We practise martial arts not to spread violence or uphold it as our preferred response. Quite the opposite: we do it so we train...

Without the ability to use our martial arts to improve our lives and those of others around us, we're just another bunch of people...

#Mindfulness is, quite simply, the act of giving your full attention to the task at hand or to what's in front of you. Sometimes, we can...

Excellence is a mindset. It's about giving it your all, every chance you get. It's about trying harder than you ever thought you might...

To be tolerant means to keep an open mind. It is not a sign of meekness or weakness. Quite the opposite: it displays a level of...

There's an old fable about the oak and the reed. The oak stood big and strong as it had been around for a very long time, rigidly...

No matter how unlikely the success, a true Black Belt will always face the challenge head on. It's because a Black Belt understands that...

We build leadership by helping others. That, right there, is one of the pillars of our dojo and of our Northstar Ju Jitsu system. Why do...

(Topic suggested by 7yo Cayden Dosoruth) It's important to be driven, entertain ambitions and set goals for ourselves. After all, unless...

So often in life we try to control the outcome. Nature does not tend to work that way and will drop things into our path that are good...