Karate Kids in North Phoenix - Learning about Brain Food

Brain Foods – How Eating Right Can Save Your BrainEating "smart" is important for a healthy brain.

Learn which foods can improve your thinking, creativity and memory.

Our brains work best on the prehistoric diet that shaped their evolution. However, our modern diet is a far cry from that of our ancestors. For generations, hunters and gatherers survived on wide game, wild greens, fruits, berries and roots. The typical western diet, on the other hand, includes large quantities of processed and fast foods.

Jean Carper in her book "Your Miracle Brain" found that, compared to a stone age diet, we consume:

• One tenth the amount of fiber

• A similar amount of carbohydrates but only one quarter as much from fruits and vegetables (the rest tends to be empty calorie sugars)

• One third the amount of potassium and almost seven times the amount of sodium (or a ratio of potassium to sodium of roughly 1-2 instead of the preferred 10-1)

Research has shown that this modern diet hampers mental performance and can lead to serious long term deterioration of our brains. In particular, two of the major culprits in this mental deterioration are too much sugar and too few antioxidants.

How Sugar Affects the Brain

The Problem of Too Much Glucose

Glucose, the form of sugar that circulates in the blood, is critical to optimal functioning of the brain. Indeed, glucose is the brain’s exclusive source of fuel. Deficiencies in glucose levels can cause the brain to slow down and malfunction. This blood sugar comes from the foods we eat, particularly from carbohydrates such as sweets and starches.

The trick is to make sure that we produce the right amount of glucose to suit our brain’s requirements. For instance there is evidence that more glucose is burned when the brain is working hard to solve a problem. So in some cases, a quick boost in blood sugar levels may be helpful when the brain is active. However, the bigger problem for most westerners is not having sufficient glucose but having too much.

The diet of most westerners includes many carbohydrates that are quickly converted to glucose. This constant high level of glucose triggers the production of insulin whose job is to allow the glucose to move from the blood and into the cells where it is needed. If the glucose levels are too high, insufficient insulin can be produced to do the job properly. Over time, the cells react by becoming less sensitive to insulin putting more and more strain on the pancreas to make more insulin. This vicious cycle sets the stage for Type 2 diabetes in adults. It also can lead to a number of conditions that affect cognitive function including a thickening of the carotid artery going to the brain and high blood pressure. It is thought that this high glucose/insulin combination affects IQ levels, memory, learning and general brain function.

Getting the Right Amount of Glucose

So how do we prevent this glucose overload? One of the key methods is to pick foods that are converted to glucose slowly which allows the pancreas to keep up with the insulin needs and prevents the development of insulin resistance. In particular, it is important to choose the carbohydrates you eat carefully. It’s not that all carbohydrates are bad. It’s just that some create sharp rises in blood glucose while others break down gradually and help regulate the flow of glucose to the brain. Not surprisingly, the "fast" or "high glycemic" carbohydrates include items like refined sugars and cookies. But the list of high glycemic foods is not obvious and includes most breads, rice, packaged cereals, and potatoes. On the other hand, foods such as legumes, nuts, pasta, low fat dairy products, most fruits and vegetables are good at delivering a controlled amount of glucose to the cells.

Antioxidants and the Brain

Free radicals are formed when glucose and oxygen are burned. Much has been written about the damage that free radicals can do to the body. However, the brain is particularly susceptible since it burns more oxygen and glucose than any other organ. (and produces lots of free radicals). Free radicals cause problems in the brain by eating through the defensive layers of the brain cells and destroying neurons. It doesn’t help that the neuron membranes are made of fatty acids that react strongly to the free radicals.

Antioxidants are substances that neutralize the free radicals to stop this cell destruction. They include vitamins C & E as well as beta-carotene and many others. The best way to get these antioxidants working for you is by eating lots of fruits and vegetables. In particular the top ten sources of antioxidants are:

1. Prunes

2. Raisons

3. Berries

4. Garlic

5. Spinach

6. Brussels sprouts

7. Plums

8. Alfalfa sprouts

9. Broccoli

10. Beets

Other important antioxidants include:

Lycopene – This potent antioxidant is found in tomatoes and tomato products such as tomato paste, sauce, soup and juice.

Tea – Drinking tea can provide your brain with a quick source of antioxidants. Black or green tea are good but instant teas, bottled teas or herbal teas have little protective value.

