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Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be motivated to achieve by such a lofty goal as benevolence? I must confess, however, that in the early years of my struggle to succeed, my motivation was much more down-to-earth. My reason for succeeding was more basic. In fact, it fell into the category of what I like to ...

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 ...

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.”

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 ...

There are a awful lot of hard-working school owners who have dedicated themselves to their martial arts training, but who have neglected their martial arts business training and are now “paying the price” for the oversight. No one is born with the skills they need to operate a highly successful martial arts school. We must ...

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 ...

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

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 ...