Parents worldwide are frustrated with their children and struggle to get them to do what they need to do and are ignored too often, which leads to even more frustration. This scenario happens in households all over the planet and makes everyone unhappy. I get it. I have taught children for the past 30 years, and they […]
“If you don’t have confidence, you will always find a way to lose.” Yes, confidence is the key that unlocks the door to success, but it is a virtue that is not inherited by every individual. Sports, for ages, have been known to help a young individual to grow into a confident young person. One […]
Self-respect is one of the most important keys to happiness. If you don’t respect yourself, it’s impossible to respect others and be happy. Learning to respect yourself is not easy, but it’s worth it. Here are a few tips: 1. Be honest with yourself. This is the first and most important step. If you’re not […]
Last week I shot a video about “12 reasons why girls need confidence or they will suffer“. And I got a lot of great feedback. A couple of parents asked, well, what about boys? Boys need confidence too, or they are going to suffer. So today I’ve got 11 reasons why boys need confidence, or […]
In 1992, I was the chief instructor at a leading children’s martial arts organization in Michigan. While the children were receiving great coaching on their technical abilities to spar, I was troubled by the singular focus on their physical training. As much as I voiced my opinion that there was so much more to martial […]
It is often said that children who participate in karate classes for kids tend to have higher self-esteem and greater confidence than those who don’t. This may be because martial arts help foster discipline, perseverance, and a can-do attitude. Here are three specific ways karate can help boost your child’s confidence: Karate teaches kids how […]
This is Denny Strecker with Prestige Martial Arts. Over the last 27 years many parents come to me because their child seems to sit on the sidelines, so to speak. They are really shy around people Their child doesn’t make friends easily. They don’t like to participate in sports or interact much with other children. […]
Hey, parents. I want to shoot a quick video here. I’ve been at our certification for about three days now. Seems like about a month of information just crammed in. We’re doing about 8 to 10 hour days. We just wrapped up for the afternoon. It is about, what, 5:00 on Saturday. We’ve kind of […]
Hey, parents Shihan here. I wanted to talk to you about a great challenge that we came up with, uh, basically having an awesome conversation with your ninjas after every class on the drive home. So whether you live two minutes away or you live 20 or 30 minutes away, this is a great conversation. […]
Welcome to my Message of the Week Program. This week, we want to talk about having a good attitude and within having a good attitude. Working with the kids, we talked specifically about having a whatever it takes attitude in today’s society. It’s very instant gratification based, and I’m hearing more and more from parents […]