Wine – Light drinking (about one drink/day) provides a beneficial level of antioxidants that prevents the decay of brain cells. Red wine in particular, has a high level of antioxidants. On the other hand, excessive drinking is harmful to the brain so you might want to try grape juice as a non-alcoholic alternative.

Chocolate – The good news is that chocolate can be good for you. Pick dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate to maximize the antioxidant content.

It appears that eating "smart" is not only good for general health, but can improve thinking, creativity, learning ability and memory while staving off long term mental deterioration.

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Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

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Providing Instruction/Lessons in Martial Arts, Self Defense, Judo and Karate, for Kids, Teens and Adults in the Cave Creek, Phoenix, Scottsdale and the entire north valley of Arizona since 1991.

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Goshin Kids Quick Defense - Child Safety Workshop

Instilling Confidence is the Best Ways To prevent Child Abduction and Kidnapping

Goshin Kids Quick Defense “Child Safety Workshop”
May 9th 2008 2:00 - 3:30pm

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Phoenix is called the Kidnapping Capital of the USA. and ranked #2 in the world!

Last year there were 368 abductions reported, compared with 117 in 2000. Police say the real number is likely much higher, since many go unreported.

THAT IS ONE MISSING PERSON A DAY!

Is your child going to become the next statistic?
Now is the time to do something. It only takes an instant for a child to be injured or abducted. Empower your children with the knowledge and skills; to help them learn to protect themselves and stay safe.

Confidence is the Key,
One of the best choices for building a child's confidence and self-esteem is professional martial arts training. Our programs are designed to help your child learn and develop life saving self-defense skills, while at the same time building their confidence and self-esteem.

Our seminar is a unique, comprehensive, anti-bully, anti-stranger, anti-predator program that stresses SAFETY! The Goshin Kids Quick Defense “Child Safety Workshop”, was established in 1991 to teach awareness about child safety, and to encourage communication between parents and children.

As a FREE community service, our trained Self Defense Experts will teach your children how to stay safe in today’s fast-paced world as well as how to respond properly to many potentially dangerous situations. .

Kids don’t need to be told the world is a scary place. They watch the news and hear adults talking. Rather they need a class that will walk them through the steps to deal with these situations.

This event is limited to the first 18 kids so CALL TODAY at 480-951-2236 to find out about our Goshin Kids Quick Defense “Child Safety Workshop”

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

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Our Scottsdale Karate Kids are WINNERS not WHINERS

Are you a WINNER or a WHINER?

WINNERS are positive, optimistic, pro active and excited about their goals and activities in life....

WHINERS are negative, pessimistic, re active and love to whine about everything and anything....

WINNERS develop self-discipline in order to bring out their absolute best in themselves and in others....

WHINERS lack discipline of their minds and are often critical of themselves and others....

WINNERS condition their minds and bodies for Peak Performance in and out of the dojo....

WHINERS blame others for their problems and always make excuses for Poor Performance in and out of the dojo....

WINNERS give value to others, they train hard and make a positive contribution to their team....

WHINERS love to moan, groan and complain, and their negative attitude takes away from their team....

WINNERS brighten up a room when they enter....

WHINERS brighten it up as they exit....

CHAMPIONS ARE ALWAYS WINNERS - NEVER WHINERS!

"If you look at the principle of competing as if it were against yourself, you'll see that it's really about self-improvement. Becoming better than you were the day before!"

-- Kyoshi Steve LaVallee

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
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http://www.YourWorthDefending.com/ - Next Women's Self Defense Class - April 25th 2009

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Can Matial Arts build Self Esteem in your Child?

Healthy self-esteem is a child's armor against the challenges of the world. Kids who feel good about themselves seem to have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting negative pressures. They tend to smile more readily and enjoy life. These kids are realistic and generally optimistic.

In contrast, kids with low self-esteem can find challenges to be sources of major anxiety and frustration. Those who think poorly of themselves have a hard time finding solutions to problems. If given to self-critical thoughts such as "I'm no good" or "I can't do anything right," they may become passive, withdrawn, or depressed. Faced with a new challenge, their immediate response is "I can't."

Here's how you can play important role in promoting healthy self-esteem in your child.

What Is Self-Esteem?
Self-esteem is the collection of beliefs or feelings we have about ourselves, our "self-perceptions." How we define ourselves influences our motivations, attitudes, and behaviors and affects our emotional adjustment.

Patterns of self-esteem start very early in life. For example, a toddler who reaches a milestone experiences a sense of accomplishment that bolsters self-esteem. Learning to roll over after dozens of unsuccessful attempts teaches a baby a "can-do" attitude.

