Category Archives: Training
TRAINING YOUR MIND FOR SUCCESS
When the best Martial Arts students are training their hardest, they need flexibility, strength and endurance. Not only in the use of their bodies, but also in the use of their minds. They need mind fitness. What does the mind have to do with it? Webster’s dictionary defines the mind as “the part of a…
TRAINING TIPS
STRENGTH IN UNITY As a Martial Arts student, you learn some very important lessons. One of these lessons is that there is greater strength in developing unity with those around you than there is in trusting everything to yourself. The good Martial Artist knows that it is better to work with a fellow student than…
Target training
Target training is an essential part of your martial arts training; it helps you with speed, accuracy and correcting technique. In order to get the full benefit of target training use your regular gloves and protective kicks are optional; stick to all techniques that you use in your class and use them in sets of…
BEAT CHRONIC STRESS
Martial Arts is a lot like life in general. To succeed, you need to manage your surroundings as well as wear really cool outfits. You need a calm mind and the physical and mental skills to deal with the stress around you. “People confuse problems with stress,” says Philip Holder, chief instructor and Grand Master…
BREATHING EXERCISE
Once you have learned to control your breathing you need an exercise that can use at the moment you face a threat. In the martial arts we call this, “Setting our tandem.” It is a simple exercise. Let’s assume you are on the street and you begin to experience the symptoms that let you know…
Healthy Self-Defense
An important way of showing self-respect is by taking care of your health. This means caring for your body and your mind. Having a healthy body helps you have a healthy mind, and vice versa. Caring for your body can include exercising, eating nutritious foods, and avoiding activities that are known to be unhealthy. Our…
Diligence is Serious Business
Imagine what life would be like if we approached each important task with discipline and focus; if we always did our best; if we persevered even when things became difficult or discouraging. What you are “imagining” is the characteristic of diligence, and is a quality that can help us become the best people we possibly…
Are You An “Honorable” Athlete?
An “honorable athlete” is someone who can be coached, who accepts responsibility for his or her actions and who is willing to work hard to become better. An honorable athlete is a truly dedicated person who has the drive to overcome obstacles. An honorable athlete also is a great student—-one who is ready, willing, and…