Are You Serving Your Students’ Needs. . . or Yours?

I love to hear and even tell some stories about “the old days” when we used to do this or that in class. Nostalgia is fun, but it’s not reality. That was then, and this is now. Some of the things our masters did still work, but many do not. Times change and warriors adapt to change. In my opinion, the future of martial arts is less violent and more practical for everyday living. Think about it . . . how many physical fights have you gotten into over the last 5 years? How many verbal confrontations have you gotten into in the last month? Most people have more verbal