The concept of success following persistence starts early. As kids try, fail, try again, fail again, and then finally succeed, they develop ideas about their own capabilities. At the same time, they're creating a self-concept based on interactions with other people. This is why parental involvement is key to helping kids form accurate, healthy self-perceptions.

Self-esteem also can be defined as feelings of capability combined with feelings of being loved. A child who is happy with an achievement but does not feel loved may eventually experience low self-esteem. Likewise, a child who feels loved but is hesitant about his or her own abilities can also end up with low self-esteem. Healthy self-esteem comes when the right balance is reached.

Signs of Unhealthy and Healthy Self-Esteem
Self-esteem fluctuates as kids grow. It's frequently changed and fine-tuned, because it is affected by a child's experiences and new perceptions. So it helps to be aware of the signs of both healthy and unhealthy self-esteem.

Kids with low self-esteem may not want to try new things, and may frequently speak negatively about themselves: "I'm stupid," "I'll never learn how to do this," or "What's the point? Nobody cares about me anyway." They may exhibit a low tolerance for frustration, giving up easily or waiting for somebody else to take over. They tend to be overly critical of and easily disappointed in themselves. Kids with low self-esteem see temporary setbacks as permanent, intolerable conditions, and a sense of pessimism predominates.

Kids with healthy self-esteem tend to enjoy interacting with others. They're comfortable in social settings and enjoys group activities as well as independent pursuits. When challenges arise, they can work toward finding solutions and voice discontent without belittling themselves or others. For example, rather than saying, "I'm an idiot," a child with healthy self-esteem says, "I don't understand this." They know their strengths and weaknesses, and accept them. A sense of optimism prevails.

How Parents Can Help
How can a parent help to foster healthy self-esteem in a child?

These tips can make a big difference:
Watch what you say. Kids are very sensitive to parents' words. Remember to praise your child not only for a job well done, but also for effort. But be truthful. For example, if your child doesn't make the soccer team, avoid saying something like, "Well, next time you'll work harder and make it." Instead, try "Well, you didn't make the team, but I'm really proud of the effort you put into it." Reward effort and completion instead of outcome.

Be a positive role model.

If you're excessively harsh on yourself, pessimistic, or unrealistic about your abilities and limitations, your child may eventually mirror you. Nurture your own self-esteem, and your child will have a great role model.

Identify and redirect your child's inaccurate beliefs.

It's important for parents to identify kids' irrational beliefs about themselves, whether they're about perfection, attractiveness, ability, or anything else. Helping kids set more accurate standards and be more realistic in evaluating themselves will help them have a healthy self-concept. Inaccurate perceptions of self can take root and become reality to kids. For example, a child who does very well in school but struggles with math may say, "I can't do math. I'm a bad student." Not only is this a false generalization, it's also a belief that will set the child up for failure. Encourage kids to see a situation in its true light. A helpful response might be: "You are a good student. You do great in school. Math is just a subject that you need to spend more time on. We'll work on it together."

Be spontaneous and affectionate.

Your love will go a long way to boost your child's self-esteem. Give hugs and tell kids you're proud of them. Pop a note in your child's lunchbox that reads, "I think you're terrific!" Give praise frequently and honestly, without overdoing it. Kids can tell whether something comes from the heart.

Give positive, accurate feedback.

Comments like "You always work yourself up into such a frenzy!" will make kids feel like they have no control over their outbursts. A better statement is, "You were really mad at your brother. But I appreciate that you didn't yell at him or hit him." This acknowledges a child's feelings, rewards the choice made, and encourages the child to make the right choice again next time.

Create a safe, loving home environment.

Kids who don't feel safe or are abused at home will suffer immensely from low self-esteem. A child who is exposed to parents who fight and argue repeatedly may become depressed and withdrawn. Also watch for signs of abuse by others, problems in school, trouble with peers, and other factors that may affect kids' self-esteem. Deal with these issues sensitively but swiftly. And always remember to respect your kids.

Help kids become involved in constructive experiences. Activities that encourage cooperation rather than competition are especially helpful in fostering self-esteem. For example, mentoring programs in which an older child helps a younger one learn to read can do wonders for both kids.
Finding a Karate School or Martial Arts Academy that will Help
If you suspect your child has low self-esteem, consider finding a Karate School or Martial Arts Academy to help. Karate School can work on Building self esteem and help your child feel good about himself or herself.

