World Martial Arts Information Center

See What's Happening in Martial Arts School Management Concepts

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Here's a list of articles, topics, and videos for the last week, from the one hundred / The New Way Network:
http://www.martialartswisdom.com/newway/Report/Aug1.pdf

FAST Defense program

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

We would like to recommend that you take a look at this website. This is the latest evolution of Bill Kipps highly acclaimed FAST Defense program, and one that doesnt need any expensive bulletman body armor to provide cutting edge reality self defense to your students.
Ive known Bill for a long time; and his programs are first class. Exactly what we school owners need to give us the competitive edge in our communities. Reality scenario based training has proven itself the best way to teach effective self defense. As the world leader in scenario based self defense, FAST Defense provides you the means to spice up your training with fun and exciting drills that work for any martial art style.
Bill, and his partner Dik Chance (one of Europes top instructors) are offering 5 free reality based self defense drills for martial artists, and video & PDF lesson plans that you can download and use today.
So do yourself a favor, and sign up for the 5 free lessons today at www.fast-defense.com
http://www.fast-defense.com/

The Flow

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A new concept in accelerating the growth and success of your martial arts school.
The new tools you need.
Improve motivation in the classroom.
Return to the basics: teaching the martial arts.
New Technologies
Progress has always depended on finding better ways to accomplish your tasks:
Simplifying your processes
Training more students in less time
Improving the strength and stopping power of your students

http://anewconcept.net/

PRESS RELEASE: Three Martial Arts Teachers Receive New Achievement Awards

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Hilo,HI. July 26, 2010 --The first three Out of the Dojo and Into the World Awards have been presented to martial arts teachers who have initiated outstanding projects on behalf of their own communities; projects that have, literally, taken their martial arts out of their schools and into the world.

A Kicking Workout for the Over 40 Crowd

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Loren Avedon holds pads for Tom Callos and Scott Provost, in Hilo, Hawaii ---in n energetic little demo we thought you might like.

The Story of Cosmetics and Martial Arts? Connection?

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tom Callos's short piece about Annie Leonard's new film, The Story of Cosmetics, and the martial arts --made us think. Click the link below to read it.

Verbal Judo

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ultimate Black Belt Test Alumni, Chan Lee and Gary Engels have launched a verbal judo program for martial arts schools that's worth looking at.

Check out DON'T Be a VICTIM Promo Video

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Clink this link for youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvQok9_LkP0

Martial Arts History Museum

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Greetings,

From its early beginning in 1999 with the kind help of Martialinfo.com, to the next five years as a traveling exhibit, to the temporary home in 2007 in the city of Santa Clarita, the Martial Arts History Museum is proud to announce its permanent location has been secured in the city of Burbank, CA.
"This is been a long, long road but I knew we would eventually find our final home," says Museum president Michael Matsuda. "Along the way we have had hundreds of volunteers, donors, members and more who have believed in keeping the legacy of the martial arts alive for generations to come. I thank them all."
Additional information on the relocation of the Museum to its permanent location and the grand opening will be announced soon on the Museum's website (MAmuseum.com).
It's important that our legacy be remembered and new doors of opportunity be opened for many generations. Please consider supporting the Museum by making a generous donation and becoming Museum members.
Thank you all.
Michael Matsuda
Museum President

New SPIKE TV SHOW "Don't be a VICTIM" Details Here

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Announcing the production of the largest personal defense programming in history: DON’T BE A VICTIM. June 30, 2010 – Denver, Colorado - Orion Multimedia is proud to announce the

groundbreaking television production of DON’T BE A VICTIM, for Spike TV, set to be the largest personal defense programming in history.

DON’T BE A VICTIM, the two-hour blocks of original programming is comprised of 13 episodes on Spike TV on Saturdays 9am-11am beginning July 10th. This is more than just television programming; it will be a scope of empowerment for all those that tune in.

Click link to read press release at www.everythingselfdefense.ning.com

Tony Blauer, One of the BEST Self-Defense People, Summer Seminar

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Click the link for more info and see the crazy, wonderful, wild Tony Blauer events this summer. PAY ATTENTION, as Tony's one of the BEST OF THE BEST in the Self-Defense Tactics world.

WOW! Check out this MOVIE about REAL Karate Kids

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Take a look at the trailer for EMPTY HAND (link below) and see some real karate kid action.

Martial Arts Curriculum in a Bookstore? Watch this Video

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Click the link to see Tom Callos teach a curriculum lesson from a Borders.

Are OBESITY and Diabetes Self-Defense Issues?

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Read commentary about it at the link below.

Armored Assailant Course, July 30-31 in Colorado (Peyton Quinn)

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Do you know who Peyton Quinn is? He's one of the most important tactical self-defense / martial arts teachers in the world. He has a course coming up in July, please look it over.

