Self-confidence is vital in our lives. Our confidence in ourselves dictates how we walk, talk, and act. It is an important element to our success in life. Self-confidence deals with whether or not we believe in ourselves. Do we believe we CAN accomplish the things we are out to accomplish, or do we have doubts …
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The Ultimate Martial Art Style
One thing that has always been a controversy among martial artists is which style is superior to all others. Style generally means discipline (what type of martial art). For instance, there are different styles of Karate (Japanese and Okinawan), Kung-fu (Chinese), Tae Kwon Do (Korean), Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian and Japanese), Kenpo/Kempo (Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, American), and …
Anger Control: Set the Example for Your Children
Anger is a natural emotion. Everybody becomes angry at times. The question is how do you handle that anger? If you are a parent, it is imperative that you control that anger properly. Children learn best through modeling (social learning theory) and you are their biggest role model in life. Although they learn from their …
The Perfect Weapon
The primary system I study and teach is Ed Parker’s American Kenpo, most commonly called American Kenpo. There is only one American Kenpo and Parker created it. Unfortunately, Mr. Parker passed away December 15, 1990—a time where his system of Kenpo was about to hit mainstream on screen. “The Perfect Weapon” had just been put …
Planting Seeds
One of the many things I like to do on my journey of life is to plant seeds everywhere I go. I have always been into helping others in any way I can to improve their lives, which is why I became a self-defense expert. My role in life, however, is much more involved than …
Taking a Stand on Local Terrorism
This is an interview article I conducted with Guardian Angels’ founder Curtis Sliwa for Inside Kung-fu magazine. They were about to publish it when they closed their magazine down for good. Since it didn’t get published there I wanted to share it on my Web site. It’s a great article about local terrorism and Mr. …
Children get an Edge in Life with Karate
Children are our future. It’s important that they learn the values that will help them be a driving force in the lives of others through positive influence and decisions. Although parents “should” be instilling proper values in their childrens’ lives, the truth is that children are exposed to many other sources that generally go against …
2009 Bullying Statistics
Bullying is a major problem throughout the U.S. This is an addendum to my first article about bullying. You will also find many future articles about this topic, since bullying has lead to several young suicides and, for others, severe depression. Some people believe that it won’t happen to them or their child. Honestly, bullying …
Top 5 States for Bullying
I have written a few articles on bullying, but since it is such a major problem I will continue to do so. For those of you who are unaware, aside from being a full-time martial arts instructor, I am also a writer. As a writer, I research often–especially when it comes to teaching martial arts. …
The System of American Kenpo
Note: This is an explanation of the reality of American Kenpo–the system we teach and learn at Miller’s Kenpo Karate. This is the description of what is taught to our adults–hence the reason it is in the adult program members section and storm team section. The child programs are approached differently to stay age specific …