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Martial Arts at Midlife: How it Changed My Life
"Midlife martial arts? I can wholeheartedly recommend it! When I decided to try karate, I was 43 years old. That was 15 years ago and has led to a second-degree black belt. If it hadn't been for one of my twins, who, at the age of 10, wanted "to do...
The Journey
Mr. Sean Baxter awarded 7th Degree Black Belt Karate Kid came to the neighborhood theaters the summer Mr. Baxter turned 18. After a childhood of wielding homemade bo-staffs with friends inspired by Black Belt Theater and Kung Fu, he and one of those friends were...
Forget about setting goals! Focus on on this instead.
By James Clear | Continuous Improvement, Goal Setting, Habits We all have things that we want to achieve in our lives — getting into the better shape, building a successful business, raising a wonderful family, writing a best-selling book, winning a...
It doesn’t always work the way you think it will
Some thoughts on Positive Reinforcement with children - by Jody Stallings, Charleston County Teacher of the Year Q. My third grade son recently came home in tears saying he didn’t want to go to school anymore because he was punished for talking during silent...
The Killer of Goals is Fear
The other day a parent approached me about their child. He had been struggling with a particular aspect of getting his stripes in time for testing for his next belt. She was worried that he wasn’t going to be ready and, fearing that he might get disappointed, would...
Some insights into young athletes for parents
The truth about sports parents... What kids think of their how parents when watching their sporting events.