Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

Enjoy Life Because of What You Bring Into It

Enjoy life because of what you bring into it rather than expecting life to supply the enjoyment for you. Early morning on a trip through...
The Principal of Flow

The Hidden Meaning of The Principle of Flow

This week we celebrated a birthday of one of my favorite student’s, Justin Ray Harvey. It’s significant because Justin is a true champion. He...
Mike Sullenger

How Does your Ego Compare to your Life’s Accomplishments?

Over the past couple of decades, as I've gotten older and have begun paying more attention to my life’s accomplishments. I've not done this...
Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

Turn Your Life Around

Don’t underestimate what it took to get you to where you are now so if you want to turn your life around you will...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Street Experience

As a martial arts and self defense teacher, I've joked about my lack of real world self defense experience, but I've had street experience.
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Living Lessons: Grandpas, Guilt and Gratitude

My children have been blessed to have all four of their grandparents alive, healthy and living close to them. Each grandparent is amazing in...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Living Lessons: To Be Offended Or Not To Be Offended

I was recently in Australia with my daughter. We had great time doing a series of seminars. In the middle of the trip, we...
Transitions from Student to Teacher

Transitions, From Student to Teacher

In this way Sensei Schneider seeks to assist me in making the transition from student to teacher of the martial arts. I suspect that like...
Baseball and the Hidden Meaning of Flow

The Principle of Flow and its Hidden Meaning

Baseball and The Principle of Flow This week we celebrated a birthday of one of my favorite student’s, Justin Ray Harvey. It’s significant because Justin...
Dr Maung Gyi

Teacher of Teachers Dr. Maung Gyi

For martial arts legends, martial arts is a journey of ego, but controlled ego, if trained under the right teachers, very special teachers like Dr. Maung Gyi.
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Half Empty or Half Full

I was talking to a casual friend at a party and he told me about his recent camping-trip-gone-wrong. He explained to me how, on...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Get Enough Rest

A health tip that is often overlooked ....Try to get enough rest. It is amazing to me how so many of us (myself included) take...
Ask Dr. Robyn

Helping Kids Benefit From A Positive Attitude

Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
Jim Harrison of American Bushidokan

First Karate Championship Live TV Broadcast

Here is a sport karate story you may have heard about in rumors or as the guys gathered after a tournament or maybe from...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

When You Feel Like Giving Up Because Things Are Too Tough

This is for good a friend of mine who is going through a really hard time right now and can't seem to shake it. We...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Sincere Public Praise

Sensei Bruce Juchnik was my first karate teacher. He is a good guy and I'm happy to say that, more than forty years later,...