I just got off the phone with Verizon… Shudder! It took them 45 minutes and 6 different operators to finally resolve the issues… Oh, no wait. Let me rephrase that. It took them 45 minutes and 6 different operators to resolve 1 out of 3 issues I have with them regarding our account. Grrrr! Years […]

Do you consider yourself a martial arts instructor, teacher or coach? When I first started teaching karate I thought of myself as an instructor. Then a few years ago I decided I wasn’t an instructor anymore, but a teacher instead. And recently I’ve changed my mind again – I now see myself more as a […]

We have a rule at our dojo that if you’re late to class then the penalty for class interruption is 50/50/50. That means… 50 pushups 50 situps 50 jumping jacks / star jumps before you can join the class… and it’s not negotiable. (For the kids classes it’s 30/30/30) So I was a little annoyed […]