Learn How these Three Legends of the Martial Arts Became the Original World Champions, Fierce Competitors, the Best of Friends and Role Models for All Martial Arts Students, Instructors and a New Generetion of Fighters. NAPMA and Martial Arts Professional is proud to bring you a rare treat – a gathering of eagles iin modern [...]
Over the last several weeks, we’ve had several high level members of the National Association of Martial Arts Professionals contact our offices about disastrous experiences with MasterCard, Visa and their credit card processing. Basically, these huge companies have refused to accept business from school owners from across the United States. The problems have begun with [...]
I read a fascinating article recently on the cover of the “Weekend Journal” section of the Wall Street Journal about the band The Black Eyed Peas. The article was so “spot-on” for our industry that I read it a couple of times and thought about the implications. Before I explain let me step back a [...]
NAPMA Members Focused on Results Generate as Many as 263 Intros for New Students in a Single Weekend! According to NAPMA CEO Stephen Oliver, “Schools that followed our plan will likely add from 100 to 300 or more new active students this summer, at minimal cost . NAPMA truly created a $1,000,000 summer for many [...]
Master Samuel Scott is a 6th-Degree Black Belt. He teaches a system called Talahib Kuntao, a mixture of Indonesian and Filipino martial arts. Master Scott was also a nationally ranked fighter, and was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame and named the Instructor Of The Year for 1996. Toby Milroy: This month's Success [...]
An Interview with Ron Achenbach, NAPMA Inner Circle Member, by Toby Milroy, NAPMA COO It’s easy to describe Ron Achenbach as the “everyman” school owner/chief instructor. He operates a median-size school of 180 students in a middle-size town: Karate America Leadership Academy in DePere, Wisconsin, a suburb of Green Bay. What makes Ron’s story so [...]
Charles Dudley, NAPMA Inner Circle member, was taught to maintain the tradition of the complex Korean styles in which he trained for 37 years; but, as much as he honored his long-time teacher, Master Dudley realized that he had to adapt the Korean arts to an American audience, so he could succeed in an American [...]
Dr. Gene Landrum is a high-tech start-up executive, turned educator and writer. He originated the Chuck E. Cheese concept of family entertainment, among other entrepreneurial ventures, and, after many years of interacting with creative and overachieving personalities, decided to write about what makes them tick. His doctoral research was on The Innovator Personality, which inspired [...]
Interview by Toby Milroy, NAPMA Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Frank Brown As the Mile High Karate franchise trainer, Frank Brown is in a unique position to observe why school owners are unable to grow their schools; and, often, the major reason is a misperception of their self-worth. That low self-worth results in low tuition [...]
Jonathan Metcalf. It’s clear that the proverbial bright light has flashed in Jonathan Metcalf’s mind-because he understands the BIG IT: owning a martial arts school is an extraordinary opportunity. He has discovered that you can continue to honor the traditions of your art as you change people’s lives and serve your community, which just so [...]
WarriorWiz Terry Bryan, Ph.D. Terry Bryan, Ph.D. and Extreme Success Academy speaker, teaches you how to use your warrior spirit to win at the real estate game Interview by NAPMA President Rob Colasanti Terry Bryan, martial artist, former school owner and real estate coach and entrepreneur, gives you an inside look at how an average [...]
Interview by Toby Milroy, NAPMA Vice-President of Sales and Marketing Joe Borucki is a successful school owner who really understands the unnecessary condition of many martial arts schools because he’s been there. He had erected a number of obstacles (which existed only in his mind) that blocked the growth of his school. He learned how [...]
An Interview with Master Robert Lewis, Colorado Regional Developer for Mile High Karate. Learning and utilizing the secrets to success is the real difference maker; and Master Robert Lewis, the Colorado Regional Developer for Mile High Karate, is the one person with the inside information on the franchise system because he works in the trenches [...]
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 [...]
