: teaches 800 students at his TNT Martial Arts Centers in Miami Beach, Florida. He is a 6th-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and a master of other styles. Earl S. Bagan has been a student of Master Sang’s for 11 years, and holds a 3rd-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Contact them at NAPMA.com/tnt.
If you do not let the public know who you are, where you are located and the products and services you offer, then don’t expect them to become students. This may seem so basic as not to require mentioning, but it is a little more complicated. What I mean is communicating the right information to [...]
To achieve your goals, you must learn to think big. Always aim high. Don’t look at the crossroads or you will see walls and barriers, which will obstruct your path and impede your progress. Move forward by looking at the sky and your opportunities will be unlimited. At the same time, you must pursue realistic [...]
Previously, I wrote about how the martial artist and martial arts instructor have never reached the level of recognition of other professional athletes. In fact, the average person does not even consider martial artists as professional athletes. In part, this is due to the fact that most instructors and school owners do not perceive themselves [...]
By Sang Koo Kang and Earl S. Bagan All of you who are reading this column most likely have been teaching martial arts for a number of years. Doubtless, you have also been studying martial arts and training for many years; most since you were young, and many for more than 20 years, or more. [...]
Why I Love Martial Arts Fitness
I’ve recently been reflecting on the impact my programming has had on people and the difference between what I hear my students say today as opposed to when I taught only a traditional martial arts program. In the past, the compliments were mostly about how a child improved in school or how much more confident [...]
Protect your Assets with the Right Business Entity, Part 1
As I wrote in my August/September column, the best way to keep what you have is not to have anything in your name. To implement that strategy, you must choose the right business entity (or entities) to limit exposure of your assets to (successful) lawsuits and separate your asset ownership. This month, I’ll explain Sole [...]
When I served my three tours of military duty in Southeast Asia, we used multiple layers of defensive methods, or multiple redundancy defenses, to protect an installation. For example, my job as a dog handler was to be the first level of defense, encountering the enemy outside the perimeter of the installation. We were also [...]
