At Blackbelt Leaders Martial Arts Academy in Worthing our programmes are designed to foster and encourage Positive Self Esteem, to let student know that it’s okay to make mistakes because it’s how you learn.
There is no better example of this than the famous Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. As Tigger bounces around the 100 acre wood he sings a song about how wonderful Tiggers are but, as you probably remember, “The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is… I’m the only one!”
Self Esteem is The Cornerstone For All Success In Life. In Order To Become Successful In Anything That You Do You Need To Feel Good About Yourself.
Thats why I’ve chosen to talk about Self Esteem so early on in your Martial Arts Journey. So, during the month of September at Blackbelt Leaders Martial Arts Academy in Worthing we will be discussing the life skill of Self Esteem and how Martial Arts can and will reinforce this essential life skill in all of us not just here at the academy but at home, school, work and everywhere we choose to be…
Congratulations and well done to all the following students who just passed their last belt test and graduation.
This means they have not only demonstrated their required techniques for our Martial Arts Mastery Program but also have accomplished the Respect requirements of our Life Mastery Program…
Here’s a great story which highlights the concept of “What You Look For You Will Find.” You see, if you want to find the bad in people, just look hard enough, and you will find it. More favourably though, if you want to see the good in someone, again, just look hard enough and it will shine through!
An old man sat outside the walls of a great city. When travellers approached they would ask the old man. “What kind of people live in your city?” The old man would reply…
As Adults you know that respect is a very important part of your Martial Arts training and your life. Over the past few weeks of Respect Articles I’ve posted, we found that respect is an attitude, a way of thinking about people, places and things.
Actually, It’s not just very important, Respect is An Essential part of Martial Arts training and a healthy contributing life.
By respecting the philosophies and feeling of others, you demonstrate respect. By choosing to give respect to others, you gain an attitude of Self-Respect.
He was a sickly and skinny kid during school, the classic ’97 pound weakling.’ He wore thick glasses, arch supports and a shoulder brace. He was so self-conscious about his appearance that he dropped out of school.
His future seemed extremely gloomy. Then one day he attended a health lecture and decided he wanted his future to be different from his past. So he began to exercise two hours each and every day. He changed his junk food diet to a health food diet. And slowly he changed his appearance, and his Self-Respect.
Self-Respect is vitally important to succeed in life. In fact, the lack of self-respect is one of the most evident features in the most unsuccessful people in our society, those who find themselves in prison.
One of the most predominant themes of these people is that, because of one excuse or another, they didn’t respect themselves so they went out to find respect throughout heir misguided actions.
In fact, it was repeated that John Dillinger, the famous bank robber/gangster of the 30′s ran into a farmhouse and repeatedly told the owner…
One day Master Woo was walking with one of his students, James, when they came upon a park that was full of old paper plates, broken bottles, and fast food wrappers and other rubbish.
James said…
“Look at this park. It’s a shame that nobody takes care of it.”
Master Woo asked…
“Who do you think should clean this up?”
When we talk about respecting things, we are talking about taking care of them as if they are your own. Most people take care of their own things, cars, homes, etc., but when it comes to taking care of the things of others, or things that we share with others, such as beaches, parks, or the environment, they lose some of their respect.
Many people take the attitude, “That’s someone else’s job.” But the job of taking care of our environment belongs to us all. You see, we’re all the “Owners” of the Earth!
