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August 22, 20240Comments

How doing hard things builds confidence

As a martial arts instructor, confidence is a big focus for me. Our mission as a school is to encourage, challenge, and inspire our students to Be Strong & Confident.

by Jed Jones

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May 31, 20240Comments

The Power of an Encouraging Word

Do you ever hear or read a quote that sticks with you? One that you can’t get out of your head? One that you continue to mull over until it

by Jed Jones

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May 24, 20240Comments

Encourage, Challenge, Inspire

Hey there, I have a question for you: Did you ever have a great teacher? Or coach, parent, uncle/aunt, etc? Someone that made an indelible impact in your life? When you think

by Jed Jones

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May 17, 20240Comments

Doing Hard Things

n my opinion, US President Teddy Roosevelt is one of the coolest people ever! Let me prove my point: He was once shot in an assassination attempt while going up to give

by Jed Jones

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May 13, 20240Comments

Helping Your Child Become a Better First Time Listener

I have a question for you: Would you like to see your child become a better first time listener? This is always a challenge, whether it be at school or

by Jed Jones

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May 6, 20240Comments

3 Reasons Every Child Should Train Martial Arts

Now, I imagine that you have heard about the benefits of martial arts training for kids. We've all seen the Karate Kid (and now, Cobra Kai!). Daniel starts off as

by Jed Jones

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April 15, 20240Comments

Confidence is Contagious

I want you to imagine 2 friends - we’ll call them Bill & George. They are super similar, but they have very different friend groups. Bill’s friend group is full of

by Jed Jones

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April 8, 20240Comments

Face the Storm

I want you to imagine a cow. Out in the Midwest, they have big storms. When those storms come, the cows do something very natural - they run away from

by Jed Jones

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April 1, 20240Comments

How You Speak To Yourself Matters

I want you to think about something: How do you speak to yourself? Now, that may sound weird, but that is what we humans do. We speak to ourselves. And a

by Jed Jones

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March 25, 20240Comments

The Easy Path vs. The Hard Path

Imagine this: You are walking down a path. You’re trying to get this super valuable thing - we’ll call it a pot of gold! You get a fork in the road.

by Jed Jones

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