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An interesting thing the other day; John Will was doing the BJJ rounds at schools in Sydney last weekend. I promised I would keep my end of the bargain and found him good coffee; it was really good coffee. It happened like this. Running short of time to get to Rick Spain’s school, I stopped […]
Actuallyy it's ok to make mistakes – it's all part of the process of learning. Sometimes it’s good to remind students that martial arts teachers, can get a little emotional in front of the class, but for all good reason. It’s because they care and want the students to learn and get results, which is their form […]
What I was thinking today is that you can get a lot of things done in a day with the correct mindset. Tim and John came over this morning to pick up my trophies and medals (from my prize fighting days) and take to the school. We then went and picked up a drink fridge, organised by Peter […]
After all these years we are only 9 days from a full time centre which can now accommodate a number of martial arts and classes. Our main drive was a professional cente for our students, and we have been searching for a premises, over the last 3 months, which would be suitable, affordable and close […]
It was Australia Day yesterday and I have to admire the people who made the decision to turn up to training, last night, on a public holiday let alone one of the hottest days of this year and 100% humidity. Do you know people actually pay good money to sweat like that – saunas and steam rooms. […]
It's my 2nd week back in training this year so things are starting to getting back to normal including writing blogs: As an Instructor becomes more experienced, they start to realise they are also in the business of developing martial arts personalities as they strengthen people’s minds. They provide students with positive mentoring and direction, especially the young ones. They give […]
Every year is like a merry go round; we do it all over again. To many people, particularly in this country, Xmas is a holy day and for others it can be whatever they want it to be. It's also a time for families getting together and even contacting friends we may have not spoken to for […]
I probably attend more seminars than anyone in Australia which are usually relevant to my training needs and probably helpful to students. As an Instructor, one has to be prepared to walk into these seminars as a student which might be difficult to do, as a Black Belt, because it may take away the shine off some people’s […]
Sadly, Grandmaster Joe Onopa, Black Belt 10th Degree, Kwon Bop Do (Tae Kwon Do) passed away very recently (just under the age of 70); he was the great, great grandson of the famous Apache Indian Geronimo and he will be sadly missed by many. I first met Grandmaster Onopa in 1994 in the USA and […]
Sensei Benny (Urquidez) talked, 12 months ago, about treating me with his brand of therapy for my old injuries on his return to Australia. He interviewed me, last night, to find out if I was mentally prepared for the treatment which he described as something which is going to be very painful to whilch I agreed. Sensei Benny […]
That is something my wife taught me many years ago when my children were growing up whilst doing the martial arts with me. She said, ‘what better way to keep everybody together in the family and share the same interest’. She also believes kids should not be readily afforded free choices when parents know they […]
How often do students switch off when the instructor shows a technique they have seen many times before? It’s because the student has a mental blue print of what is about to be shown and some of them have a tendency to switch off. The end result being no improvement or being worse off. When […]
