The 10 Things You MUST Do to Thrive, Part 2

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6. “Martial arts without philosophy are just street fighting” The move towards mixed martial arts has allowed many to abandon the underlying personal development aspects of martial arts training. Certainly simple things like having a student creed make a huge difference. Teaching weekly character development lessons, having a leadership team, and sharing positive life skills are essential. Reinforcing mental development as well as physical skills is essential to developing really high-quality students. It’s essential that you institute or maintain the many formal rituals of martial arts training. Bowing in and out of class. Full uniforms that maintain formality and uniformity are extremely valuable. Proper titles of respect used for all

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