It’s a staple in martial arts schools across the country: A.D.D. Adam steps out of line and the 5th Dan Black Belt Master Instructor shouts with conviction, “Give me 10 Adam!”
Since the beginning of time, martial arts instructors have doled out pushups, squat thrusts, and other painful workout procedures to modify behavior. But have we ever stopped to ask, … (Read the rest)
Right now you’re a teacher. You obviously have a passion for passing on your knowledge to others and helping people improve their lives through martial arts. If you don’t, you’ve landed the wrong job.
I don’t doubt that you also have other desires in life. You may still be in school or you may teach part-time for a studio and … (Read the rest)
You don’t want to be just another martial arts instructor. That’s what this entire site is about: putting the ART in martial arts teacher and being remarkable (that means people actually remark about how great you are!).
Not long ago I listed 10 ways how you can become invaluable as a martial arts instructor. And the 2nd tip was … (Read the rest)
If you work with children and haven’t heard of collaborative problem solving, you’re missing out on an extremely powerful way of solving problems and promoting self-discipline in your students.
The typical idea behind obedience (do you know the difference between discipline and obedience?) is that kids do the right thing if they want to. The idea behind collaborative problem solving … (Read the rest)
Before we get deep into this list, let me make a few things clear: you’re probably not guilty of ALL of these. Some of you may not be guilty of ANY of them (doubt it). But the fact of the matter is that the image of our industry has been damaged and the following points haven’t been the exception, they’ve … (Read the rest)
When you’re an employee in any organization, you have to sell yourself to those above you. But showing up on time, fitting in, following the manual, and “doing your best” (the method most people try to use) doesn’t truly impress them, it just makes you invisible.
You’re going to have to be a little more radical than that. Unfortunately, it’s … (Read the rest)