"Sensei.......I think I am ready for my next belt. When am I testing." I love this question, its a great opportunity to remind our students how testing on the mats and in life works. The answer to the question is simple, but the concept is not always so simple. The answer to the question "Sensei......When am I testing?" is You are Testing Right Now! You are testing every time you walk into the Academy, when you put your shoes up, when you pass a fellow student in the Lobby, w

We are back with another Technique of the Week. This week we are working on a Spinning Hook Kick. Many times students get intimidated with starting to learn spins and go through some serious frustration here are a few tips to take the stress out spin kicks and get you rolling. Enjoy, Train, and Share your progress with us! Spin Kick Tips: 1) Relax! Every kick requires us to be loose and use technique over speed and power. Aim for smooth and precise technique. 2) Turn your fe

“Hear it in Your Feet” Every heard some really good advice? Heard something that got your head nodding? That got you fired up? You might have even tapped the person next to you and said, “I am doing this!”. You might have even written it down on your phone. Maybe on the ride home you even played out the senerio in your head, made a personal movie of you achieving your goal. Maybe, just maybe you did one of these……and probably thats as far as it went. We have all done this, we

"Your kids are so polite!" I love hearing this, and luckily I get to hear it often. My three sons are and....at least in public are always very polite, and our students at our Academy are always very polite in class. As a result we often get asked "how do you do it!". So we decided to break down a few simple steps to help anyone who wants to help their kids increase their manners, self-respect, and respect for others! Step One: "Monkey See....Monkey Do" 1) Teaching your kids

Good manners, common courtesy, and respect seem to be in a bit of a decline in recent history. With the advent of social media, and the power of anonymity it provides, it is easier than ever to say and do things that you might not do in person. In a society that seems to be speeding up exponentially, people just don't seem to have the time........for patience. Popular culture is bombarded with examplesof this type of behavior, even our Presidential Debates have taken on a dec

New Year, New Chance, Clean Slate. Kick off your new year by taking your dreams and wishes, and turning them into goals, taking action on those goals, seeing them through, and having a truly amazing 2019. Below are a few tips to get started and link to our 2019 Success Planning Guide to get you kickstarted to Success this Year! Goal Success Tips: 1) Post your goals where you can See Them! Read them three times a day! 2) Set Reminders to your phone, tablet or device to keep

Training Jiu-Jitsu is absolutely one of the best ways to learn Self-Defense, become confident, and get in shape on the mats, but it has impact far beyond that. Here are 5 lessons from Jiu-Jitsu that you can apply to life off the mats, in success, health, business, and relationships. 1) Victory is a result of Persistence: "Its not about who's the best, its about who's left." The most talented, naturally gifted, athletically inclined will pick up Jiu-Jitsu faster than the avera

"I marked that of my Bucket List." "Been there, done that." "I just got done with my 30 Day Diet!" We all have things we want to accomplish. Those titles, accolades, achievements, that we want to look back on and say "I did that!"....and their is nothing wrong with that. Having a getting mentality can take you to some great successes, to some truly amazing accomplishments....but they just can't keep you there. We see it every time we have a Blackbelt Test. Students push, stri

''Hurricanes and earthquakes get all of the publicity, but termites do more damage....'' -Zig Ziglar Big Events, Major Events, the events that are shocking, and almost unimaginable just seem to get all the press. Wars gets minute by minute coverage. The big court case gets aired live online. These days the big events even get seen live on someones Social Media before the News can even cover it! What we don't see most of there time are the little daily events, choices, and hab