self-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…
Duration, 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…
teem-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…
One 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…
ek-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…
kuh-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…
I 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…
Kevin 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…
