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Jonathan Metcalf. It’s clear that the proverbial bright light has flashed in Jonathan Metcalf’s mind-because he understands the BIG IT: owning a martial arts school is an extraordinary opportunity. He has discovered that you can continue to honor the traditions of your art as you change people’s lives and serve your community, which just so ...

Jason Yi, a NAPMA Inner Circle member, who will also be in attendance at the 2008 NAPMA Extreme Success Academy, serving on a panel of experts with other Inner Circle Group members to help you grow your school, is the subject of this month’s Member Success Story. Jason is a bright, entrepreneurially minded school owner, ...

The time has come to take action on your future…To evolve with a changing martial arts industry…To embrace a future of student excellence, stable growth and financial security… Starting this month, Martial Arts Professional introduces “The Four Keys to your Future.” In an unprecedented, yearlong series of feature articles, you will learn how to benefit ...

Clear Thinking and Focused Action Will Steer you Clear the Negative Economy and Interfering Legislators The Worst Economy Since the Great Depression!? Is that really true? More about that later. What is true is that SOME schools will THRIVE and MANY will die during the coming months and year. Which will you be? Everywhere you ...

The philosophy of martial arts is ready-made to attract the attention of the public. Few professionals are better qualified than Paul Hartunian to help you learn and use his low-cost public relations formula to create and benefit from a celebrity status in your community and achieve recognition that can translate into a growing, prosperous school. ...

An Interview with Ron Achenbach, NAPMA Inner Circle Member, by Toby Milroy, NAPMA COO It’s easy to describe Ron Achenbach as the “everyman” school owner/chief instructor. He operates a median-size school of 180 students in a middle-size town: Karate America Leadership Academy in DePere, Wisconsin, a suburb of Green Bay. What makes Ron’s story so ...

Charles Dudley, NAPMA Inner Circle member, was taught to maintain the tradition of the complex Korean styles in which he trained for 37 years; but, as much as he honored his long-time teacher, Master Dudley realized that he had to adapt the Korean arts to an American audience, so he could succeed in an American ...

When Carlos Machado, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu master, first came to the United States with his brothers in 1990, his entire approach to martial arts was shaped by his experience in Brazil. The only school environment he knew had very little structure, with no belt testing or ranks, and Black Belts were awarded only when instructors ...

He was America’s most gifted fighter. The winner of the top titles and records....

Dr. Gene Landrum is a high-tech start-up executive, turned educator and writer. He originated the Chuck E. Cheese concept of family entertainment, among other entrepreneurial ventures, and, after many years of interacting with creative and overachieving personalities, decided to write about what makes them tick. His doctoral research was on The Innovator Personality, which inspired ...