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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The techniques we learn in our Northstar Ju Jitsu martial arts system are extremely effective. They have been developed by Sensei Andrew...