2017 Victories

December 21st, 2017As the year draws to an end, it is a good time to reflect on all of our accomplishments and personal victories. We have had many this year and it is in no small part due to all our collective efforts: We welcomed 10 new students and 3 transfer students, 28 students attended more »

Become a Total Life Warrior!

November 17th, 2017How would you like to make the most of the holiday season and enjoy the best 2018 possible? I know I would.  If so, consider a focus on becoming a Total Life Warrior. That is someone who pursues self-mastery daily. I refer to this as “seeking” and those who pursues this path as more »

International Championships

October 11th, 2017I am happy to announce that our 9th International Championships will take place in Orlando FL on July 20 & 21, 2018.  We have chosen a great venue: The Hotel & Spa Resort at Lake Buena Vista (near Disney Springs). The property is located right across the street from Disney World and within more »

School News

September 21st, 2017We would like to congratulate the following students for successfully completing the Summer Testing cycle. Their efforts and progress have been rewarding, and we hope that they will continue their hard training in Tang Soo Do: Katarina Klacko            2nd Dan Maya de Luis            more »

Ready for Battle?

August 18th, 2017When People think of a martial artist, they tend to dwell on the height of their front kick, or how many boards they can break, but there is another facet to training that many people tend to forget.  A martial artist trains in awareness and preparedness.  Of course, when you, as a martial more »

Shouting from Rooftops!

June 11th, 2017Being an eager student or instructor and training in a great dojang, with a great team, is one of the most rewarding experiences that can happen in anyone’s life. It leads to an endless number of outstanding friendships and relationships that brings out the best in everyone mentally, physically and emotionally. Shouting from the more »

As You Think, So Shall You Become

May 25th, 2017We all want to perform at our best. To accomplish this we must remember BEST stands for: B = Healthy Body E = Healthy Emotions S = Positive Speech T = Powerful Thinking “As you think, so shall you become” – Bruce Lee People usually dismiss this and yet truer words have never been spoken. When we zoom in a bit more, we realize the more »

2016 Victories

December 12th, 2016As the year draws to an end, it is a good time to reflect on all of our accomplishments and personal victories. We have had many this year and it is in no small part due to all our collective efforts: We welcomed 13 new students We achieved record participation at the Black more »

Bill – The Guy you Love to Hate

September 8th, 2016Bill is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins!” He was a natural motivator. If an employee more »

Health & Fitness Tip: Progress vs. Perfection

August 6th, 2016This week we are reminding you to seek progress versus perfection in your fitness goals. Perhaps you’re trying to drop weight, reduce your body fat %, improve your speed or increase your flexibility. All are very good goals at any level of training. Seek positive progress versus expecting perfection. Anyone that seeks perfection is more »

Health & Fitness Tip: Food is Fuel!

July 31st, 2016A great attitude combined with hard and smart training will bring you great results. Add in high test fuel and your preparing yourself for explosive results. If you want to be a peak performer and become a World Class Achiever, you’re going to need energy and that extra energy is going to come from more »

Minimum vs. Maximum

June 26th, 2016As we end our series on Habits of Excellence, we focus on Minimum vs. Maximum. This is a theory of developing the habit of giving your maximum effort & always pushing to exceed your previous best performances. When you push yourself to your current maximum and then strive for 10% improvement, you constantly raise the more »

Mushin

May 20th, 2016Mushin is the concept of going from thought to acting without conscious thought. It is actually acting with one mind. It is refined memory to the point of subconscious action. For example, we are all very fortunate that we do not have to consciously remember to breath, ask our heart to beat, and more »

Habit of Finishing Strong!

April 1st, 2016You often hear in class: “Last set – Best Set!” Or “Last Round – Best Round!”  Both used to anchor the mind set and the Habit of Finishing Strong. Experts in Peak Performance remind us that high levels of success and achievement in any endeavor is 20% mechanics and 80% psychological. Simply meaning that once you’ve mastered the fundamental skills more »

The Best always strive to get Better!

February 16th, 2016Hang around any successful achiever and you will soon realize why they are so successful. They always strive to get better. Study the best in sports or athletic competition, study the best in business, art, leadership, or any endeavor: you’ll quickly see that they are always striving to get better. The best must more »