Lessons in Martial Arts can help a kids learn to view themselves and the world positively. When kids see themselves in a more realistic light, they can accept who they truly are.

With a little help, every child can develop healthy self-esteem for a happier, more fulfilling life.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/self_esteem.html

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain cool and unruffled under all circumstances." - Thomas Jefferson

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.GoshinGear.com/

http://www.YourWorthDefending.com/

Providing Instruction/Lessons in Martial Arts, Self Defense, Judo and Karate, for Kids, Teens and Adults in the Cave Creek, Phoenix, Scottsdale and the entire north valley of Arizona since 1991.

Self Defense like Miss Congeniality

If all else fails, go for the four sensitive areas of the body.
But just remember to "sing."
S-I-N-G.
Solar plexus, Instep...
...Nose, Groin!
Sing.

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Women's SELF DEFENSE
Quick Defense Classes

Goshin Karate & Judo Academy is offering an exciting class for women called the Quick Defense Women's Self Protection "Crash Course". This course is a three hour, no frills, self-defense training course for women of the general public, ages fourteen and above. It is designed to teach self-defense techniques to those who otherwise would not enroll in a martial arts school. It's easy to learn, practical, and safe to practice.

Next Class - April 25, 2009

Course Specifics: Our program consists of one three hour class. The program is presented at the Goshin facility at 6245 E. Bell Road, #120 Scottsdale, AZ. 85254, which is fully equipped with a variety of pads, mats, training dummies, and other equipment.

Courses are scheduled periodically throughout the year. We also offer classes for corporations, schools, and other groups. Class size is limited to no more than 15 participants so get signed up early. Investment for the program is $59.95 for level I and $49.95 for level II. A full non-refundable payment must be received at the time of registration.

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.GoshinGear.com/

http://www.YourWorthDefending.com/

Karate Kids in Scottsdale learning about Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee's most famous quotes


On JKD
Jeet Kune Do is training and discipline towards the ultimate reality in combat.Jeet Kune-Do is the only non-classical style of Chinese Kung Fu in existence today. It is simple in its execution, although not so simple to explain. Jeet means 'to stop, to stem, to intercept,' while Kune means 'fist' or 'style,' and Do means 'the way' or 'the ultimate reality.' In other words--'The Way of the Intercepting Fist.'

On JKD not being a style
I have not invented a "new style," composite, modified or otherwise that is set within distinct form as apart from "this" method or "that" method. On the contrary, I hope to free my followers from clinging to styles, patterns, or molds. Remember that Jeet Kune Do is merely a name used, a mirror in which to see "ourselves". . . Jeet Kune Do is not an organized institution that one can be a member of. Either you understand or you don't, and that is that. There is no mystery about my style. My movements are simple, direct and non-classical. The extraordinary part of it lies in its simplicity. Every movement in Jeet Kune-Do is being so of itself. There is nothing artificial about it. I always believe that the easy way is the right way. Jeet Kune-Do is simply the direct expression of one's feelings with the minimum of movements and energy. The closer to the true way of Kung Fu, the less wastage of expression there is.Finally, a Jeet Kune Do man who says Jeet Kune Do is exclusively Jeet Kune Do is simply not with it. He is still hung up on his self-closing resistance, in this case anchored down to reactionary pattern, and naturally is still bound by another modified pattern and can move within its limits. He has not digested the simple fact that truth exists outside all molds; pattern and awareness is never exclusive.Again let me remind you Jeet Kune Do is just a name used, a boat to get one across, and once across it is to be discarded and not to be carried on one's back.

On martial arts styles
To reach the masses, some sort of big organization (whether) domestic and foreign branch affiliation, is not necessary. To reach the growing number of students, some sort of pre-conformed set must be established as standards for the branch to follow. As a result all members will be conditioned according to the prescribed system. Many will probably end up as a prisoner of a systematized drill.Styles tend to not only separate men - because they have their own doctrines and then the doctrine became the gospel truth that you cannot change. But if you do not have a style, if you just say: Well, here I am as a human being, how can I express myself totally and completely? Now, that way you won't create a style, because style is a crystallization. That way, it's a process of continuing growth. To me totality is very important in sparring. Many styles claim this totality. They say that they can cope with all types of attacks; that their structures cover all the possible lines and angles, and are capable of retaliation from all angles and lines. If this is true, then how did all the different styles come about? If they are in totality, why do some use only the straight lines, others the round lines, some only kicks, and why do still others who want to be different just flap and flick their hands? To me a system that clings to one small aspect of combat is actually in bondage.This statement expresses my feelings perfectly: 'In memory of a once fluid man, crammed and distorted by the classical mess.'

