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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
What if my child wants to skip class?
That’s never a problem. Because we’ve never has a child quit on us. However, we have had parents give up on their children. We know that you want whats best for your family.
When you get started in our classes we promise to provide a safe learning opportunity and all of the benefits we have talked about so far. You as the parent make a promise to take care of the finances and transportation. Your child is making the promise to come to class and practice. Now just because your child may want to break his promise doesn’t mean you ought to break yours. What sort of example is that?
The way we usually handle it is as a teaching opportunity. If there is a concern; you keep your promise and bring your child here to talk with me about it. That way your child will learn to handle concerns responsibly instead of hiding at home or just being plain lazy. And I really do want to know if something isn’t perfect that we all can learn and make the school better. That makes sense doesn’t it?
Your child will follow your lead. When you take class seriously and treat it as important so will your child. If you are "iffy" your child will pick up on that as well and start "testing the waters". As long as it is up for discussion kids will keep bringing it up to see what they can or can not manipulate. They’re just being kids ... it’s natural.
As soon as you end the conversation and let your child know that class is a priority; this frequently helps your child to recommit to class and Black Belt Excellence.
Good attendance is essential. When a child misses a class for whatever reason make it up right away. After one class missed it is too easy to miss the next class and then the next. It’s not about the class itself it’s about habits.
None of us want your child to miss out on all Success Martial Arts has to offer.
When you get started in our classes we promise to provide a safe learning opportunity and all of the benefits we have talked about so far. You as the parent make a promise to take care of the finances and transportation. Your child is making the promise to come to class and practice. Now just because your child may want to break his promise doesn’t mean you ought to break yours. What sort of example is that?
The way we usually handle it is as a teaching opportunity. If there is a concern; you keep your promise and bring your child here to talk with me about it. That way your child will learn to handle concerns responsibly instead of hiding at home or just being plain lazy. And I really do want to know if something isn’t perfect that we all can learn and make the school better. That makes sense doesn’t it?
Your child will follow your lead. When you take class seriously and treat it as important so will your child. If you are "iffy" your child will pick up on that as well and start "testing the waters". As long as it is up for discussion kids will keep bringing it up to see what they can or can not manipulate. They’re just being kids ... it’s natural.
As soon as you end the conversation and let your child know that class is a priority; this frequently helps your child to recommit to class and Black Belt Excellence.
Good attendance is essential. When a child misses a class for whatever reason make it up right away. After one class missed it is too easy to miss the next class and then the next. It’s not about the class itself it’s about habits.
None of us want your child to miss out on all Success Martial Arts has to offer.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Regrettable Situation
I don’t generally like to “brag” but a circumstance has come up that forces me to share the valuable work we do and the long track record and reputation of contribution that Success Martial Arts has exhaustively earned ... in order to protect it.
As many of you are likely aware; I have been sharing lessons of confidence, self control, respect, focus, self defense and high personal standards with thousands of Magic Valley families for 15 years. We have provided Anti Abduction and Sex Offender education to over 6000 children in a FREE program I intend to offer at no charge to anyone who asks for it... indefinitely. In fact this program directly prevented at least one confirmed enticement attempt. Our Bully Buster program has helped over 1500 children learn how to handle school conflict non violently. We’ve also reached thousands of students throughout the valley with the “Focus is Power” school talk program. Not to mention our annual“Action Heroes” community service project with Salvation Army. Hundreds of women and girls have participated in our FREE “In the Zone” self defense clinics and the Agent SOS program for real estate professionals. Of course the unique work we do with our students every day speaks for itself.
An unfortunate series of events and the isolated actions of one individual have created the potential for some ugly rumors and misunderstandings to be spread about our school. This is definitely a case where “Lies can get half way around the world before the truth can get its boots on” is a risk that ought to be prevented.
Here are the facts:
Success Martial Arts is now and has always been and will continue to be a safe place for families.
Nothing happened in or around our school or any of our students. Nor was there ever any potential or risk of any questionable activity in or around the school or students. The safety of our students is the highest priority. We take every precaution to ensure the safety in our environment. The choices an adult makes away from the school are beyond my control.
