Back in the day, a black belt was like a superhero. He could break bricks with his hand, concrete slabs with his head, and boards with his fingers all while yelling a gut wrenching sound from his diaphragm with a piercing look in his eyes. Just by seeing his amazing power, focus, and control, you …
Parents
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 …
Three Things Everybody Should Do On Miller’s Kenpo Karate Web Site
There are three things everyone should do on our site www.millersdojo.com if you haven’t already. Our goal is to educate and assist you, whether you are a student of ours or not, in making progress in every aspect of your life to live a happier, healthier life. There are four things you can do on …
A Martial Art for Modern Times
This is an article written by Andrew Cauley that was placed on odeum entertainments Web site (www.odeumentertainment.com). Andrew came in to observe several classes and he participated in one adult class to write this article about us. Lead by Example, Follow by Choice Michael Miller’s Kenpo Karate Dojo teaches a martial art for modern times I never …
Guardian Angels Anti-Bullying Leadership Program
As most of you are aware, I have become a Guardian Angel under the direction of 25 year Guardian Angel veteran Sean P. Kelley from West Palm Beach, Florida. My main focus as a Guardian Angel is to begin a Guardian Angels Anti-Bullying Leadership Program at my school, Miller’s Kenpo Karate Dojo, located at 443 …
Sexual Assault Awareness
April is sexual assault awareness month. It was an honor for me to teach a free self-defense seminar for the local YWCA on April 6. The seminar went very well and we had around 25 in attendance. I taught some simple, effective movements to escape from a couple possible wrist grabs and a couple chokes. …
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 …
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 …
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. …