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He was America’s most gifted fighter. The winner of the top titles and records....

In part two of this conversation with Middleweight Champion Bill “Superfoot” Wallace, Light Heavyweight Champion Jeff Smith and Heavyweight Champion Joe Lewis, the former champions take a few questions from those attending the Mile High Karate national Black Belt Retreat. Bill Wallace and Jeff Smith explain how to develop champion Black Belts, while Joe Lewis ...

In Part 1 of this interview, Jay Abraham is one of the world’s foremost marketing gurus, and he’s granted us this exclusively martial arts-oriented interview. Here we present martial arts marketing with a real business grandmaster. Meet the genius who’s consulted for practically every type of business known to man including martial art schools, at ...

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 ...

How valuable would it be to your business (and your bank account) to have a 
sharply-honed set of expert eyes objectively looking at your business —
boils and all — creating a laser-focused strategy to double your revenue (or better) in 2013? Each year, NAPMA CEO Stephen Oliver and NAPMA COO Toby Milroy reserve a small ...

Martial Arts Business Masters Reconnect Recently I sat down with my old friend Andrew Wood, who made a surprise guest appearance at this year’s NAPMA convention. Andrew was a true pioneer in the martial arts business, writing the book that changed the life of many instructors: How to Make $100,000 or More Teaching Martial Arts. ...

At last year’s Extreme Success Academy, Pat Burleson was presented with the 2009 NAPMA Lifetime Achievement Award for his pioneering contributions to the martial arts professional school instruction industry. Grand Master Burleson created many of the business systems that are now standard in the model used by most schools. He studied under Grand Master Jhoon ...

Mecklenburg Sees Similarities between National Football League and Martial Arts

A small town school in Hampstead, Maryland got big results when its owner, Joe Borucki learned how to get the most from no-cost advertising. As he launches a second location, he takes a few moments to review the secrets of his success with CEO Stephen Oliver.

(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 ...