Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, Father of Tae Kwon Do in America and a true martial art visionary, celebrated his 80th birthday at a gala given in his honor at the Caucus Room of he U.S. Capitol. The evening’s highlight was a demonstration of his martial arts skills to congressional members, the Korean Ambassador and a veritable [...]
Grand Master Stephen Oliver Featured in Martial Arts World Magazine
NAPMA’s leadership team declares a powerful new vision for NAPMA and the martial arts industry. In this article, we reveal NAPMA’s “unstoppable mission.”
(Or You Can Keep the Rolex, But I’ll Take the Peace of Mind) By Master Eric Sbarge, NAPMA Maximum Impact and Peak Performers Member Master Eric Sbarge is the first of a new series of articles in Martial Arts Professional – NAPMA Success Stories. Each month, a NAPMA member will explain how his [...]
Training for Success: Frank Brown, Mile High Karate Training Director Frank Brown. As a longtime member of the Mile High Karate professional team and now as one of its training directors, Master Frank Brown’s primary responsibility is to help the school owners and their staff members, who become new MHK schools, understand and implement new [...]
Sascha Williams is an 8th-Degree Black Belt Associate Master in the Ed Parker style of Kenpo as well as a Mile High Karate Franchise school and Stephen Oliver Coaching Client. He also served the Parker organization as the officials director for the IKC international tournament, a regional director for the International Kenpo Karate Association, and [...]
The time has come to take action on your future…To evolve with a changing martial arts industry…To embrace a future of student excellence, stable growth and financial security… Starting this month, Martial Arts Professional introduces “The Four Keys to your Future.†In an unprecedented, yearlong series of feature articles, you will learn how to benefit [...]
Clear Thinking and Focused Action Will Steer you Clear the Negative Economy and Interfering Legislators The Worst Economy Since the Great Depression!? Is that really true? More about that later. What is true is that SOME schools will THRIVE and MANY will die during the coming months and year. Which will you be? Everywhere you [...]
When Carlos Machado, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu master, first came to the United States with his brothers in 1990, his entire approach to martial arts was shaped by his experience in Brazil. The only school environment he knew had very little structure, with no belt testing or ranks, and Black Belts were awarded only when instructors [...]
(You Can Keep the Rolex, But I’ll Take the Peace of Mind). By Master Eric Sbarge, NAPMA Maximum Impact and Inner Circle Member. In 2003, The Peaceful Dragon Cultural Center, my martial arts and health center in Charlotte, North Carolina, was somewhat successful by industry standards. We had been in business for seven years and [...]
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 [...]
NAPMA CEO, Grandmaster Stephen Oliver, in collaboration with Grandmaster Y.K. Kim, one of the foremost producers and pioneers in our industry, will present the 2011 Financial Power Summit in five metro area cities. To help our members create greater success for themselves starting this year, five industry top performers have come together to show owners [...]
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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 [...]