This individual was removed from our school and has not been back. That action was taken in 2009 prior to any knowledge of the accusations that this individual currently faces.
Please share this message and your positive Success Martial Arts experiences with those you come in contact with as an antidote to the potential lies, rumors, and misunderstandings that may arise in the coming weeks and months so that this opportunity to make the Magic Valley a better place to live and support our families in living happy, healthy, fruitful, confident lives isn’t wrongfully blemished.
If you need to contact me for any reason please call me @ 733-8910 or e-mail Higginsc@aol.com. Or explore BlackBeltMinds.com
I wish for you all that you wish for yourselves.
As many of you are likely aware; I have been sharing lessons of confidence, self control, respect, focus, self defense and high personal standards with thousands of Magic Valley families for 15 years. We have provided Anti Abduction and Sex Offender education to over 6000 children in a FREE program I intend to offer at no charge to anyone who asks for it... indefinitely. In fact this program directly prevented at least one confirmed enticement attempt. Our Bully Buster program has helped over 1500 children learn how to handle school conflict non violently. We’ve also reached thousands of students throughout the valley with the “Focus is Power” school talk program. Not to mention our annual“Action Heroes” community service project with Salvation Army. Hundreds of women and girls have participated in our FREE “In the Zone” self defense clinics and the Agent SOS program for real estate professionals. Of course the unique work we do with our students every day speaks for itself.
An unfortunate series of events and the isolated actions of one individual have created the potential for some ugly rumors and misunderstandings to be spread about our school. This is definitely a case where “Lies can get half way around the world before the truth can get its boots on” is a risk that ought to be prevented.
Here are the facts:
Success Martial Arts is now and has always been and will continue to be a safe place for families.
Nothing happened in or around our school or any of our students. Nor was there ever any potential or risk of any questionable activity in or around the school or students. The safety of our students is the highest priority. We take every precaution to ensure the safety in our environment. The choices an adult makes away from the school are beyond my control.
This individual was removed from our school and has not been back. That action was taken in 2009 prior to any knowledge of the accusations that this individual currently faces.
Please share this message and your positive Success Martial Arts experiences with those you come in contact with as an antidote to the potential lies, rumors, and misunderstandings that may arise in the coming weeks and months so that this opportunity to make the Magic Valley a better place to live and support our families in living happy, healthy, fruitful, confident lives isn’t wrongfully blemished.
If you need to contact me for any reason please call me @ 733-8910 or e-mail Higginsc@aol.com. Or explore BlackBeltMinds.com
I wish for you all that you wish for yourselves.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
New Intense Fitness Class @ YMCA
Cage Conditioning
Imagine a fitness experience that gets you in the best shape of your life, faster than you expected because it was harder than you thought you wanted ... and that’s why you love it.
Think about the kind of shape you'd be in, how you could look and feel with a program that uses: “Muscle Confusion” to beat the plateaus (Like P90X ), “Reverse Intervals” to get your calories burned to time spent ratio off the charts ( Like Insanity), Whole body unorthodox movement to keep you in proportion and give you fitness you can use ( Like Crossfit), while giving you all the details and personal refinement that a professional fighter gets as they get ready to rumble.
Brian Higgins (Senior Instructor Success Martial Arts) has coached a handful of national Kickboxing Champions as well as professional MMA fighters and Boxers. Coach Higgins has recently been certified as an MMA conditioning coach; No contact .. No one gets hit .. No one gets hurt .. Everyone gets a world class workout, under Kevin Kearns,one of the top trainers for UFC Fighters.
Coach Higgins has built this class for you. If you are ready to work hard and have fun. You will feel the results.
Sat AM @ 9:00 Elizabeth St YMCA
Starts June 12
Imagine a fitness experience that gets you in the best shape of your life, faster than you expected because it was harder than you thought you wanted ... and that’s why you love it.
