The Making of a Champion After 25 years of learning, practicing, and teaching karate; sharing martial arts skills to adults and children; helping students; refreshing my own katas; finding new sources from which to learn; and helping students tie their belts, I’m still nowhere near being a karate champion. I’ve learned and taught martial arts… Read More The Making of a Champion
I never said the phrase “no worries.” Then, one day, like everyone else, I just picked up the habit. It’s less personal than “you’re forgiven” and more casual than “it’s okay.” It’s a quick response to an apology. You forgive others easily via the “no worries” route because, in the big scheme of things, whatever… Read More “No Worries”- Martial Arts Woman Advice
Recently I wrote a blog post called, The Martial Mode. If you didn’t have a chance to read it; or if you would like to hear me talk about some of the points in the post; or if you’d like to just enjoy a great 12 minute video on how to live by the martial… Read More Living by the Martial Mode- A Video Blog
1. Being a Know It All Please, please don’t walk into any martial art school thinking you already know it all. If you’ve had other training, that is fantastic! Anyone who already has the basic concepts is well ahead of the game. But, guess what? Every school and program is different. What took you two… Read More 15 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Martial Art
I’ve been involved in martial arts for twenty-six years and during that time I’ve been passionate about helping women understand awareness and how they can be safer in their lives. Thankfully, nothing bad has ever happened to me and I hope the same for you…but just in case it ever comes up, here are a… Read More Video Highlights From My Recent Awareness and Self-Defense Talk
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A Day In The Life Today I woke up at 5:15 a.m., dressed, did my make up and hair and started the hour drive to my day job. I arrived at 7:00 a.m. and worked a full day. On my lunch hour, I finished the blog about three obstacles women must overcome in order to learn… Read More Revelations About Martial Arts Blogging
Confident and Empowered I wish that every woman was strong, confident, focused and empowered. It takes some practice and maybe even a self-defense or martial arts class or two to make that happen. You are not born confident or empowered, you learn it. You can learn it in the way you were raised, by how… Read More 3 Self Defense Barriers Women Must Overcome
There are a lot of great words in the English language, and a few…well…not so great. Some you mutter under your breath for fear you will be heard; others you belt out before the censors have a chance to bleep them. Today when I talk about martial arts and effort, I’ll be also talking about the “F” word. … Read More Martial Arts, Effort, and the “F” Word
You don’t know if you will ever face a physical altercation at some point in your life. I have never had to physically defend myself, but I feel fairly certain that I would give a good fight back. At least with my martial arts training I’m confident in that I can punch or kick and… Read More Martial Arts Tips for Non-Martial Artists