On adapting to each student
I believe in having a few pupils at one time as it requires a constant alert observation of each individual in order to establish a direct relationship. A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine... each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly changing and constantly adapting.A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favourite pattern; a good teacher functions as a pointer, exposing his student's vulnerability (and) causing him to explore both internally and finally integrating himself with his being. Martial art should not be passed out indiscriminately.

On creating your personal way of fighting
Learn the principle, abide by the principle, and dissolve the principle. In short, enter a mold without being caged in it. Obey the principle without being bound by it. LEARN, MASTER AND ACHIEVE!!! Knowledge in martial arts actually means self-knowledge. A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing. The understanding of JKD is through personal feeling from movement to movement in the mirror of the relationship and not through a process of isolation. To be is to be related. To isolate is death. To me, ultimately, martial arts means honestly expressing yourself. Now, it is very difficult to do. It has always been very easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, and be flooded with a cocky feeling and feel pretty cool and all that. I can make all kinds of phoney things. Blinded by it. Or I can show some really fancy movement. But to experience oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly, now that is very hard to do.

On the mental attitudes of combat
Question: What are your thoughts when facing an opponent?Bruce: There is no opponent.Question: Why is that?Bruce: Because the word ''l'' does not exist.A good fight should be like a small play...but played seriously. When the opponent expands, l contract. When he contracts, l expand. And when there is an opportunity... l do not hit...it hits all by itself (shows his fist).Any technique, however worthy and desirable, becomes a disease when the mind is obsessed with it.

On the power of the fluid
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.




Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.

On reacting to the opponent
The highest technique is to have no technique. My technique is a result of your technique; my movement is a result of your movement.A good JKD man does not oppose force or give way completely. He is pliable as a spring; he is the complement and not the opposition to his opponent’s strength. He has no technique; he makes his opponent's technique his technique. He has no design; he makes opportunity his design.One should not respond to circumstance with artificial and "wooden" prearrangement. Your action should be like the immediacy of a shadow adapting to its moving object. Your task is simply to complete the other half of the oneness spontaneously.In combat, spontaneity rules; rote performance of technique perishes.

On readiness
Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible. It is being "wholly" and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.The danger of training with the heavy bag is that it doesn't react to one’s attack and sometimes there is a tendency to thoughtlessness. One will punch the bag carelessly, and would be vulnerable in a real situation if this became a habit.

On simplicity
In JKD, one does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick no longer a kick. Now that I've understood the art, a punch is just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. The height of cultivation is really nothing special. It is merely simplicity; the ability to express the utmost with the minimum. It is the halfway cultivation that leads to ornamentation. Jeet Kune-Do is basically a sophisticated fighting style stripped to its essentials.Art is the expression of the self. The more complicated and restricted the method, the less the opportunity for expression of one's original sense of freedom. Though they play an important role in the early stage, the techniques should not be too mechanical, complex or restrictive. If we cling blindly to them, we shall eventually become bound by their limitations. Remember, you are expressing the techniques and not doing the techniques. If somebody attacks you, your response is not Technique No.1, Stance No. 2, Section 4, Paragraph 5. Instead you simply move in like sound and echo, without any deliberation. It is as though when I call you, you answer me, or when I throw you something, you catch it. It's as simple as that - no fuss, no mess. In other words, when someone grabs you, punch him. To me a lot of this fancy stuff is not functional.A martial artist who drills exclusively to a set pattern of combat is losing his freedom. He is actually becoming a slave to a choice pattern and feels that the pattern is the real thing. It leads to stagnation because the way of combat is never based on personal choice and fancies, but constantly changes from moment to moment, and the disappointed combatant will soon find out that his 'choice routine' lacks pliability. There must be a 'being' instead of a 'doing' in training. One must be free. Instead of complexity of form, there should be simplicity of expression.To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is. In building a statue, a sculptor doesn't keep adding clay to his subject. Actually, he keeps chiselling away at the inessentials until the truth of its creation is revealed without obstructions. Thus, contrary to other styles, being wise in Jeet Kune-Do doesn't mean adding more; it means to minimize, in other words to hack away the unessential.It is not daily increase but daily decrease; hack away the unessential.