Think about the kind of shape you'd be in, how you could look and feel with a program that uses: “Muscle Confusion” to beat the plateaus (Like P90X ), “Reverse Intervals” to get your calories burned to time spent ratio off the charts ( Like Insanity), Whole body unorthodox movement to keep you in proportion and give you fitness you can use ( Like Crossfit), while giving you all the details and personal refinement that a professional fighter gets as they get ready to rumble.
Brian Higgins (Senior Instructor Success Martial Arts) has coached a handful of national Kickboxing Champions as well as professional MMA fighters and Boxers. Coach Higgins has recently been certified as an MMA conditioning coach; No contact .. No one gets hit .. No one gets hurt .. Everyone gets a world class workout, under Kevin Kearns,one of the top trainers for UFC Fighters.
Coach Higgins has built this class for you. If you are ready to work hard and have fun. You will feel the results.
Sat AM @ 9:00 Elizabeth St YMCA
Starts June 12
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Moms Train FREE – All Month Long
Moms Train FREE – All Month Long
Twin Falls - To honor all Mother’s in the month of May, Success Martial Arts at 1300 Kimberly Rd in Twin Falls is hosting a special opportunity for All Mothers. Anybody who has ever answered to the call of Mom is invited to enjoy four weeks of self-defense and fitness at Success Martial Arts, in honor of Mothers Day.
Senior Instructor, Brian Higgins announced, “Moms are some hard working people and I hear so often how stressed they feel, I’d like to give each of them a mini-vacation, a little time for herself to feel better and hopefully increase her ability to handle every other area of her life a little more smoothly.”
“All any mother or grandmother or step-mother has to do is call us at 733-8910 to schedule her orientation and we’ll give her, her free month of training immediately.” Brian asserted
Coach Higgins has shared his lessons of confidence, respect, discipline and high personal standards with thousands of Magic Valley families over the past thirteen years.
For more information please call 733-8910
Twin Falls - To honor all Mother’s in the month of May, Success Martial Arts at 1300 Kimberly Rd in Twin Falls is hosting a special opportunity for All Mothers. Anybody who has ever answered to the call of Mom is invited to enjoy four weeks of self-defense and fitness at Success Martial Arts, in honor of Mothers Day.
Senior Instructor, Brian Higgins announced, “Moms are some hard working people and I hear so often how stressed they feel, I’d like to give each of them a mini-vacation, a little time for herself to feel better and hopefully increase her ability to handle every other area of her life a little more smoothly.”
“All any mother or grandmother or step-mother has to do is call us at 733-8910 to schedule her orientation and we’ll give her, her free month of training immediately.” Brian asserted
Coach Higgins has shared his lessons of confidence, respect, discipline and high personal standards with thousands of Magic Valley families over the past thirteen years.
For more information please call 733-8910
Teenage Girls Are the Most Frequent Victims of Sexual Assault!
Teenage Girls Are the Most Frequent Victims of Sexual Assault!
Scary Statistics:
• Two-thirds of imprisoned sexual assault offenders reported that their victims were younger than age 18.
• Sixty-one percent of all rape victims are younger than 18 years of age.
• Thirty-two percent of all rape victims are 11-17 years of age.
• The average victim of abduction and murder is an 11 year old girl described as a “low risk” “normal kid” from a stable family. Her initial contact with an abductor is within a quarter mile of her home.
• Violence against teens continues to be rampant as 1 in 5 teens will be victims of a violent crime this year.
FREE Personal Protection
For Moms and Daughters
Success Martial Arts Senior Instructor Brian Higgins has partnered with the Twin Falls YMCA to offer a special FREE session of In The Zone. This revolutionary approach to self-defense, is unique. Unlike run of the mill self-defense programs, this innovative approach teaches fear management and how to deal with your “fight or flight” response.
Coach Higgins calls it “From Eeeek to GRRRR”.
Higgins is uniquely suited to sharing this specific topic with teen-age girls. His career in juvenile detention dealing with underage victims and offenders helps him to relate to teens in a way that will educate them without turning them off.
