I will be joining my three highest ranking black belts, Gary Ellis, Graham Lelliott, and Steve White in Manchester, NH this weekend for a lineage camp. Steve and his crew do a great job of coordinating the event every year. This year will be the first time all of my 7th degrees will be on the mat with me simultaneously, and that's exciting.
I'n told there are people from all over registered, with over 80 last I checked. This is going to be fun!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Scholarships
I got this notice from Frank Shekosky at Cromwell Martial Arts, outside Hartford, CT. He's offering a scholarship and the local paper gave him some free PR.
http://martialarts.about.com/b/2009/04/17/cromwell-martial-arts-in-ct-offering-one-year-tuition-free-scholarship.htm
I've had scholarship programs and they're good. I've got one going now with a joint effort between myself and a local business called JetScape. It's owned by the parents of a student here. Here's how it works.
People bring empty ink and toner cartridges in to me. JetScape buys the usable ones from us and we put the money in a scholarship fund. I guess many people throw them away or bring them back to Office Depot or some place similar for a credit. Bringing them to us directly benefits local students. It's just getting off the ground, so we'll have to see how it works.
http://martialarts.about.com/b/2009/04/17/cromwell-martial-arts-in-ct-offering-one-year-tuition-free-scholarship.htm
I've had scholarship programs and they're good. I've got one going now with a joint effort between myself and a local business called JetScape. It's owned by the parents of a student here. Here's how it works.
People bring empty ink and toner cartridges in to me. JetScape buys the usable ones from us and we put the money in a scholarship fund. I guess many people throw them away or bring them back to Office Depot or some place similar for a credit. Bringing them to us directly benefits local students. It's just getting off the ground, so we'll have to see how it works.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Florida visit
Lance Soares was in Florida with his family over the weekend. Jan and I drove up to meet them at Siesta Key near Sarasota for dinner. I don't get to see the family much so it was good to see his parents, Rich (pictured) and Chris, his neice Destiny and wife Anne.
I really like his parents and Rich and I always have a few laughs. I have mentioned Rich in many seminars when I relate a story technique dynamics. I had taught a seminar at Lance's first school in New Bedford, MA. Afterward his dad told me I was the first instructor he heard say the other guy was going to fight back. That put me and the old Marine on the same wavelength and we have been every since.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Good old story
Ed Parker used to tell this joke at seminars when making a point about speed.
A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff's deputy. He thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because he is a lawyer from New York and is certain that he has a better education then any cop from Texas. He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun at the Texas deputy' s expense. The deputy says,' License and registration, please.' 'What for?' says the lawyer. The deputy says, 'You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign.' Then the lawyer says, 'I slowed down, and no one was coming.' 'You still didn't come to a complete stop, Says the deputy. License and registration, please.' The lawyer says, 'What's the difference?' 'The difference is you have to come to a complete stop, that's the law License and registration, please!' the Deputy says. Lawyer says, 'If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration; and you give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket.' 'That sounds fair. Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says. At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts beating the daylights out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me to stop, or just slow down?
A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff's deputy. He thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because he is a lawyer from New York and is certain that he has a better education then any cop from Texas. He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun at the Texas deputy' s expense. The deputy says,' License and registration, please.' 'What for?' says the lawyer. The deputy says, 'You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign.' Then the lawyer says, 'I slowed down, and no one was coming.' 'You still didn't come to a complete stop, Says the deputy. License and registration, please.' The lawyer says, 'What's the difference?' 'The difference is you have to come to a complete stop, that's the law License and registration, please!' the Deputy says. Lawyer says, 'If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration; and you give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket.' 'That sounds fair. Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says. At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts beating the daylights out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me to stop, or just slow down?
Trejo
Frank Trejo was back in the hospital over Easter. He's back home and resting. Ed Parker Jr. says he requests no phone calls. Just wanted to let you know and he appreciates everyone's concerns. Thanks to Sam Babikian for the notice and Ron Chapel, Ed Jr for the verifications.
Frank was one of my teachers at Pasadena. Rumors of this sort of thing get started and I like to check things out before I post. We got a phone call at my studio years ago, offering their condolences for my passing away. The instructor who answered the phone said "Well, he looks pretty good for a dead guy. He's teaching a class". Someone had told this person I'd had a heart attack and died. Maybe it was wishful thinking.
Frank was one of my teachers at Pasadena. Rumors of this sort of thing get started and I like to check things out before I post. We got a phone call at my studio years ago, offering their condolences for my passing away. The instructor who answered the phone said "Well, he looks pretty good for a dead guy. He's teaching a class". Someone had told this person I'd had a heart attack and died. Maybe it was wishful thinking.
Women's self-defense
Tim Walker sent an article around that he had found on the subject. Here is the link.
http://brillianter.com/2009/04/real-self-defense-for-women/
It's unsigned but Ron Chapel found this on the site;
"I work as an independent contractor for training military, law enforcement, and private citizens in the US and internationally."
I like his perspective.
http://brillianter.com/2009/04/real-self-defense-for-women/
It's unsigned but Ron Chapel found this on the site;
"I work as an independent contractor for training military, law enforcement, and private citizens in the US and internationally."
I like his perspective.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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