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As people grow older, they begin to find ways to be more productive and make use of their time. For senior citizens, in particular, they find that there is even more time they need to utilize and want to do so effectively. Many will go out and find other jobs while others will pursue hobbies […]

Every year, the American Heart Association celebrates Heart Month to raise awareness about heart disease and heart health. What you may not know is that martial arts are great for the heart. In fact, the cardiac benefits of martial arts give a whole new meaning to the idea of cardiovascular fitness. With that in mind, […]

Grade school can be quite the experience for any child. It is a place where a child not only learns academically but one where a child must learn to socialize and function in the world. Unfortunately, there are a lot of negative experiences that a child may have when going through school. Whatever those experiences […]

We are now one month into teaching and training our students strictly online.  To say this experience has been a leaning process would be an understatement.  We understand this isn’t ideal, we understand that most would rather be here instead of online. We understand that most would rather have contact. We are all in the […]

Obstacles can either paralyze you or force you to grow and evolve. These times have not been easy. But, with an incredible student body anything is possible. Although we are not allowed to conduct classes in our physical location due to COVID-19, the training doesn’t stop and neither does the learning. When we are back […]

Starting Wednesday, March 18th, we will be moving to “in home” online training, through ZOOM, for all kid’s classes in an effort to do our part with following the guidelines of social distancing. The plan is to re-open for school group classes on Wednesday, April 1st. Adult training will still be available “in school” in […]

Training4Life promotes 3 students to Black Belt! Emily Duffy: Black Belt Bryan Duffy: Junior Black Belt David Van Grouw: Junior Black Belt Congrats to everyone!

We couldn’t be more proud of these three warriors. It’s always easier, safer, and more comfortable to stay on the sidelines and be a spectator. Facing your fears while everyone watches and stepping out of your comfort zone is the catalyst for tremendous growth. Get ready. As your instructor, my biggest joy has come from […]

Most of us have heard the saying, “sometimes your the hammer and sometimes your the nail.” I want to expand a bit… First, you will not stay the nail forever. Enjoy your time as both, but mostly enjoy your time as the nail  I understand it may sound crazy to hear enjoy your time being […]

Reinforcing Principles… The beauty of training jiu-jitsu is that it’s power is transcendent. The principles you learn that will build many of the techniques can also be applied outside the academy if you are aware and are willing to hold yourself accountable. There have been many students over the years that have stopped training due […]

. “Nothing without your routine!” We all know by now how important consistent weekly training is.  I think I say it until I’m blue in the face 🙂 But, it’s more important than you may think. Yes, regular training will keep the process moving as it should…technique progression, overcoming fears, more comfortable when rolling, camaraderie, […]

The day you commit to train here, I also commit to you. My commitment is unwavering and unconditional because I don’t know any other way. This will never be a place that you sign up and you’re on your own. We will see to it that whatever your original purpose for training was, you will […]

Many of our parents enroll their kids for different reasons…discipline, behavioral, physical exercise, bullying situations, socialization skills, impulse control, respect…etc. However, by far, the #1 reason why our parents enroll the kids here is to improve their Self-Confidence. It’s an astonishing 75%!! Whatever your “why” for enrolling was, at the end of the day the […]

The secret formula… When a student first joins the school, our main goal is to establish a baseline of focus. Then, we teach. The process of teaching and learning must be fun. The kids learn easier then they enjoy the process. Either weeks later, months later, or years later we get to see a confident, […]

For the majority of students much of their time and energy is spent dealing with the internal struggle of should they go to class or should they not go to class. At a certain point they need to develop the ability to deal with their inner baby 🙂 The only way to deal with this […]

Hello Everyone, just wanted to talk a little about the Green Belt. This marks the first of the intermediate belts. With green belt comes your eligibility for sparring, as well. Sparring is where the students actually get to practice the punches and kicks they learn in a “live” situation. The focus of sparring is on […]

In the majority of cases, our situation and/or injury is not special. Someone is or has gone through it and a lot of times they are training right beside you and you’d never know it. Unfortunately, I’ve had tons of students quit over the years because in their minds, their injury or circumstance was “the […]

Jiu-Jitsu coach, Joe O’Connor, receives 1st stripe on Brown Belt! Congratulations!

PARENTS! Did you know one of the most common things you will hear from your child that trains in the martial arts or in any other sport/activity is,”I don’t want to go to class today!” From my experience, this usually has very little to do with actually not enjoying the class, the sport, the piano […]