The Benefits of Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a highly effective hybrid sport that includes Karate, Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, wrestling, and boxing techniques. Mixed martial arts offer a variety of techniques from across multiple styles. Although MMA can trigger images of cage fighting, the concept taught in a combined program provides countless benefits. Instead of choosing …
Giving the Gift of Empowerment Through Self Defense
If you are like most people, seeing the signs advertising only 65 days until Christmas triggered some emotional responses. Maybe anxiousness, maybe excitement, and perhaps a combination of both. The surprise of how close the holidays may begin the gears turning and figuring out what gifts to get. This decision-making process can be daunting if …
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Marshmallows, Self-Control, and Martial Arts
Premiering in 1972 and designed by Walter Mischel, The Marshmallow Experiment attempted to show that delayed gratification could be achieved and that there was immense value in exhibiting self-control. Mischel believed that the skills we use for self-control allow us to avoid temptations throughout life, enabling children, adolescents, and adults to achieve higher success. These …
Building Up and Raising Confident Children
One of the biggest concerns that families express today is the lack of confidence their children display. Whether it manifests in bullying, feeling left out, or unwillingness to try anything new, young children seem to be inhibited by wanting to blend in. Some of these tendencies are entirely natural, but some people claim social media …
The Power of Positive Role Models
It is well-known that children emulate what they see. In today’s unfiltered social media, combined with the sly attempts by online predators to target young people, families must be intentional about providing positive role models for children. Although it is impossible to protect young people completely, by providing positive role models, children build a moral …
Four Things that Create an Exceptional Martial Arts Training Experience
It is no surprise that martial arts training studios compete with other facilities that offer a workout outside the traditional gym. The competition between options is why martial arts studios must deliver the highest quality experience for students and stand above the others. Creating an exceptional customer experience is something every business in America strives …
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How to Persevere in the Age of Quitting
Although our nation\’s unemployment rate is continuously fluctuating, it is no surprise since Americans are quitting left and right. Sadly, this behavior does not appear isolated to employment. Recently, in school-aged children, students quit sports and other extra-curricular activities without hesitation. People throw their hands up for various reasons, but at the core, they are …
Three Things Only Sparring Can Teach in Martial Arts
Although some martial arts studios reserve sparring for higher-level students, others recognize the value of sparring at all levels because three things can\’t be learned without putting practiced skills into action. A well-rounded martial arts training program will include sparring, which is essential in bringing everything together for students. As students begin training in martial …
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One Family’s Martial Arts Journey
As far as they can remember, their one and only son would continually come home from school with notes of misbehavior. Challenged with making and keeping friends since early elementary school, their son yearned for companionship but struggled with self-control and emotional surges. Minimal or non-existent attention span length also seemed to be a hindrance …
Making the World Better Through Self Control
The world could use a little more self-control, don’t you think? Everyone can use a bit more self-control in their lives. Nobody is exempt. Some might argue that mastering self-control is impossible. The things that make us upset and trigger us tend to remain the things that get under our skin. However, self-control is not …