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The Wallet Story: Chief Master Babin WATCH VIDEO Watch as CM Babin tells a wonderful tale about generosity. Go back more than 30 years and listen to this great story of one student and one grandmaster, H.U. Lee. And then ask yourself, how can I emulate the generosity of EGM H. U. Lee? How can […]
Share Your Light – It’s a Special “Talent.” I’m sure you have had this experience: you are at a sporting event or a concert or the theater and you are overwhelmed by the performance. It has touched you at a soul level, and you are thinking: “I wish I had talent like that. I […]
What happened during Masters’ training in 2004.
“And in 1st place, Mary Wilcox!” the judge shouts to all the crowd assembled. We’ve all heard these words many times before, at all sorts of competitions, but certainly at ATA tournaments. And we all strive and hope to receive that award, or perhaps a state, a district, or even a world championship someday. Heck, […]
“Turn off the video game and come to the table now!” It’s 6:05 PM at the Macready residence, and the evening “ritual” has begun. Six-year-old Richard has been at his video console for an hour and half now. At first, Mom was happy because the game kept him quiet so she could prepare dinner. Now […]
All parents want their kids to be strong and confident. We all get excited when our kids become class president, captain of the team, or student council member. We all want them to raise their hands, ask questions and give answers in class. We want them to participate. We want them to be leaders, not […]
What would you do if I told you I could make your child confident and strong enough … To face down a bully threatening her life To capture audio evidence of the threat on the second attack To tell the entire story to police and school officials with such clarity as to impress everyone. And […]
2012 is moving along fast! We’ve come to that time of the year when we have to re-visit our goals. I could review the “how-to’s” on goal-setting, but that’s way too easy. Instead, let”s look at the “science and art” of martial arts to find ways to help us blast through barriers that block us from […]
Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” Steve Jobs This month’s word is “integrity”. December is a great month to share what it really means. I would suggest for you to share it during holiday dinners and […]
Two straight years of focused effort has produced an 11-year-old black belt and two first places and one third place in our recent ATA Regional Tournament. That’s a summary of Nick Lucchese’s life as a student of Taekwondo. Like many other nine-year-olds, Nick did not have an interest in other “traditional” sports, like football or […]