At Miller’s Kenpo Karate Dojo, we are forming a Sport Jujitsu Competition Team (Team Miller) to compete at the Annual AKT Combatives Sport Jujitsu Classic tournament held every year in April at Good Times in Olean, NY. The tournament is a US Sport Jujitsu Association (USSJA) sanctioned tournament that is a qualifier for Team USA. Sport …
Junior Program
How Reading Helps Your Martial Arts Journey
One of the greatest things you can do for your mind is read. It doesn’t even matter what you read – fiction, non-fiction, comic books, newspapers, magazines, etc. Just read. Not only is it great for the mind, but also it is relaxing and makes you more intelligent. It can help you learn to read …
The Importance of Private Lessons for Martial Arts Students
If you are enrolled in a martial art program, I am sure you want to become the best you are capable of becoming. Being a martial artist is not about coasting through classes half heartedly and just going through the motions. That will not help you reach your full potential. In fact, that would just …
Why Martial Arts Training is so Important for Children
This is a broad topic, and could be put into a novel, but I will get straight to the point to keep it short and simple. The one thing that a credible martial arts program will do that no other sport can do, especially the way martial arts does, is instill real unshakeable confidence. I …
The Five C’s to Reaching your Full Potential as a Martial Artist
Commitment Consistency Coachability Control Conditioning Your goal as a martial artist should be to become the best you are capable of becoming. Why would you want to settle for something less than your best? The martial arts provide tools to get you on the right path to excellence, but most of what happens on …
One of the Best Things You Can Do Before a Belt Test
As a martial artist you are aware that belt testing comes with the program. There are certain requirements for each belt and it takes time, dedication, discipline, patience, and hard work to earn each belt – at least it should (and it does at my school). You are required to learn more material (basics, forms, …
The Importance of Practice
Look at the best “most known” martial artists in the world such as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, and many others. How did they become such incredible martial artists? There are several reasons, but the most vital element that made them so good was constant practice/training. They practiced diligently and some of …
The True Journey of a Martial Artist
Being competitive is a good thing in some ways. It seems, however, that many people are infatuated with being the best, and always winning. You see it in sports all the time. In fact, the fans of sports usually react in a much worse way than the players do when it comes to losing. Then …
Principles We Follow at Miller’s Dojo
I have certain principles I believe in and follow that I expect my students to follow as well. It’s easy at times to stray from our path and become easily influenced by negative things. By reciting the principles below every day we can keep them fresh in our minds so that we don’t let the …
Our Mission at Miller’s Kenpo Karate
At Miller’s Kenpo Karate we believe in providing the best methods possible to succeed in all aspects of life. We genuinly care about every student and the progress that the student makes. We will do whatever we can to help every student reach his or her full potential and accomplish the goals he or she …