“We have to be comfortable with the uncomfortable.” -Odette Russell Do not miss this captivating interview with Odette Russell. Click on the link below to listen to the podcast: Podcast Highlights: Stalked by a drug dealer as a teen and young woman, Odette Russell knows a thing or two about the importance of protecting yourself… Read More Odette Russell – Grandmaster and Empowered Self-Defense Expert
A kata is a choreographed set of martial art moves or techniques that simulate fighting an attacker. They are composed of blocks, kicks, punches, and stepping patterns. When rehearsed over and over, they help you improve in your skills. Some people claim that a kata, or form, is useless or no longer relevant. I believe… Read More Life is a Complicated Kata
Martial Arts give women permission to be powerful. -Mary Stevens Listen in to my engaging interview with UK martial artist, Mary Stevens. Mary is a dynamic instructor and martial art woman, an author of children’s books, an instructor, mother, and project manager for FairFight, an Nonprofit Organization that uses martial arts as a vehicle to… Read More Mary Stevens – UK Instructor & Project Manager of FairFight (India)
Canada’s own Adette Rice shares what it means to be a martial art school owner with a passion for teaching and martial arts. Driftwood Martial Arts bears the distinction of being amongst one of the first full time, professional, Canadian martial arts studios to be opened by and run solely by a female instructor. Click… Read More Adette Rice – A Passion for Martial Arts
Lucie Marsh – Click on the link below to listen to the podcast: Lucie Marsh is currently one of the few females ranked as 6th Dan in the SKIF organization. She lives in the UK and has run her own dojo and competed in more than 7 World Championships, several European championships, and hundreds of… Read More Lucie Marsh – An Untold Story of Trauma to Triumph
This fun Podcast highlights four women who share how collegiate karate improved their college years and their lives. Listen by clicking below: These women share why collegiate karate is important and why their instructor, Sensei Swanson, is instrumental in their love and participation in this martial art. They show a perspective rarely discussed, how practicing… Read More Karate in College – Andy, Gabby, Cameron & Marissa
Listen and Hear Sometimes the most profound things happen when we listen. The first cry of a newborn or the last breath of air exhaled at the end of a person’s life. One breath. That is all that holds us on the cusp between life and death. My father suffered from Multiple Sclerosis since he… Read More The Art of Listening
I’m not sure how to tell you this. There is nothing in this entire world that can make you happy. There is no person who can make you happy, not a spouse, lover, friend, father, mother, child, co-worker, minister, or acquaintance. It’s all up to you and it takes practice. Happiness doesn’t just happen. That… Read More Practice Happiness
Meet Tiffany Richards! CIRQUE DU SOLEIL***MASTER KEN***SPEAKER***ENTREPRENEUR***WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE INSTRUCTOR***HOLISTIC HEALTH The Podcast Link: Click below to listen to the podcast: Interesting Trivia about Tiffany! What do the Cirque du Soleil and Master Ken have to do with martial artist and school owner, Tiffany Richards? Well, listen to this chat that I had with her and… Read More Tiffany Richards – Multifaceted & Dynamic Martial Art School Owner
Martial artists are all positive people, right? They don’t have bad days or difficult obstacles because they practice a martial art, right? Surprise. Martial artists are just like every other person. They train and teach and keep the momentum, but that is not to say that they do not struggle like everyone else. The difference is… Read More Five Ways to Overcome Negativity like a Martial Artist!