On form, no - form
Too much horsing around with unrealistic stances and classic forms and rituals is just too artificial and mechanical, and doesn't really prepare the student for actual combat. A guy could get clobbered while getting into this classical mess. Classical methods like these, which I consider a form of paralysis, only solidify and constrain what was once fluid. Their practitioners are merely blindly rehearsing routines and stunts that will lead nowhere.I believe that the only way to teach anyone proper self-defence is to approach each individual personally. Each one of us is different and each one of us should be taught the correct form. By correct form I mean the most useful techniques the person is inclined toward. Find his ability and then develop these techniques. I don't think it is important whether a side kick is performed with the heel higher than the toes, as long as the fundamental principle is not violated. Most classical martial arts training is a mere imitative repetition - a product - and individuality is lost.When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water. When one has no form, one can be all forms; when one has no style, he can fit in with any style.

On efficiency and flexibility
In primary freedom, one utilizes all ways and is bound by none, and likewise uses any techniques or means which serves one's end. Efficiency is anything that scores. Efficiency in sparring and fighting is not a matter of correct classical, traditional form. Efficiency is anything that scores. Creating fancy forms and classical sets to replace sparring is like trying to wrap and tie a pound of water into a manageable shape of paper sack. For something that is static, fixed, dead, there can be a way or a definite path; but not for anything that is moving and living. In sparring there's no exact path or method, but instead a perceptive, pliable, choice-less awareness. It lives from moment to moment.When in actual combat, you're not fighting a corpse. Your opponent is a living, moving object who is not in a fixed position, but fluid and alive. Deal with him realistically, not as though you're fighting a robot. Traditionally, classical form and efficiency are both equally important. I'm not saying form is not important - economy of form that is - but to me, efficiency is anything that scores. Don't indulge in any unnecessary, sophisticated moves. You'll get clobbered if you do, and in a street fight you'll have your shirt zipped off you.

On the tools of the trade
I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient. It is true that the mental aspect of kung-fu is the desired end; however, to achieve this end, technical skill must come first.The techniques, though they play an important role in the early stage, should not be too restrictive, complex or mechanical. If we cling to them, we will become bound by their limitation. Remember, you are expressing the technique, and not doing Technique number two, Stance three, Section four? Practice all movements slow and fast, soft and hard; the effectiveness of Jeet Kune-Do depends on split-second timing and reflexive action, which can be achieved only through repetitious practice.When performing the movements, always use your imagination. Picture your adversary attacking, and use Jeet Kune-Do techniques in response to this imagined attack. As these techniques become more innate, new meaning will begin to emerge and better techniques can be formulated.

On fitness
In Jeet Kune-Do, physical conditioning is a must for all martial artists. If you are not physically fit, you have no business doing any hard sparring. To me, the best exercise for this is running. Running is so important that you should keep it up during your lifetime. What time of the day you run is not important as long as you run. In the beginning you should jog easily and then gradually increase the distance and tempo, and finally include sprints to develop your 'wind.'
Let me give you a bit of warning: just because you get very good at your training it should not go to your head that you are an expert. Remember, actual sparring is the ultimate, and the training is, only a means toward this. Besides running, one should also do exercises for the stomach - sit-ups, leg raises, etc. Too often one of those big-belly masters will tell you that his internal power has sunk to his stomach; he's not kidding, it is sunk and gone! To put it bluntly, he is nothing but fat and ugly.

On toughness
A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard.Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life. Do not be concerned with escaping safely - lay your life before him.

