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...
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...
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...
Apr 4, 2018
Aim big
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...
Mar 19, 2018
Being bored (and why it's a good thing)
(Credit to Sensei Andrew Dickinson from Northstar Martial Arts for this week's mat chat.) In any #exercise, whether it is martial arts,...
Mar 5, 2018
Go the extra mile; it's less crowded
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...
Jan 29, 2018
Discipline
Motivation is great at the very beginning of when you feel like starting something new: a new gym membership, a new project, a new...
Dec 4, 2017
Success
Success is something we need to remember to celebrate at every opportunity, for ourselves and for others. This week we wish all our...
Nov 20, 2017
The will to fight to the very end
As we enter the last days leading up to the last grading of the year, let's remind ourselves what Black Belt stands for: the indomitable...
