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November 2017

Gratitude Challenge

Thanksgiving and Veteran's Day are coming up this month which means it time to start thinking about the things that we are grateful for. Every year we challenge you to think about some of the…

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September 2016

Eating healthy is self defense: Organic fruits and Vegetables

I try and eat organic as often as possible, and I love fruits and vegetables; however eating organic is can be more expensive. So, when is it okay to by non-organic fruits and…

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April 2016

My goals upon reaching black belt My goals upon having reached black belt is that I continue to keep on going for as long as I can. Become as good as I can possibly be in forms, in self defense, and much more. I would like to… Blog My goals upon reaching black belt 2 Likes My 10 Heros 1. The reason that Alex Rublowsky is one of my 5 heroes is that 1 he is my dad, 2 he helps me a lot in school, 3 he makes very good food, 4 he works very hard, and 5 without him I would not be the… Blog My 10 Heros 4 Likes My 10 Living Heros...

Marcus Luttrell- Former US Navy SEAL, He was caught in a deadly firefight in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan in June 2005, was only one of his 4-Man SEAL team to survive the…

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March 2016

One of the Values of Martial Arts

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January 2016

My Heroes

Five of My Living Heroes

(Not in a specific order)

1.…

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These are my 5 living heroes. All of them somehow…

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1. Richard Phillips- Richard Phillips served as the…

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5 of my living heroes …

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October 2015

Bullying from a kids perspective

October is Anti-Bullying Month and we have been talking with the kids about bullying. After much discussion we asked the children to write or draw a story about bullying. This child's story was…

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We have recently had some questions about…

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April 2015

Mercer Island Martial Arts Belt Meanings

I have had several students ask about the meanings of the belt, so here you go:

WHITE BELT...

Is the first belt, represents a beginning, a purity and a lack of knowledge of…

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February 2015

The Intent and Purpose of the Experiential Leadership Requirement

A black belt is automatically put into a leadership position upon donning the belt. We find this is a transition, that is shocking, without having first…

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November 2014

Gratitude Challenge

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October 2014

Congrats First I want to apologize for not being able to make it to this HUGE day in all of your journeys. Second and most importantly I want to send my congratulations to the newest members of a very… Blog Congrats 4 Likes Bruce Lee Day

Seattle officially declares Oct. 3rd 'Bruce Lee Day', so I had to share Jido Merly's picture from a few months ago! Happy…

Blog Bruce Lee Day 2 Likes Community Service Project- Washington Trail Association

The Washington Trial Association or WTA is a local organization which promotes hiking and protecting the wilderness areas which surround us here in…

Blog Community Service Project- Washington Trail Association 4 Likes My journey to a black belt

I have thought a long time about my journey to obtain my…

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