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How BJJ & MMA has made me a better Father, Husband, Instructor & Business Man
I've been training in Martial Arts (Mainly BJJ) for 12 years, Kickboxing & MMA about 6. I've also been teaching scene 2006 when we opened up our first school in Lockport, La.
Through out this time I have been faced with lots of ups and downs. Some of these obstacles would have made a normal man crack. I believe that competing in BJJ & MMA has made me a stronger man. Nothing is more real than being locked in a cage with another fighter and having to fight for our survival and pride.
When you look at the walls in my academy they are filled with metals, banners and awards that I've won. What you don't see is the matches I've lost, the emotional and physical pain I've been though. These losses are what had sharpened my steel and made me the man & leader I am today. Learning how to pick myself up and having my family and coaches behind me has only made us closer as a family.
I believe that through the hard training, the victories, the defeats I've learned I can overcome any obstacle in my way!
Blacklist Martial Arts 488 Corporate Dr. Unit 07 Houma, La 70360 (985)851-2911
Friday, January 11, 2013
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Goal Setting
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Dear Parents,
This month your child will be studying the character lesson: Goal Setting. Learning how to set reasonable and attainable goals is a valuable lesson for children of all ages. All children should set goals periodically so that they build the habits necessary to achieve important goals as adults. In this month’s lesson plan, we will teach your children valuable goal setting tips, and help them accomplish goals in the process.
Here are some tips regarding children and goal setting based on age:
To succeed in life, we must know exactly what it is we are trying to do. This is the first and foremost secret of successful people – a secret you can give as a gift to your children as you teach them how to set goals. YOUR goal should be to give your children a habit of setting goals – habits that will carry over as adults.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to watching our youthful students build the skill of goal setting!
Sincerely
Blacklist staff
(985)851-2911
blacklistbjj@gmail.com
Dear Parents,
This month your child will be studying the character lesson: Goal Setting. Learning how to set reasonable and attainable goals is a valuable lesson for children of all ages. All children should set goals periodically so that they build the habits necessary to achieve important goals as adults. In this month’s lesson plan, we will teach your children valuable goal setting tips, and help them accomplish goals in the process.
Here are some tips regarding children and goal setting based on age:
- With children ages 3 and 4: for the first time they are learning how to follow through on statements that they make, particularly with play. For example: they may say “I am going to make a house with these blocks,” and then they do so in a short period of time. This is their very first experience with goal setting. Team them how to recognize accomplishments like this as their very first lessons in goal setting.
- With children ages 5 and 6: They understand that saying things can usually lead to accomplishments, but they are still at an age where they enjoy “fantasy” and therefore may interpret a wish as a goal. For example: they may say something like “I want to jump over the moon,” which is more of a wish than a goal. Instead, teach them how to set reasonable and attainable goals such as: “My goal is to jump over this pile of pads 10 times so that I can build muscles to jump even higher.”
- With children ages 7 and 9: Now that they understand real goals vs. wishes, now is the time to teach them how to map out plans to accomplish their goals. For example: “I want to learn my form in two weeks so I will ask for help and I will practice my form 10 times a day with great focus and effort for the next two weeks.”
- With children ages 10 to 14: Their goals are going to be much bigger and grander as they get older. The problem is some will give up after they stumble. Teach them how to consider roadblocks and ways of dealing with them. For example: if they do not make the basketball team this year, they can practice over the summer every day for at least an hour to prepare early for next years try-outs.
To succeed in life, we must know exactly what it is we are trying to do. This is the first and foremost secret of successful people – a secret you can give as a gift to your children as you teach them how to set goals. YOUR goal should be to give your children a habit of setting goals – habits that will carry over as adults.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to watching our youthful students build the skill of goal setting!
Sincerely
Blacklist staff
(985)851-2911
blacklistbjj@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
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