“IMAGINATION IS EVERYTHING. IT IS THE PREVIEW OF LIFE’S COMING ATTRACTIONS.” – ALBERT EINSTEIN – WHAT IS CREATIVITY? Creativity is using your IMAGINATION to CREATE something ARTISTIC. It is coming up with ORIGINAL IDEAS and thinking outside the box. You...
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“I THINK IT ALL COMES DOWN TO MOTIVATION. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING, YOU WILL WORK HARD FOR IT.” – EDMUND HILLARY WHAT IS MOTIVATION? Motivation is the reason or reasons you do something. It is what prompts...
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December 2017 “KNOWLEDGE WILL GIVE YOU POWER, BUT CHARACTER RESPECT.” ~ BRUCE LEE~ RESPECT IS TO APPRECIATE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING BASED OFF THEIR ABILITIES, QUALITIES OR ACHIEVEMENTS. Respect is a key VALUE in MARTIAL ARTS. In our school it is one...
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November 2017 “CURIOSITY. MILLIONS SAW THE APPLE FALL, BUT NEWTON ASKED WHY.“– BERNARD BARUCH – CURIOSITY IS HAVING A STRONG DESIRE TO KNOW OR LEARN ABOUT A PERSON,THING OR EXPERIENCE. Being curious means ASKING QUESTIONS, engaging in EXPERIMENTATION and learning...
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October 2017 “THINK. DO IT THE SAFE WAY, DO IT THE RIGHT WAY, DO IT EVERY DAY.” – UNKNOWN KEEPING YOURSELF SAFE MEANS MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS. PERSONAL SAFETY means to PROTECT YOURSELF from DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. When you make decisions about...
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COMPETITION “I’M NOT IN COMPETITION WITH ANYBODY BUT MYSELF. MY GOAL IS TO BEAT MY LAST PERFORMANCE.” – CELENE DION – Developing a HEALTHY HABIT of COMPETING with yourself is important to pushing through to the NEXT PERFORMANCE LEVEL. Becoming...
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“A CHAMPION NEEDS A MOTIVATION ABOVE AND BEYOND WINNING.” – Pat Riley – MOTIVATION IS DEFINED AS THE REASON OR REASONS ONE HAS FOR ACTING OR BEHAVING IN A PARTICULAR WAY. What is motivation? Motivation is an inner drive that...
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DEDICATION Dedication is an important life skill to have. Being dedicated is to believe something is very important and putting a lot of time and energy into it. When you’re dedicated you keep trying even when it gets hard or...
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SUCCESS How do you measure success? Success should not be measured by appearance, friends, or grades. Success is personal to each one of us and is best measured in terms of Confidence, determination, and accomplishing goals set for yourself. When...
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This month we will highlight one of the intrinsic values gained through martial arts training – and that is CHARACTER. At Ajay’s Karate – we do more than teach kicks and punches; we teach traditional TAEKWONDO with real LIFE SKILLS!...
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