When: Saturday, May 22nd ; 10:00– 12:00
Where: YMCA 1751 Elizabeth
How Much: FREE (This course is usually in the $100 range)
Who: You and any women and girls you care about.
Scary Statistics:
• Two-thirds of imprisoned sexual assault offenders reported that their victims were younger than age 18.
• Sixty-one percent of all rape victims are younger than 18 years of age.
• Thirty-two percent of all rape victims are 11-17 years of age.
• The average victim of abduction and murder is an 11 year old girl described as a “low risk” “normal kid” from a stable family. Her initial contact with an abductor is within a quarter mile of her home.
• Violence against teens continues to be rampant as 1 in 5 teens will be victims of a violent crime this year.
FREE Personal Protection
For Moms and Daughters
Success Martial Arts Senior Instructor Brian Higgins has partnered with the Twin Falls YMCA to offer a special FREE session of In The Zone. This revolutionary approach to self-defense, is unique. Unlike run of the mill self-defense programs, this innovative approach teaches fear management and how to deal with your “fight or flight” response.
Coach Higgins calls it “From Eeeek to GRRRR”.
Higgins is uniquely suited to sharing this specific topic with teen-age girls. His career in juvenile detention dealing with underage victims and offenders helps him to relate to teens in a way that will educate them without turning them off.
When: Saturday, May 22nd ; 10:00– 12:00
Where: YMCA 1751 Elizabeth
How Much: FREE (This course is usually in the $100 range)
Who: You and any women and girls you care about.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
April 2010 Newsletter
COACHES CORNER
CONSISTENCY!
Which is easier...to do a big, difficult thing one time? Or to do a small easy thing every single day?
Would you be more likely to pick up your room and make your bed every single day?...or to do a major cleaning job on Saturday?
Some jobs can be delayed for a while; you can catch up later. For example, if you do the laundry every day, or wait and do it once per week, does it make much difference?
Some jobs are different, though! Would it matter if you:
1. Didn't brush your teeth all week, and then brushed them 10 times on Saturday?
2. Didn't feed your dog all week, and then took him to a restaurant for a really big meal on Saturday night?
3. Didn't water your plants for a month, and then gave them 90 gallons of water?
Many of the important things in your life are like the above examples. to be really successful, we must develop the ability to do simple things consistently! Often, the tasks themselves are not difficult. The challenge is
to do them every single day!
I would like to speak to you about Black Belt Excellence. You understand how it works, right?
You begin by setting high standards for yourself in the Martial Arts. You work hard, overcome obstacles, and reach your goals. And, in the process, you begin to see that you can apply these same standards of excellence in the other areas of your life...home, school, career, etc. You have achieved Black Belt Excellence when you hold high standards for yourself in ALL areas!
Committing to excellence in one area will impact other areas.
But here is a warning: It works the other way, too. Settling for mediocrity in ANY area of your life will impact all other areas! Let's say you are motivated to excel in Martial Arts. You have committed to excellence. But you have another area of your life that might not be so important to you, right now. Maybe academics, or personal relationships. And you let yourself be content with mediocrity in this area. You allow neglect to slip in.
You are in danger!
Mediocrity and neglect, once they are allowed to enter your life, will quickly move to those areas that ARE important to you...even if you have already committed to Excellence!
The lesson is this: Tolerate NO mediocrity; tolerate NO neglect. Dedicate yourself to Black Belt Excellence in every arena!
Do a Friend a Favor ...
Bring a Buddy to Class!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We need the support of every student and family; to continue to provide excellent facilities and services.
Please keep current on your tuition.
Thank you.
REMEMBER
100% Attendance !
Parents... please plan to pick your youngsters up promptly before + after class.
Your children and the children in class deserve it.
Thank you.
Black Belt + Beyond
4 pm April 2
Blindfold Buddy Night
Monday + Tuesday ; April 5 + 6
During your regular classes
FREE
Mom + Daughter
Personal Protection
@ YMCA
10:00 - 12:00
Saturday, April 10
Special Sparring Success Clinic !!
