You must, as a serious teacher of the martial arts, look at the work of my friend, Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle.
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You must, as a serious teacher of the martial arts, look at the work of my friend, Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle.
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See these cool cards in the video above; and get the art for them here (you get to print and laminate them yourself). They are, obviously, for young people (as you and I don't have ANYTHING else to learn and/or be reminded of, we're already grown ups!).
We have Ultimate Black Belt Test graduate Jason Gould to thank for them.
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Thanks to Tim Bell of Bell's TKD in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for being the first person to film them!
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Ultimate Black Belt Test Member Gary Engels is a black belt who takes his work seriously. Take, for example, his efforts with the Martial Arts Wisdom Project:
http://vimeo.com/7310510
http://vimeo.com/7304025
http://vimeo.com/7303922
And yes, that's Ultimate Black Belt Test graduate John Kyle in that screen capture.
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Ultimate Black Belt Test Team Member Gary Engels had someone ask him about the value of the UBBT --and this is Gary's Response:Hello sir,
I can't say enough about the ultimate black belt test. It was worth every penny
To Members of the UBBT, Past, Present, and Future:
Your black belt test is your life, period. You are always “testing” –as “testing” is about your own spiritual improvement.
You began your test the first day you walked into a martial arts class.
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I received this note from one of my favorite people today. He’s a graduate of the UBBT –and I’ve been “working on him” to join the upcoming Live Like a Champion Project in 2010.
He wrote:
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Ten Simple Flash Cards, with 10 Simple Messages. That's How We Will Begin.
We (martial arts teachers) are going to start talking to kids about smoking --and why it's not a good idea (actually, we're going to talk about just how absolutely stupid and destructive it is).
So I am looking deeply, all the time, at what we could and should be teaching that is real self-defense
(and I mean REAL).
Why am I doing that?
Because I think teaching "self-defense" is my job (You may think it's your job too).
I'm the martial arts teacher, after all, am I not? I'm not the mechanic, the physician, the accountant, or the butcher --I am a martial arts instructor --and one big "arm" of the martial arts is teaching "self-defense."
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Sometimes the most remarkable things right under your nose --and you don't realize it until much later.
Did you know that Ultimate Black Belt Test Coach Tom Callos is deeply involved with developing new ideas and technology that will forever change (and improve) the way the martial arts world teaches (the way YOU teach)?
The banner you see to the left represents, simply and inexpensively we might add, a new approach to coaching and making classes come alive (even after they are over).
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See Dani's band, Sweetwater Rose here.
Ultimate Black Belt Test graduate Dani Carroll - Kooyman simply excelled in the UBBT process (ask any participant, it isn't easy). In fact, we owe the UBBT "Student Program" to Dani's test.
Here's the story:
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Joe Van Deuren is changing the role of the martial arts teacher in his or her community.
He's a 2 time UBBT member --and a teacher worth watching. Read about some of his work, below:
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Did you know that Ultimate Black Belt Test member Andy Mandell just finished a 10,000 mile walk around the perimeter of the United States for diabetes awareness and education?
Did you know, as a part of his UBBT training, that he (along with Dawn Swidorski) have created an entire program to help martial arts teachers talk about --and teach diabetes education (and it's FREE).
It's the MADDCAP™ (Martial Arts Defeat Diabetes® Community Action Project). See it under "Advocacy and Community" at www.defeatdiabetes.org.
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I love this video -and think it's important for us, as teachers of the martial arts. While it's only UFC World Champion and Live Like a Champion Leader BJ Penn jumping off a tower at our local pool in Hilo, the video expresses FUN. Jumping off that tower is a metaphor for commitment --and this whole "teaching thing" --has to be fun. This video, made for a martial arts site (www.BJPENN.COM), is all about THE JOY OF LIFE.
Let's have our students experience some of THAT through their involvement with our schools. Yes, let's serve and make change --but let's have LOTS OF fun while we do it!
Bravo BJ and team! Bravo!
PS: It's also a lesson in using video to have fun. Let's get our students involved. Life moves fast, let's play!
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