and sleeping it off in front of the TV, you’ll eventually
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Why Should Adults Take Martial Arts? It’s no secret that staying active is important to our health — especially as we age. But, not all physical activities are created equal. Cardio and weight training are an ideal combination, and martial arts incorporates
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Does the practice of martial arts keep you young? I think it must. Today was my first Black Belt Club Celebration event at St. Matthew’s Martial Arts. Being with my black belt colleagues — and kids who aspire to be black belts
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One of the things we say around the dojo is that Practice is the best way to get good at something. There are many quotes about practice, both positive and negative. Many people seem to be willing to come up with things
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Since we officially opened our Black Belt Club earlier this year we have gotten a ton of awesome applications from students. Like this one from Miss Jordyn. Everyone has different reasons for starting the martial arts and everyone has different reasons for
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