Dear Students, Teachers and Parents,

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break. I am sure everyone is
looking forward to resuming training this week to get rid of all
those extra calories. I heard that the average American gains 10
pounds between Halloween and New Years. Lets try and not be average.

This Saturday, December 1st, we will be supporting the Pikes Peak
Championships being held at Coronado High School. Competition starts
at 9 am and it should be a fun event. Please come and support your
favorite teams and individuals as they quest to be their best against
the competition.

Lesson of the Week

Kime – "Synchronized Concentration"

In combat, as well as life in general, good timing is essential. If
the warrior acts too soon or too late he may be injured or killed. In
civilian life, success is totally dependent on the timing of all
energy in relationship to opportunities. A skilled fighter is one
that can fill the gaps of his opponent's defense with his own
strikes. Those strikes are a summation of mind, body and spirit and
delivered to a specific target at a specific time. This is easily
demonstrated by an advance karate-ka when they slide across the floor
and execute a technique. Each detail has been integrated into the
process to create maximum efficiency with minimum effort.

Being "on time" is a universal law. By totally concentrating on one
thing at a time, and putting all our resources to bear on that task,
we are able to produce the most effect results with the use of
minimal amounts of energy. If all things are equal, the side that is
the most unified and has the best timing will win.

This concept is also true when applied to personal success training.
The sub-conscious can only focus on one thing at a time, either yes
or no. By concentrating on positive forward-thinking goals, negative
thoughts can't penetrate your defense. The law of concentration
dictates that what ever we
concentrate on grows in our mind and in our experience. The modern
warrior is constantly thinking strategy and tactics in all areas of
his or her life. By always seeing options and focusing on positive
outcomes, the modern karate-ka is being proactive by developing a
winning attitude no matter what the situation. Failure is not an
option.

We have all heard that we are what we eat. Well, we are what we think
as well. By surrounding yourself with positive and successful people,
you will begin to think like a winner. If you concentrate on good and
healthy things, those things tend to be everywhere. Once you start
focusing your mind on winning strategies, opportunities will present
themselves more and more. Successful strategies, whether you are
talking about combat or in your personal lives, are predictable. If
you adopt the strategies and tactics of other successful people, the
odds are that you too will be successful in what ever your endeavors
may be. As Brian Tracy puts it, " If you want to fly with the eagles,
you need to quit scratching with the turkeys."


Till next week,
Terry Bryan