Dear Students, Teachers and Parents,

Congratulations to all those students that were promoted in the last
week. Everyone is looking great, but keep up the hard work.

Next Saturday at 9:00 am is the Butterfly knife seminar at the main
dojo. Please see Mary if you are interested in attending.

We will be closed for Christmas December 23rd through December 28th
so please make those classes up by attending extra classes this
month. We will also be closed New Years Day.

Lesson of the Week

The Most Powerful Weapon – The Mind

All great things are created twice, once in the mind and the second
time in reality. As we get close to the start of the New Year, it is
important to understand that the only limitations we truly have are
those we create and impose on ourselves through our own thinking.
Given the chance, there is no problem that the power of the mind
cannot solve.

Using creative goal setting and personal strategic planning we decide
what it is we truly want in life then using the power of the mind we
ask "how"? The warrior, being an expert in creating strategies in
resolving conflict, easily develop plans of action to reach his
identified goals.

Today many people are being hampered mentally and physically because
of stress. Stress related disorders are a result of feeling helpless
to the world around them. The modern warrior does not face the same
level of stress, because they feel more in control. They are
proactive in creating their future through goal setting and taking
action. They do not see problems, but challenges to try their tactics
on to resolve.

The modern warrior thinks and creates action plans on paper daily.
This very act helps him become a great problem solver, enabling him
to resolve most challenges easily and quickly. The true warrior
understands that black belt excellence is based on constantly using
his most powerful weapon – the mind.

Respectfully,
Terry Bryan