January 14th, 2016My first teacher in the Martial Arts really made an impact on my love for the Arts as well as physical fitness. Master Charette taught me Tang Soo Do. I began my study with him at 18 years old and at age 23 I started Tang Soo Do with Master Jae C. Shin, more »
December 13th, 2015As 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 12 new students (4 adults & 8 kids) We achieved more »
November 27th, 2015Why is this an important Fitness Tip? Because even you will have to deal with temporary setbacks and obstacles that may interfere with your fitness goals. If time is ever an obstacle, then plan in advance and perhaps going to bed earlier so you can get an earlier start to your day may be more »
October 27th, 2015The New England Regional Championships and the Fall Dan Shim Sa (black belt test) for the Atlantic-Pacific Tang Soo Do Federation were held on the weekend of October 17-18. These events were held at Great Bay Karate in Dover, New Hampshire. It was an honor for Kwan Jang Nim John St. James and myself to more »
September 5th, 2015Anytime you achieve a specific fitness goal, big or small, you should reward yourself, recharge your batteries and renew your goal. Reward – It’s very important to recognize and reward good performance, especially when it’s your own. Most people reward themselves when they achieve a big goal, such as a belt or hitting a more »
August 19th, 2015Have you ever noticed how some people are always so eager? They’re eager to learn and grow, eager to train and improve their skills and conditioning, eager to help and serve others, eager to work productively and get ahead. Eagerness is an excellent quality to possess. In the Martial Arts, when you display an eager more »
July 9th, 2015One of the most effective ways to condition yourself for success and achievement is to constantly feed your mind with positive thoughts, ideas and goals. Train Your Brain…is all about conditioning yourself for a higher level of success and achievement. There are many ways to accomplish this. It can be done by reading, listening or watching more »
June 5th, 2015Studies on human potential show that most people are performing at a fraction of their true potential. If this is accurate, it means that we all have a tremendous opportunity to improve ourselves and enjoy even greater levels of happiness, success and achievement. If you set a goal to improve your thinking for example, there are more »
May 22nd, 2015 Set a Specific Goal: Setting the goal of becoming a highly skilled and well conditioned Black Belt Leader & Champion is very motivating and life-impacting. It brings out the best in everyone and keeps you on a path of positive self-development and constant improvement. Where are you in your journey of personal more »
April 6th, 2015Every day we are all likely to experience positive things and people, as well as negative things and people. What we focus on, is a choice we all get to make. You can choose to magnify the negatives and allow yourself to get stressed out by your problems and challenges. When you choose this more »
March 15th, 2015Have you ever noticed how some people always seem to have an unstoppable upbeat attitude and maintain a strong zest for life? Black Belt Leaders call this an Indomitable Spirit. It’s that extra energy and enthusiasm they put into everything they do. Besides a powerful non-quitting spirit, they have a tremendous hunger and drive for more »
February 24th, 2015Any great achiever and certainly true Martial Arts Champions, live with gratitude everyday. It’s not just a once a year expression or celebration, it’s a daily habit. When you live with gratitude and consistently express it to the people that love and support you, as well as the universe we all live in, you’re likely to attract more more »
January 24th, 2015Did you know that Happiness is a choice? Everyday, you and I get to choose to be happy or we can choose to be miserable. We get to choose the way we greet our family, friends and the rest of the world around us. You can either put a smile on your face and more »
December 12th, 2014As 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 21 new students (10 adults & 11 kids) We achieved more »
November 22nd, 2014Did you know that small improvements in your daily habits & performance can lead to huge improvements in your overall results? It’s true, I’ve personally experienced it and witnessed it in hundreds of students training to become Black Belt Champions. For example: If you simply eliminated fried foods from your diet and focused on baked more »
October 26th, 2014On October 18, 2014, 30 students from Cambridge Tang Soo Do attended the 9th annual New England Regional Championships in Dover, NH. I would like to personally thank all the Cambridge competitors for supporting this great event and especially Masters Robin and Brian Hebert for hosting the championships at their new Dojang. A more »
September 14th, 2014To have loyal friends, you must be a loyal friend. To be trusted, you must be trustworthy. In life, every person has two paths to choose from: loyalty or disloyalty, honesty or dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the disloyal, dishonest path, and in doing so, they burn the bridges of trust and support behind more »
August 7th, 2014A 1% improvement over time leads to an iterative but transformational outcome! Most of us love the immediate gratification that comes in the early learning cycle. Many quit when they don’t have this immediate and positive feedback loop, making delayed gratification one of the hallmarks of long term success. Lifelong learners come to more »
July 19th, 2014Besides being creatures of habit, we are all emotional beings. Most of the actions you do or don’t take is based on your emotions. The key is to learn to control your emotions so they don’t control you. Another huge benefit you’ll see from your Martial Arts training is that you develop. Positive Self more »
June 13th, 2014Imagine for a moment that you were a highly successful financial investor. You were always on the lookout for great opportunities that will give you a sizable return on your investment, better known as R.O.I. Let’s say that you were only interested in investing if you could make at least 20% or greater on your investment. more »
