Mindset As It Relates To Running A Martial Arts School

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand I’m not really into Ayn Rand (although I agree with many of her views, and I sure enjoyed the heck out of playing BioShock), but I think that quote sums up the attitude that all successful [...]

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No Room For Fear – Maintaining An Entrepreneur’s Mindset In Your Martial Art School Operations

Fear makes you do stupid things. I think all martial artists know that it’s a basic sparring strategy to get your opponent to act out of fear instead of logic. And, that’s because fear causes you to hesitate, to freeze up, to second guess your gut. Fear makes you dumber than you really are. “Fear [...]

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Kumite – The Three Levels

By Jason Stanley “C’mon Jason, let’s do some sparring”, Alex challenged me half seriously in front of a group of other kids. Having just started karate I didn’t particularly want to spar a cocky young black belt, but at the same time I didn’t want to back down from a challenge either. After all he [...]

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