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How to raise champions

On March 23, 2012 By

You can raise nice kids.  You can raise smart kids.  You can raise kids who make the varsity teams in high school and win a college scholarship.

But being nice and smart and being on the college swim team does not necessarily make you a champion.

To be world class, to be [...]

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You’ve seen the picture.  A very impressive karate guy doing a spin around kick facing a monkey with a gun.

Who is your money on?

Yes, as a martial arts master, my money is on the monkey with the gun.

Monkey pulls the trigger and martial arts fighter with muscles of steel and years of discipline falls in a [...]

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Lesson from Joe Pa

On January 23, 2012 By

Joe Paterno, RIP.

From all reports, Joe Paterno was a legendary force at Penn State for over fifty years.

He was loved, admired and respected.

He help hundreds of your men to succeed in athletics and life.

What happened?

Did he simply stay at the party too long?  Could he never let [...]

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Why karate styles don’t matter

On January 21, 2012 By

The most important part of joining a gym is to go to the gym.  When you get there, you’ll do something.  If you lift weights or shoot hoops or run on the treadmill, it doesn’t matter, it’s all good.

When you sign up for karate lessons, go to the dojo.  It doesn’t matter if the [...]

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What serves a legend best?

On December 11, 2011 By

Joe Paterno was a legend at Penn State for decades.

But, statues and adoration apparently weren’t enough for Jo Pa.

Did Joe think well if God is infallible, why not me?

Was Joe so pathologically egocentric that he would not tolerate a single whiff of scandal even if that scandal were not [...]

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