I really do believe that making goals is the start of everything that we do in life. Even in the simplest actions as getting up and getting a glass of water involves the creation of a goal then acting upon what we wanted. For bigger things, it’s the same process, a more complicated process, but still the same. It all ...
Read More »How to Create a Perfect Product
I’ve written about customer loyalty a couple of times here at Martial Arts Business Magazine. I’ve dealt with the reasons why consumers become loyal to a company and how companies can increase their revenue through repeat business. There are a lot of tips on how to make people dependable on your martial arts school, but honestly, it all boils down ...
Read More »UFC Askren considers retirement
Damon Martin Updated Oct 3, 2013 7:04 PM ET  UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis knows talent when he sees it. He watched his younger brother Sergio Pettis rise up through the ranks and at only 20 years of age just sign his first UFC contract…
Read More »Martial Arts Academy Hosts Fundraiser to Benefit Noyes Home
Monroe's Martial Arts Academy hosts fundraiser to benefit children at Noyes Home
Read More »How to Get Out of a Rut
Rut, curse, slump, whatever you call it, it happens to everybody. At one point in our lives, we may experience a cascade of downfalls, disappointments, and just bad luck. I was watching this new cop show and he was experiencing this phenomenon where everything that he did wasn’t going right. At first he was just plainly dismissing that he wasn’t ...
Read More »5 Habits of Successful People
“Successful people are simply those with successful habits.†– Brian Tracy There are successful people that we look up to and undeniably, some of these people can thank their mental prowess and talents for their accomplishments. Bill Gates has his high IQ and Michael Jordan has his athleticism, some of us normal people don’t have what they possess and we ...
Read More »The Gi Project 10-2-13
A local girl is taking her love of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to an international level. 7-year-old Valencia Bidwell of Liverpool wants children all over the world to be able to practice the martial art.
Read More »UFC Ronda’s armbar not a worry for Zingano
Mike Chiappetta Updated Oct 3, 2013 12:33 AM ET  Three months removed from surgery to fix a torn ACL in her right knee, Cat Zingano is on the comeback trail, with her eyes set firmly on current UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. That…
Read More »UFC Dana White on excessive weight cuts
Damon Martin Updated Oct 1, 2013 6:31 PM ET  There is a similar sight at every, single UFC show just 24 hours before the fights begin when all of the fighters have to make the agreed upon weight limit for their bouts. The weigh-ins have become part…
Read More »Asian cage-fighter strikes blow for region’s women
A young Singaporean is hoping her fast hands and feet can strike a blow for Asian women when she joins the region's tiny ranks of female cage-fighters next month. Sherilyn Lim is polite and pretty but beyond that, the stereotypes crumble as the 23-year…
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