Do you ever have a hard time getting your students to push themselves harder? Are you ever frustrated by their lack of effort? Does what they’re doing actually look like karate or does it resemble tai chi more? If your class is struggling to give their best, here’s a list of some of the one […]

I was standing at my reception desk getting ready for class when he walked in. He was wearing a suit and carrying a satchel. He must be selling something I thought to myself. “Hi there”, I said to the business man. “Hello”, he said, “my name is Steve”. “Hi Steve, I’m Jason. Nice to meet […]

I just finished reading “The Endurance, Shackelton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition” by Caroline Alexander. This is the astonishing account of the 1914 sea voyage that nearly claimed the lives of its entire crew multiple times, but against all odds Shackleton and his men survived 2 1/2 years in the Antarctic.  What struck me the most and […]