On sparring
The main characteristic JKD is the absence of the usual classical passive blocking. Blocking is the least efficient. Jeet Kune-Do is offensive; it's alive and it's free.The combatant should be alive in sparring, throwing punches and kicks from all angles, and should not be a co-operative robot. Like water, sparring should be formless. Pour water into a cup, it becomes part of the cup. Pour it into a bottle; it becomes part of the bottle. Try to kick or punch it, it is resilient; clutch it and it will yield without hesitation. In fact, it will escape as pressure is being applied to it. How true it is that nothingness cannot be confined. The softest thing cannot be snapped.There is nothing better than free-style sparring in the practice of any combative art. In sparring you should wear suitable protective equipment and go all out. Then you can truly learn the correct timing and distance for the delivery of the kicks, punches, etc. It is a good idea to spar with all types of individuals--tall, short, fast, clumsy. Yes, at times a clumsy fellow will mess up a better man because his awkwardness serves as a sort of broken rhythm. The best sparring partner, though, is a quick, strong man who does not know anything; a madman who goes all out, scratching, grabbing, grappling, punching, kicking, and so on.The first rule is to keep yourself well covered at all times and never leave yourself open while sparring around the bag. By all means use your footwork--side stepping, feinting, varying your kicks and blows to the bag. Do not shove or flick at it. Explode through it and remember that the power of the kick and punch comes from the correct contact at the right spot and at the right moment with the body in perfect position; not, as many people think, from the vigor with which the kicks or blows are delivered.The old-fashioned punching speed bag teaches you to hit straight and square; if you don't hit it straight the bag will not return directly to you. Besides learning footwork, you can hit the bag upward too. Another important function is that after the delivery of the punch, the bag will return instantaneously and this will teach you to be alert and to recover quickly. The bag should not be hit in a rhythmic motion but instead in a broken rhythm. Actually fight the bag as if it is your opponent.To develop proper distance and penetration against a moving target, use a partner equipped either with a body protector or an air bag. He can either stand still and take the brunt of the kick, or he can back away from the attack. The former teaches proper application of the kick, especially valuable in teaching beginners. The latter training is to teach penetration. As soon as your partner thinks you will attack, he tries to back away as fast as possible. This practice is valuable to both men; one learns to penetrate and the other to back away quickly. The body protector is sometimes used for sharpening the attack. The partner will not attack but will maintain a correct distance in a ready fighting pose. As you begin to attack, he will try to counter, block, or move away. You will have almost the actual feeling of hitting your opponent in a real situation.

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The Karate Kid meets Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus, who recently complained to some radio hosts about how celebs should take the time to gratify fans with their personal attention, put her money where her mouth was yesterday.

After leaving a private Pilates session in Los Angeles, she halted to pose with a very young—and very cute—fan.

The little man was decked out in a karate class uniform—or gi, as it is called by dojo-dwellers.
Judging from the look on the kid's face, the photo was probably taken more for an excited parent's benefit than for the pint-size heir to the Karate Kid throne. Or maybe he was just trying to psyche the Hannah Montana star out with his stone-faced appearance of indifference.

Either way, it's nice to see that Cyrus isn't afraid to kick it with her fans. As long as her fans don't kick back.

She is always welcome to stop by our karate school here in Scottsdale Arizona.

http://www.celebuzz.com/miley-cyrus-meets-karate-kid-s92541/

Roger

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How do the Karate Kids deal with thier anger?

Tamimg the Temper

Your mom just told you there's no way she's letting you out of the house until you clean your room. What starts out as mild annoyance (now you'll be late for Amber's party) turns into red-hot anger as you pick up the magazines and dishes from your floor. How dare she? You're not a child! Before you know it, you've kicked a big dent in your closet door, broken a dish, and yelled at your sister. Now you're grounded for the whole weekend — plus, you feel terrible about the way you acted.

So why did you fly off the handle so quickly? And why are there days when you feel like you just wake up angry?

Some of it may be the changes your body's going through: All those hormones you hear so much about can cause mood swings and confused emotions. Some of it may be stress: People who are under a lot of pressure tend to get angry more easily. Part of it may be your personality: You may be someone who feels your emotions intensely or tends to act impulsively or lose control. And part of it may be your role models: Maybe you've seen other people in your family blow a fuse when they're mad.

No matter what pushes your buttons, one thing is certain — you're sure to get angry sometimes. Everyone does. Anger is a normal emotion, and there's nothing wrong with feeling mad. What counts is how you handle it (and yourself) when you're angry.

Tools to Tame a Temper: Self-Awareness and Self-Control
Because anger can be powerful, managing it is sometimes challenging. It takes plenty of self-awareness and self-control to manage angry feelings. And these skills take time to develop.
Self-awareness is the ability to notice what you're feeling and thinking, and why. Little kids aren't very aware of what they feel, they just act it out in their behavior. That's why you see them having tantrums when they're mad. But teens have the mental ability to be self-aware. When you get angry, take a moment to notice what you're feeling and thinking.

Self-control is all about thinking before you act. It puts some precious seconds or minutes between feeling a strong emotion and taking an action you'll regret.

Together, self-awareness and self-control allow you to have more choice about how to act when you're feeling an intense emotion like anger.

