We all want our children to reach their full potential. Sometimes, however, children are held back from doing so due to their parents actions or lack thereof. When a child is on a certain task, the parents play an invaluable role as to whether the child will succeed or not. It may be school work, baseball …
Storm Team
Joe Lewis on the “Streetfighter”
If you are a martial artist you are fully aware of the legendary Joe Lewis. Rated by his peers as the best full contact fighter of all time, and was the first heavyweight kickboxing champion in the world. Aside from 8 and 1/2 years as an undefeated world champion, he captured 11 national and international grand championships …
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 …
The Four Agreements
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 …
Black Belt – What does it Mean Today?
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …