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Why Senior Citizens Can Benefit From Martial Arts
As people grow older, they begin to find ways to be more productive and make use of their time. For senior citizens, in particular, they …
Protect Your Heart with Martial Arts
Every year, the American Heart Association celebrates Heart Month to raise awareness about heart disease and heart health. What you may not know is that …
The Positive Effects of Martial Arts for a Child in School
Grade school can be quite the experience for any child. It is a place where a child not only learns academically but one where a …
How to Stop Bullying | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Chandler
How to Stop Bullying In Its Tracks It’s a nightmare for any parent. You send your child off to school thinking she’ll be in a …
Happy Friday the 13th!
Hope you are having a fantastic Friday the 13th! If you happen to have an irrational fear of the number 13, then you may have …
Let yourself (or your kids) BE BORED!
Be bored. Yes. Bored. I said it. It is very easy to be entertained these days. We have smart phones, tablets, portable laptops, TVs on …
Easy and Vital Tips to Stay Safe on Halloween
Ghosts, Goblins and Witches, oh my! The Halloween season brings a lot of fun memories for people. They can find their favorite characters or alter …
My worst teachers ever…
In class we sometimes talk about the ‘negative teachers’ in our lives and what we have learned from them. As part of our student creed …
Top Four Benefits of Working out With a Loved One
A family that slays together stays together! There are few things quite like working out with a partner or spouse – a loved one of …
Not good enough!
I recently attended a sold out concert by a woman who was told she was not good enough. That she would never sell-out a concert …
Your New Family Activity: Martial Arts
Spending time with family is one of the most important things we can do in life. If you have kids of different ages, then you …
Stress and anxiety and distraction OH MY!
In class today we did a short discussion about the constant distractions, stress and anxiety so many of us are under these days. We then …
The Positive Effects of Martial Arts for a Child in School
Grade school can be quite the experience for any child. It is a place where a child not only learns academically but one where a …
Slow down, you move too fast…
Slow down! I have said it a million times to my students. Recently I was reminded by a friend and training partner the exact same thing. During …
Godzilla must live here….
Tonight as I was washing my kids stuffed animals after kind of a nasty spill occurred over all of them, I realized something really important. I …