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...

If reaching a goal is important to you, then you need to put in the time and effort to prepare for it. It's that simple. You need to ask...

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...

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...

It's the start of a new week, and the start of a new school term for the kids. Good time to take stock and reconnect with ourselves. We...

As we make our way up through our belt system in martial arts, overcoming one challenge after another in our continuing quest to keep...

Be yourself. From start to finish, just be yourself. There are going to be lots of pressures to fit in, to belong, to change yourself so...

Your #success is proportional to your #vision. If you aim to be a green belt, then that's where your peak will be. And if you want to be...

For every hit, there are 1,000 misses. Maybe not literally 1,000; depending on what you're aiming for, it may be far more, or it may be...