By Jody Nelson You know when you are doing your stretches, basics, self defense, or one steps and the black belts are coming around and they are watching everything? Well when we comment on something and it is not directly to you listen to it. For example if one […]
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by Dan Smith I started my martial arts training at MAMA in the late 1980s, when the school was still located in Evergreen CO. My son, Josh, also became a student for a period of time. Both of us had been problem children of a sort. To the outside world […]
Calm in a Storm
I AM ….. By: Arlin Parson, II What does it mean to you to say, “I am a Martial Artist”? What is the thing that comes to your mind in vivid colors and bright images when you utter those words aloud? Take a few moments and think on these things. […]
I Am
Patience, easy to say, a bit harder to come by. Patience is an Art. You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience! Patience is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on […]
How Many More Minutes?
I was wondering if people actually knew or understood why there are so many rituals and specific practices of etiquette in the martial arts. So, I thought today I might present my viewpoint on this topic. Martial arts to me means building respect into your daily life. It is achieved […]
Take a Bow
by Jason Colson I began my Martial Arts career at the age of 8 and was assisting teaching newcomers at the age of 12. Over the course of the last couple years I have embarked on two life changing journeys in Martial Arts. My first was to seek out my […]
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