There is always room for improvement. No matter where you get in life, or how great you are, there is always room for you to become even better. You should always give 100 percent effort 100 percent of the time and not settle for lest than your best. With this come many roadblocks that will …
Junior Helpers
True Leadership
When it comes to life, you have those people who watch things happen, those who make things happen and those who say “what happened.” Leadership is something I believe is vital in life. We are all role models whether we like it or not. Question is, are we being good ones? You will always have people …
Building Self-Confidence
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 …
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 …
Honoring Your Instructors
When you become a martial artist you feel like you are part of an elite group–and you are. As a martial artist you are in for an amazing road of self-discovery and self-improvement. On that road you will find setbacks; roadblocks that everyone deals with on their journey in life. As a martial artist you …
The 12 Rules of Practice
To become good at something it requires an extreme amount of practice. To become great it requires even more. Practice can be viewed in many ways, but ultimately it is the repetition of becoming all that you are capable of becoming. Notice that the professional athletes practice much more than the amateur ones! It’s vital. …
Qualities of a Good Teacher
Being a teacher is a skill. Being a good teacher requires even more. Since I am a martial arts instructor I have seen many teachers of the martial arts who have been horrible teachers, and I have seen those who have been great teachers. Also, being a college graduate (Bachelor of Arts in Writing with …