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Women in the Martial Arts is now available on Kindle. This book of essays, originally published in 1992, contains writings by 23 women, who averaged 15 years of experience in 12 different martial arts at the time of writing. This book was the first to collect the writings of women who had this depth and breadth of experience in the ...

You are a martial arts master; you’re also a teacher, manager, and over-all boss. You wake up early in the morning, prepare your school, teach class, and make sure things run smoothly even after everybody is gone. Yes, you’re very busy, but don’t let that fact ruin your school’s long term plans. Just think for one second where your school ...

Winning and losing is a part of our lives. Some would argue that it’s the law of nature that the weak shall be preyed upon by the strong. The good thing is, we don’t live in a world where feebleness is punished with death (sort of). Martial arts is full of victories and downfalls. Competitions bring forth winners and losers, ...

Let’s say that you hired people who have the integrity, the drive, and the intelligence. Without integrity, drive and intelligence is useless. Drive makes sure that the work is gets done and your employee has a goal to prove himself through labor. Intelligence is great for problem solving and makes the employee independent which is a huge bonus if you’re ...

The Dragon Institute is expanding its Wing Chun classes into the city of Irvine. The school will offer its new classes at its new satellite location at 910 Roosevelt, Irvine, CA 92620. [PR.com] PR.com Press Releases: Sports: Martial Arts News

Being associated in business can be ruthless. We all hear stories about corporate leaders being narcissists with huge egos and god complexes. Some of these bosses outsource jobs, which hurt the local economy. But workers on other countries are exploited as well, earning little money and doing full time work. As martial artists, masters, teachers, you should all remember the ...

Leaving the comfort zone isn’t easy. Comfort is where we’re supposed to be, like our beds at 6am in the morning or locked in a warm hug given by a loved one. Zone presents us with something territorial, like our own spot in the universe where no one can’t touch us. But within our selves, there is that uneasiness that ...

It’s not easy being on top. It’s lonely, you make hard decisions, and almost everyone hates you because you are their superior. If you are living your business life like this, you can change and tweak some things to be more loved while still being respected. Here are some of the tips: Recognize the Work of Others Your martial arts ...

You may have great ideas for your martial arts school and you may already have plans to make it a reality. But be wary of the common mistakes some people make when they are venturing into this kind of business. Different people have different ways on how to run their school. Each and every one of us has a different ...

Masters have different reasons why they open up martial arts studios. One thing that I’m sure about is that if you’re spending time and effort on your studio, then you should at least make money out of it. Some people will find it hard to make a profit because the reality is that not all martial arts studios succeed. If ...