Children Abductions

Dangers to children

Abducted Children stats are alarming.  A video I watched this morning placed the number of children abducted as 700 per day.  I re-posted the video on our Facebook page but decided to do some additional research.  My findings were somewhat of an eye opener as the figures I found actually indicated that there are 40 … Read more

Excelence in the Martial Arts

taekwondo demonstration

A good friend of mine send me an article from a blog titled “The difference between commitment and technique”.  I read this short article and was impressed by its message.  I also was fascinated as in a very succinct manner Mr. Godin Presented an issue which it seems is more common that I thought. As … Read more

How to Choose a Martial Arts School

Instructors

This is a question that I don’t get too often but that I try to answer every time I receive a call of a potential new student.  Of course most callers start the conversation with; how much do you charge?  This is understandable as most people don’t understand the difference between the martial arts so … Read more

What is a Black Belt

With the proliferation of black belts in the market a simple thought came to my mind.  What is a black belt? I actually have potential students and parents that simply ask questions such as: how long does it take to be a black belt?  How much will it cost?  However, no one asked about what … Read more

What I Love Most

I have been going around for hours now thinking about this topic.  Amazingly enough the inspiration for this paper was based on the amount of violence our society is experiencing.  In the last couple of weeks we have seen stabbings at schools and hospitals, shootings and violence just about everywhere.  I have also been touch … Read more

The Best Martial Arts School

Today was a day of meditation and as always the time I spent on that activity brought me more questions than answers.  The first thing that crossed my mind was the popularity of the martial arts and the way our present culture selects the school for their children. The interesting fact is that if you … Read more

Today

I promised to myself that I was going to take it easy today. Yet by 6:30 AM was up and going. So within a few minutes I found myself in my office and started doing research. I basically was in auto pilot and surprised myself with my own actions; looking for ways to help others … Read more

Best Age to Start Martial Arts

A common question that I answer frequently is; what is the best time to start martial arts? The reality is that it depends on what do you want to achieve. I personally started my kids training in martial arts when they were newborns. Of course this doesn’t mean that they were in a school as … Read more

Learning Disabilities

I have personally been teaching different subjects for over 35 years. During all this time I knew that each one of my students were different individuals so I used different techniques and lesson plans to make sure they understood the desired information. Yet, it wasn’t until yesterday that I realized the wisdom of my approach. … Read more

Violence Training and Small Children

Kids Self-Defense Classes

Small children are our treasure and as a parent there is nothing we will not do to protect them. Yet we live in a dangerous world and there is only so much that we can do for them at any point in time. It is actually interesting when I hear of an incident where children … Read more