Martial Arts Professional Magazine

The Power of Truth, Integrity and High Ethics

How important is truth in today’s world? As a salesperson, one of the biggest misconceptions of our profession is that we will say anything to make a sale. To the public, and sometimes to ourselves, i...
A Bigger Vision for the Martial Arts Industry

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.” ...
In Pursuit of Mastery and Leadership

[Editor’s Note: This column presents the text of the third and fourth pages of the formal, color invitation that Master Corley presents to his students who are invited to his school’s Lead...
School Owners “Blown Away” During Disney World Visit and High Level Training

What a wonderful experience. Behind the scenes through the employee areas, a tour of history and expectations of quality service, and a day of what’s happening at Disney for the highest possible “gues...
NAPMA Presents at Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors

NAPMA will be presenting at the 2011 Action Martial Arts Magazine Hall of Honors Award Show. January 21–22, 2011 at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Jeff Smith, Toby Milro...
Finding the Right People to Help You Meet Your Goal

This article is the nineth in a 12-part series on the specifics for setting success-oriented goals and earning more prosperity for your business. If you’re self-employed or small business owner, then ...
Remembering the Legacy of a Champion: Joe Lewis, 1944-2012

He was America’s most gifted fighter. The winner of the top titles and records.... ...
How I Opened Five School in 18 Months

Do I recommend that you open five schools in 18 months as I did when I was 23? No way! However, these lessons working for opening one school or dramatically growing your existing school. Prior to open...

New Articles

The Power of Testimonials

Jim Graden July 15, 2026 Fitness Kickboxing, Martial Arts Management

In my past articles, I’ve consistently stated that for you to have a successful martial arts fitness program you need to have proven results. The general public will not perceive your program as a high value program without them. By just having a kickboxing class, no matter how good you think it is, wont’ grab ...

Nitty-Gritty Reasons

Jim Rohn July 11, 2026 Expand Your Thinking, Feature Story, Features

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 ...

Learn a Top Staff Trainer’s Secrets to Develop a Top Staff

Martial Arts Professional July 3, 2026 Feature Story, Features

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 ...

Stephen Oliver's Mile High Karate ® Background Information

Stephen Oliver July 1, 2026 Martial Arts Management

Stephen Oliver began martial arts training in 1969 in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Bob Olinghouse and Gran Moulder - Black Belts teaching for the Jhoon Rhee Institute based In Washington, DC. He began actively teaching 1974 and founded his first school in 1975.