Success Martial Arts

Don't Let Perfection Be The Enemy Of Action

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:11:00 +0000

I was watching the NFL Network a few weeks ago, and after a meeting one of the executives who was very excited about was asked "Why change the rule if it doesn't fix the entire problem?" His response was "Don't let perfection be the enemy of action."

If being a perfectionist is going to keep you from taking action on your goals, then stop trying to be perfect. I talk to parents all the time who would love to start classes with their child, children, or family, but are waiting to get in shape first. Well waiting to get in shape to get in shape doesn't make a lot of sense does it. The other excuse is waiting for their life to calm down. Well from the moment you have children until they move out, it is hard to believe that there is much calmness in your life.

The point is why wait, because the hardest step to acheiving any goal is the first one.

Korey Stites
5th Degree Black Belt
Master Instructor
Success Martial Arts
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Thoughts are things.

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:00:24 +0000

Your mind sees in pictures. When thinking about a goal it is important to write your goals and refer to the goal and the plan on a regular basis. It is also very important to get a picture of yourself doing your goal. If you want to be a black belt take a picture of yourself as a black belt and put it where you can see it all the time. We think in pictures so surround yourself with positive visual stimulation.

Korey Stites
Master Instructor
Success Martial Arts
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Hit the Re-Set Button on Your Goals

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:19:31 +0000

We just had our lower belt and black belt testing at Success Martial Arts. This is the best time for all of our students to get back to their goals. In life we can get pulled off track because of day to day events. It is important to not get lost in the drama of life and to focus on what is important to you and then over time continue to re-visit those goals for progress updates. The time after a milestone, like a test is a good time to look at where you are and where you want to be.

Korey Stites
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Success Martial Arts
720-890-3889
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Personal Responsibility

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:03:11 +0000

Parents do you trust the teachers that work with your children. In my experience with very little exception you should. They are usually highly qualified and caring individuals, who only want the best for your child. Sometimes what is best is that the child not pass a test or a class is they haven't put the work in to get good grades. We need to teach our children that there are consiquences good or bad for every action. If a child doesn't want to do their homework because it is hard and you agree with them they have only learned that when something is hard they do not have to do it. If you talk poorly about the teacher to or infront of the child they take those opinions into class and will struggle the rest of the year.

When someone learns personal responsibility and takes it upon themselves to make sure that school work is done, and chores are done before playing or anything else they are empowered to have control of their own lives. They will have the confidence to complete any project and overcome any obstacle. Please do not take that ability away from your child.

Korey Stites
Success Martial Arts
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Quick tip on burn out

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:38:43 +0000

I want to give a quick tip for avoiding burn out. We all get a little burnt out sometimes with school, work, or activities. Even things we love to do can sometimes burn us out to the point we don't want any part of them anymore.

One of the best ways to avoid burn out is to change your routine. I know we all have hours that we go to school and go to work, but change your off hours. If normally you come home after work eat dinner and watch TV change it up by seeing a movie during the week. For martial artists, if you also go to class on Tuesdays and Thursdays then switch it up and go Monday and Wednesday for awhile. It doesn't matter what you do, just don't do the same old routine.

Sometimes it even helps to drive to work through a different route. Small things to help your brain engage and to avoid the same day in and day out routine.

Korey Stites
Success Martial Arts
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Why Martial Arts?

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:20:03 +0000

Martial Arts is not football, baseball, basketball, or soccer. It would be hard to find another sport that would allow a person who is, or is not highly physically talented to excell. What happens to most kids who aren't talented on the sports team, they sit on the bench and are often made fun of by the other kids. This can lead to low self esteem and a dislike for sports and other kids.

Martial Arts is not like that. Every child has a chance to excell to their own personal best. No matter how good they are physically they never sit the bench. Kids with focus issues are coached to learn to expand their attention span and also given tips to help them in school and at home.

So I think the question shouldn't be why martial arts, but why not.

Korey Stites
Success Martial Arts
720-890-3889
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Helping the community!

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:16:36 +0000

As martial artists, one of the things we do is community service. This Saturday at Success Martial Arts we will be holding a special FREE class for families in the Louisville community. At 11 AM we will host a Leadership class that will be fun and engaging. Following that class we will hold an adult self defense class at 12, then a child anti-abduction class at 1 PM.

These classes are FREE and open to anyone in the community that wants to come and have fun and learn some valuable skills.

We look forward to seeing you Saturday!

Master Korey Stites
720-890-3889
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Grand Opening!

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:17:28 +0000

Success Martial Arts is having its Grand Opening ribbon cutting and party on Saturday September 12th from 10am-2pm.

There will be FREE food and door prizes all day. Plus we will be conducting a Child Anti-Abduction Class, an Adult Self Defense Class and a Leadership Class. These classes will be held throughout the day as well as demonstrations done by our students and instructors. Please do us a favor and RSVP by Friday September 11th for all the details.
Call 720-890-3889 or by email at Korey@successmartialarts.net

Korey Stites
5th Degree Black Belt
Master Instructor
Success Martial Arts
720-890-3889
www.successmartialarts.net

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Testing

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:49:42 +0000

This week is testing week at Success Martial Arts. As an instructor I love testing week, because it is the end of one set of material and the beginning of another. After 2 months of teching the same thing every day it is refreshing to move on.

It is also an exciting time for all of the students to progress to a new belt and to renew their goal of being a black belt. I enjoy meeting family and friends of students at gradution and seeing how far many of the students have come in just 2 months of training.

Good luck to all the Success Martial Arts students!

Korey Stites
5th Degree Black Belt
720-890-3889
www.successmartialarts.net

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Commitment!

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:00:57 +0000

Every year around this time teens all over the country set out away from their parents to go to college. We all know that not all of the kids will graduate in 4, or 5 years if at all. Why won't they graduate……….COMMITMENT!

For whatever reason they choose something other than school. Sometimes health issues come up or some sort of emergency, that is not who I am talking about here. i am talking about the kids that choose drugs, alcohol, parties, or whatever else other than why they are at school. Once they do this and fail a test or two, they drop out and blame the school. I am sure many of us have heard these people.

This is true at most universities, and colleges accross the United States. One school where this is not true is Harvard, and the reason for that is the level of commitment to get into Harvard is higher than most schools. It is more expensive and tougher than almost any other school out there, but it has a higher graduation rate.

The point is for you as a martial arts student or potential student to make a decision that even if you do not pass a test or get what you want, that you know you can over come the obstacle and continue towards your goal of Black Belt. If you went test to test in college and failed a test you would drop out. But if you are committed to graduating, you don't let a bad test, teacher, or class get in your way. Same as martial arts, and by the way same as life.

Korey Stites
5th Degree Black Belt
Success Martial Arts
www.successmartialarts.net