Great way to get ready for the tournament
Some of you are anxious about sparring; either to earn that next promotion or because you don’t really like to spar very much...or both. This camp is for you!! We’ll spend the whole time on drills and skills to help you spar better and safer and with more fun than you ever have before.
Saturday, Apr 17th 1 - 2pm
Only $25.00
Educator Appreciation
Tuesday, April 20th
4:30
☺
19th Semi-Annual
In House Tournament
April 24th, 4:30 PM
Red Lion Hotel
There will be divisions by age, size and experience
☺ There will be trophies in each division.
❏ This is a participation oriented event, everyone is invited to enter.
❏ Great opportunity to invite friends and family to watch
$10 entry fee
Do You Have Your Gear?!?
Promotions
April 28 + 29
Black Belt + Beyond
4 pm April 30
CONSISTENCY!
Which is easier...to do a big, difficult thing one time? Or to do a small easy thing every single day?
Would you be more likely to pick up your room and make your bed every single day?...or to do a major cleaning job on Saturday?
Some jobs can be delayed for a while; you can catch up later. For example, if you do the laundry every day, or wait and do it once per week, does it make much difference?
Some jobs are different, though! Would it matter if you:
1. Didn't brush your teeth all week, and then brushed them 10 times on Saturday?
2. Didn't feed your dog all week, and then took him to a restaurant for a really big meal on Saturday night?
3. Didn't water your plants for a month, and then gave them 90 gallons of water?
Many of the important things in your life are like the above examples. to be really successful, we must develop the ability to do simple things consistently! Often, the tasks themselves are not difficult. The challenge is
to do them every single day!
I would like to speak to you about Black Belt Excellence. You understand how it works, right?
You begin by setting high standards for yourself in the Martial Arts. You work hard, overcome obstacles, and reach your goals. And, in the process, you begin to see that you can apply these same standards of excellence in the other areas of your life...home, school, career, etc. You have achieved Black Belt Excellence when you hold high standards for yourself in ALL areas!
Committing to excellence in one area will impact other areas.
But here is a warning: It works the other way, too. Settling for mediocrity in ANY area of your life will impact all other areas! Let's say you are motivated to excel in Martial Arts. You have committed to excellence. But you have another area of your life that might not be so important to you, right now. Maybe academics, or personal relationships. And you let yourself be content with mediocrity in this area. You allow neglect to slip in.
You are in danger!
Mediocrity and neglect, once they are allowed to enter your life, will quickly move to those areas that ARE important to you...even if you have already committed to Excellence!
The lesson is this: Tolerate NO mediocrity; tolerate NO neglect. Dedicate yourself to Black Belt Excellence in every arena!
Do a Friend a Favor ...
Bring a Buddy to Class!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We need the support of every student and family; to continue to provide excellent facilities and services.
Please keep current on your tuition.
Thank you.
REMEMBER
100% Attendance !
Parents... please plan to pick your youngsters up promptly before + after class.
Your children and the children in class deserve it.
Thank you.
Black Belt + Beyond
4 pm April 2
Blindfold Buddy Night
Monday + Tuesday ; April 5 + 6
During your regular classes
FREE
Mom + Daughter
Personal Protection
@ YMCA
10:00 - 12:00
Saturday, April 10
Special Sparring Success Clinic !!
Great way to get ready for the tournament
Some of you are anxious about sparring; either to earn that next promotion or because you don’t really like to spar very much...or both. This camp is for you!! We’ll spend the whole time on drills and skills to help you spar better and safer and with more fun than you ever have before.
Saturday, Apr 17th 1 - 2pm
Only $25.00
Educator Appreciation
Tuesday, April 20th
4:30
☺
19th Semi-Annual
In House Tournament
April 24th, 4:30 PM
Red Lion Hotel
There will be divisions by age, size and experience
☺ There will be trophies in each division.
❏ This is a participation oriented event, everyone is invited to enter.
❏ Great opportunity to invite friends and family to watch
$10 entry fee
Do You Have Your Gear?!?
Promotions
April 28 + 29
Black Belt + Beyond
4 pm April 30
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