Personal safety is not something that should ever be taken lightly. Not only will personal safety habits keep you safe from harm, but overall, these habits are a contributing factor to good health and well-being. Like many habits that contribute to your health and wellness, personal safety habits include small acts or tasks that you [...]
The Way Family Dojo is a Black Belt Leadership school that integrates life skills training into every martial arts class. We help students of all ages and experience levels improve their focus, develop discipline, treat others with respect, and increase self-confidence - all while having fun! We design our classes and programs to add [...]
There are many benefits of participating in martial arts at any age. Martial arts is a great activity for adults and kids, making it something you could potentially do as a whole family. Martial arts brings students of all levels together. And at The Way Family Dojo, we have a variety of different programs available. [...]
Whether your kids are starting the school year in a virtual or in-person classroom, they can use the same mindset as in their martial arts training to start the year out strong. This martial arts mindset includes character traits and skills like: Respect Goal-Setting Strong Work Ethic Ability to Overcome Challenges Here are a [...]
Have you ever paid attention to what you say to yourself while training? Some of your thoughts might be positive and productive. But what about any possible negative thoughts? Negative self-talk can set the tone for your martial arts training and then carry into your daily life. One way to manage your negative thoughts is [...]
What are some ways that you can maintain your motivation to stay active and workout? Here are four ideas on how to stay motivated to work out: 1. Keep mixing things up. If you begin to get bored with your workout routine, it’s hard to stay motivated and excited to train. By joining a group [...]
Martial arts is a great way to build self-confidence at any age. But what does this show of confidence actually look like? Or feel like? Here are a few signs that you’re increasing your self-confidence through martial arts: You feel strong and healthy. Martial arts is a great way to stay active, release built-up energy, [...]
Martial arts positively impacts the physical and mental health of kids. Kids participate in a fun activity where they can be physically active. At the same time, the values inherent within martial arts also promote character traits such as confidence, discipline, and respect. Here are seven benefits of martial arts for kids: 1. Self-Defense Martial [...]
Whether you’re new to Taekwondo or you’ve been practicing for a while, you might be surprised at what you can learn about this popular martial arts style. How many of these fun facts about Taekwondo are new to you? 1. Taekwondo is a Korean martial art. It blends self-defense and combat techniques for exercise and [...]
If your child participates in martial arts, you might be curious about how you can support them. Here are five ways to encourage your child to stick with martial arts: 1. Keep it positive. Before and after class, focus on all the positive things about going to class. Like, showing up and participating means that [...]
