Martial Arts Management

Our goal this month has been to remind ourselves how important it is to influence ourselves on a regular basis to stay motivated to do the right things at the right time. Plus if we do not learn the skills of motivation how can we get our support team motivated to do whatever it takes ...

When I promote students to Black Belt, I want them to feel enriched, excited, nurtured and worthy. Black Belt tests should be a celebration of victory, not a journey into the unknown reaches of physical exertion, some mystical event that isn’t to be discussed in the dojo, or even an opportunity for the grading board ...

  Some skills are peripheral to success. It’s nice to have them, but they don’t make much of a difference. There are other skills, however, that are absolutely essential to fulfill your potential; and you must develop them to a fairly high level, if you are to achieve all of your goals. One of these ...

What would you recommend to martial arts school owners to improve their advertising? Jay Abraham answers… First, set very specific goals for your advertising. Make sure the ads are designed to be direct response and focused strictly on the reader, stating what is in it for him or her. Include a call-to-action message. Offer information, ...

Without a doubt, I would not be who I am, where I am, doing what I do, without the powerful influences of Grand Master H.U. Lee and Chief Master Richard Reed

Self-knowledge has always been the key to prepare for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses and traits is essential to riding the front-end of the wave of change into the new century. To assess fully your talents, realize that studies confirm that what we loved to do when we were children continues ...

When I started in martial arts over 41 years ago, I never would have imagined martial arts would become my profession rather than just my passionate hobby. When I founded Mile High Karate in 1983, it was an alternative to using my degree in International Economics to landing a job in banking or working for ...

There are many effective styles of leadership, but there are several “secrets” to leadership in any organization. Vision: You must have a clear and compelling vision of the future of your organization. It’s the big picture of how your business should look, in as much sensory rich detail as possible. Leadership starts from within. If ...

Worry Leaks Worry is a useless emotion. Since your mind doesn’t have enough worry, you invent more; and, most likely, it’s 100 percent worse than reality could ever be. If you have unhealthy emotions of imagined fears or worry, then the body responds with a tense feeling of nervousness, stress-related illness, fatigue, lack of energy ...

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