Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Quick Rappel with a Bowline Knot

Rappelling is a ton of fun. But what if all you have is a rope and the knowledge of how to tie a bowline...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Living Lessons: A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way

One Saturday just before Christmas, I learned another lesson about kindness. I found myself in Walgreen’s where I was a part of an extremely...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Valentines

Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Valentines and says "Someone Loves You! Share this Top Secret Valentine’s Day message with all of your friends and...
Gary Lee Sport Karate Museum

Sport Karate: Yesterday 1967 And 2005

Here is story you might have heard about in rumors or as the guys gathered after a tournament or from the source. The pioneer...

The Olivet Eagles Middle School Football Players Execute Life Changing Play

As part of their continuing series "Living Lessons," Steve Hartman meets the Olivet Eagles, a middle school football team who took a fledgling player...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Sensei Ryan at Martial Arts Supershow 2015

Sensei Ryan and all the instructors at Champion Martial Arts got to visit the beautiful, (but insanely hot) Las Vegas, Nevada for the massive...
Ask Dr. Robyn

3 Ways to Teach Your Kids to Be Media Literate

How can you teach your kids to be media literate in a world that delivers their messages in surround sound? Buy this! Lose weight! Build...

If Chuck Norris Could Answer the Call

If Chuck Norris could answer the call in his late 60's, could travel through Iraq under these circumstances, who was I to allow myself...
Ask Dr. Robyn

OverProtective Parents: Helpful or Harmful?

My mom and I were speaking on the phone yesterday about a recent New York Times article on overprotective parents called “helicopter parents,” their...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Tie A Bowline Knot in Under 2 Seconds

The Bowline knot is the best knot ever! Do you want to learn how to tie this climbing knot in UNDER 2 seconds? Learning...
The Martial Arts Woman

The Martial Arts Woman: Motivational Stories of Human Triumph

The Martial Arts Woman shares the stories and insights of more than twenty-five women in the martial arts, and how they apply martial arts...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

My Martial Arts Journey

I love my martial arts journey, probably just like you. I love training. I love teaching. I love what martial arts does for people. Over...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Sensei Ryan’s 10 Best Flying Martial Arts Throws

PART 1 - You know what is way more awesome than kicking and punching? Flying Jujitsu Throws! These 10 Best Flying Martial Arts Throws,...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Defend Against an Attacker

How do you defend against an attacker, mugger, robber, or other bad guy? Here are 5 extremely important ways for you to defend yourself...
Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

Aged To Perfection

A Robert Browning verse has been in my head lately, "The best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first...
Ask Dr. Robyn

How to Get Your Kids to Stop Fighting

Want to know how to get your kids to stop fighting? Expert Robyn Silverman, Ph.D., discusses how to settle sibling disputes and teach kids...