Oct 15, 2018
The long game
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...
Sep 10, 2018
Excellence
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...
Sep 3, 2018
Tolerance
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...
Aug 20, 2018
What is a Black Belt?
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...
Aug 13, 2018
Offering service
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...
Jul 30, 2018
Surrender
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...
Jul 23, 2018
Self-awareness
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...
Jul 2, 2018
Remember to be thankful
As we make our way up through our belt system in martial arts, overcoming one challenge after another in our continuing quest to keep...
Jun 11, 2018
No point in being someone else
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...
May 14, 2018
Knowing when
The techniques we learn in our Northstar Ju Jitsu martial arts system are extremely effective. They have been developed by Sensei Andrew...
