Blog: Mindfulness and the Red Spot, Part 1
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Martial Arts for Kids, Part 3
Our Creed “Martial arts is a discipline Of my body and mind. I will be disciplined, Have self-control, Confidence, Concentration, Patience, And try as hard as I can At everything I do Both in and outside the dojo” We say these words at the beginning and end of every Wushu and
Martial Arts for Kids, Part 2
The Truth Martial arts has long been touted as a powerful tool for teaching kids all kinds of skills and traits, from discipline and confidence to partner skills and self defense. Some martial arts teachers with less experience have a difficult
Martial Arts for Kids, Part 1
Every student has their 1st day. I started Martial Arts at the ripe old age of 8. By today’s standards, I was downright geriatric. There are many schools that begin teaching kids at 4, 3 and 2 years old. Some
Yellow sash test
Congratulations to Brendan, Brook, Chaya, Dina, Hanny and Tulsi on passing their yellow sash test. See you in advanced class!
Mindfulness Day
Tai Chi and Meditation community event. Free and open to the public! Saturday, July 18 at 11 am - 1 pm. Come and experience mindfulness through T'ai Chi and meditation, led by Sifu Scott. Learn about two powerful ways to reduce stress in
Pain vs. Suffering
Pain vs Suffering About a year ago, one of the kids in our Wushu class was practicing sidestepping and hitting focus mitts. She got hit in the nose and it began bleeding. Her partner (her brother) immediately felt terrible. Even I
Why Meditate?
Why Meditate? About 15 years ago I sat down for the first time to meditate at Sifu Brown’s School of Martial Arts in Berkley, MI. It was a free meditation class, just like the one we give here, teaching a sitting
What is Self Defense?
Let’s start with what is not self defense. Self defense is not kick box aerobics, Tae Bo, or Crossfit, where the idea is to move for workout’s sake with no internal understanding of why you’re doing what you’re doing. Sure, you