From Peyton:

The armored assailant course run from July 30-31 and ends on Sunday of
August 1st

Guests arrive before 2:00 PM at the Colorado Springs Airport, and have a
departing flight on Sunday after 5:30 PM. All meals and lodging are
provided for Just $895!

Taking the RMCAT course is the first requirement to become a certified
START instructor.A self-defense program for adults, and young adults
developed here at RMCAT that does not demand the armored assailant.

START stands for Self-improvement Through Adrenal Response Training

The Master's Journey Program. Heard of it? See it Here

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Ultimate Black Belt Test Alumni Gary Engels has put together a program for instructors and students alike, called The Masters Journey. We suggest you take a look, click the link here.

Are You a Martial Arts Teacher and/or School Owner?

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Are You a Martial Arts Teacher and/or School Owner? Martialinfo.com's longtime member and collaborator, Tom Callos, works on your behalf (you just might not know it).

Below you’ll find some links, from Tom, that are relevant to being a Master Teacher of the martial arts.

The Ultimate Black Belt Test
It starting soon, there’s nothing in the world like it, and you have to be one SERIOUS martial arts teacher to even think about being involved.

The New Way Network / The One Hundred
Do you want to make living from teaching the martial arts? Do you want to do it without selling out? Without resorting to shameful tactics that degrade our profession?

I didn’t think so.

Come try a free week and see what's up in the smartest martial arts business association on the planet Earth --doing the right work for the right reasons.

Everything Self-Defense
That’s right --we’ve got our sights on bringing real (and better) self-defense instruction to the international martial arts community. It’s a free site dedicated to connecting those who want to teach self-defense to those that do.

Martial Artists Over the Age of 40
Allow me to introduce you to your new on-line home.

All these sites have different names and URL’s, but they all come and go to and from the same place: We’re redesigning the ROLE of the master teacher of the martial arts in today’s world.

New Community for Martial Artists over age of 40

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

For people who are, well...you know, over the 30-year-old hill, and now into their 40's, 50's, 60's, and beyond, there's a new FREE community for advice, friendships, mentoring, tips, tactics, videos, and anything else we can think of... Click the link to see what's happening.

Black Belts Help Restore a Historic African-American Schoolhouse

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

100 martial artists came from around the US, after raising money for this project, then helped to restore it themselves. Read about this amazing leadership restoration project by clicking below.

From Little Ninjas to Academy of Masters

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Woodland Hills, CA - Linda Vogel, owner of Little Ninjas Karate in Woodland Hills, CA, has been nominated for recognition in Martial Arts Excellence Award from the 2010 Academy of Masters.

The award, presented in conjunction with The Masters Hall of Fame Awards on June 19, 2010, is just one more in a string of accolades and recognitions of excellence Ms. Vogel has received since her surprising entry into the martial arts world.

Unlike many who find success in the martial arts industry, Vogel neither grew up in a martial arts family nor started studying martial arts in her youth. In 1999, Vogel was working at Group Sales Insurance Industry. But Vogel walked away from her position as GSI's top sales person in the country to become a full-time homemaker and focus on raising her two children. Soon after, however, she brought her son to a birthday party at Mighty Mites - the children's karate group at Team Karate Centers of Woodland Hills. Vogel ended up staying far longer than the few hours at the party: she began studying under Team Karate Centers owner Fariborz Azhakh, a Hapkido Sixth Dan (sixth degree black belt), and in 2004 Vogel was awarded her own first degree black belt.

This was far from the end of her martial arts journey, however. Soon after achieving her black belt, Vogel began teaching karate at L.E.A.P. Academy: an after school program for area elementary children. Realizing a passion for teaching martial arts, Vogel opened Little Ninjas Karate in 2007. Housed in the Team Karate Centers studio, Little Ninjas has over 120 active students, all of whom are taught directly by Vogel and her staff (two of whom are her own
children, both second degree black belt holders in their own right).

Since its inception, Little Ninjas has been a turning point for thousands of children who walk through its doors. "Miss Linda is hands down one of the best teachers I've ever seen - at anything," says Laura Collings, mother of two Little Ninjas students. Veronica Parong, another proud Little Ninjas parent, agrees: "[Vogel] is exactly the right instructor for your child... [she] has a true gift for teaching [and] my family and I will forever be grateful." Such praise is universal among the parents of the children Vogel teaches; she views each child as a success story in the making.

In 2009 Vogel received her Third Degree black belt: another milestone but far from the last one. "I train every day to develop those skills necessary to navigate the road of never ending improvement: what we call Black Belt Excellence." Now, as a nominee for one of the most prestigious awards in the martial arts industry, Vogel continues to practice what she preaches to every child who comes to Little Ninjas: never ending pursuit of excellence in every facet of life.