We have all experienced failure: failed tests, exams, gradings, opportunities, and relationships. We can discuss the positive effect of succeeding instead of failing…. blah blah blah…. I get that. What I am talking about, are the situations in life that we are unable to change. It’s these situations, these circumstances, that we have the greatest…
DetailsI was fortunate enough to start training at a Dojo when it first opened. From the beginning, I was a senior belt and had high expectations set by my Sensei. I had to be the role model for the other students. I had to show them what it meant to be a higher belt. Every…
Details“When children have a solid social support system that encourages physical activity and have role models to look up to, they are more likely to be physically active when they are older. “ -Quote I have trained for a variety of reasons over the years. As I aged, so did my motivations. It has…
DetailsAn act of helpful activity One of the most important questions in life is what and who we serve. Yet before we answer this question we need to ask ourselves how do we personally define service?? Modern times have created a service-oriented society that is designed with the idea of self-service. Drive thru, automated tellers…
Detailsself-dis-uh-plin (the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses) “Self discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don’t control what you think, you can’t control what you do. Simply, self discipline enables you to think first and act afterward” Napoleon Hill I see Self Discipline as the strength to overcome the temptations…
DetailsDuration, frequency and intensity are the three elements that help to determine your rate of advancement in the Martial Arts. INTENSITY Duration in the Martial Arts refers to how long you have been training. Frequency relates to how often you train. Intensity describes how hard you train. All three of these elements are necessary for…
Detailsteem-wurk (cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together in the interests of a common cause) I have heard it said that it takes a village to raise a child. The Traditional Martial Arts is heavily based upon this philosophy, in that it takes a Dojo to make a…
DetailsOne of my Sensei’s told me, you have to lose to truly appreciate the great feeling of winning. That stuck with me. He was only talking about a camp game, with a bunch of kids, but I walked away from that conversation with a new outlook on everything I had failed. My recent failure was…
Detailsek-suh-luhns (an outstanding feature; something in which someone or something excels) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle Excellence is the desire to strive for quality in everything that we do. Excellence is having a profound sense of pride in every undertaking no matter how insignificant…
Detailskuh-mit-muhnt (A pledge promise or obligation that we have made on an emotional or intellectual level to a person, persons or course of action) “Until One is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.” Goethe I find the term ‘commitment’ to be an expression that is all too easily tossed around…
DetailsI have a lot to do, as I am sure everyone else does as well. I have had had the privilege of training in the Martial Arts through; high school, University, creating a career, having kids, etc. The one thing I came to realize is that the tougher and more demanding the world became…THE MORE…
DetailsKevin Cyr – First Degree Black Belt – Central Academy of Martial Arts At some moments, karate camp is equivalent to hell; children run rampant, tormenting you with high squeals and pounding fists – only missing their flaming tails and pitchforks. Other moments, this hell is controllable, rewarding and even enjoyable. I enjoy teaching. It’s…
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