These are my thoughts on dishing out punishment in the dojo and in life… I see a lot of Martial Art Instructors using Push Ups as a form of punishment and it drives me crazy.  How can making someone do something beneficial be a punishment?  If your kids misbehave do you tell them to eat [...]

Instructors often ask me how they should handle the kids that never take their training seriously and always giggle and lose focus.  I know that  this can be a problem when you need them to be serious but having times in your lesson for the kids to giggle is practically required. Kids love to do [...]