Getting Ready to Make a Change
Deciding to get control of your anger — rather than letting it control you — means first taking a good hard look at the ways you've been reacting when you get mad. Do you tend to yell and scream or say hurtful, mean, disrespectful things? Do you throw things, kick or punch walls, break stuff? Hit someone, hurt yourself, or push and shove others around?

For most people who have trouble harnessing a hot temper, reacting like this is not what they want. They feel ashamed by their behavior and don't think it reflects the real them, their best selves.

Everyone can change — but only when they want to. If you want to make a big change in how you're handling your anger, think about what you'll gain from that change. More self-respect? More respect from other people? Less time feeling annoyed and frustrated? A more relaxed approach to life? Remembering why you want to make the change can help.

It can also help to remind yourself that making a change takes time, practice, and patience. It won't happen all at once. Managing anger is about developing new skills and new responses. As with any skill, like playing basketball or learning the piano, it helps to practice over and over again.

The Five-Step Approach to Managing Anger
If something happens that makes you feel angry (like not being allowed to go to a party until you clean your room), this approach can help you manage your reaction. It's called a problem-solving approach because you start with the problem you're mad about. Then you weigh your choices and decide what you'll do.

Each step involves asking yourself a couple of questions, then answering them based on your particular situation. Let's take the example from the start of this article: Your mom has just told you to clean your room or stay home. You really want to go to that party. The red-hot anger starts building.

Here's what to do:
1) Identify the problem (self-awareness).

Start by noticing what you're angry about and why. Put into words what's making you upset so you can act rather than react.

Ask yourself: What's got me angry? What am I feeling and why? You can do this either in your mind or out loud, but it needs to be clear and specific. For example: "I'm really angry at Mom because she won't let me go to the party until I clean my room. It's not fair!" Your feeling is anger, and you're feeling angry because you might not get to go to the party.

Notice that this is not the same as saying, "Mom's so unfair to me." That statement doesn't identify the specific problem (that you can't go to the party until you clean your room) and it doesn't say how you're feeling (angry).

2) Think of potential solutions before responding (self-control).

This is where you stop for a minute to give yourself time to manage your anger. It's also where you start thinking of how you might react — but without reacting yet.

Ask yourself: What can I do? Think of at least three things. For example, in this situation you might think:

(a) I could yell at Mom and throw a fit.

(b) I could clean my room and then ask if I could go to the party.

(c) I could sneak out to the party anyway.

3) Consider the consequences of each solution (think it through).

This is where you think about what is likely to result from each of the different reactions you came up with.

Ask yourself: What will happen for each one of these options? For example:
(a) Yelling at your mom may get you in worse trouble or even grounded.

(b) Cleaning your room takes work and you may get to the party late (but hey, arriving late may add to your mystique). With this option, you get to go to the party and your room's clean so you don't have to worry about it for a while.
(c) Sneaking out may seem like a real option in the heat of anger. But when you really think it through, it's pretty unlikely you'd get away with being gone for hours with no one noticing. And when you do get caught — look out!

4) Make a decision (pick one of your options).

This is where you take action by choosing one of the three things you could do. Look at the list and pick the one that is likely to be most effective.

Ask yourself: What's my best choice? By the time you've thought it through, you're probably past yelling at your mom, which is a knee-jerk response. You may have also decided that sneaking out is too risky. Neither of these options is likely to get you to the party. So option (b) probably seems like the best choice.

Once you choose your solution, then it's time to act.

5) Check your progress. After you've acted and the situation is over, spend some time thinking about how it went.

Ask yourself: How did I do? Did things work out as I expected? If not, why not? Am I satisfied with the choice I made? Taking some time to reflect on how things worked out after it's all over is a very important step. It helps you learn about yourself and it allows you to test which problem-solving approaches work best in different situations.

Give yourself a pat on the back if the solution you chose worked out well. If it didn't, go back through the five steps and see if you can figure out why.

These five steps are pretty simple when you're calm, but are much tougher to work through when you're angry or sad (kind of like in basketball practice when making baskets is much easier than in a real game when the pressure is on!). So it helps to practice over and over again.

Other Ways to Manage Anger

The five-step approach is good when you're in a particular situation that's got you mad and you need to decide what action to take. But other things can help you manage anger too.
Try these things even if you're not mad right now to help prevent angry feelings from building up inside.

Exercise. Go for a walk/run, work out, or go play a sport. Lots of research has shown that exercise is a great way to improve your mood and decrease negative feelings.

Listen to music (with your headphones on). Music has also been shown to change a person's mood pretty quickly. And if you dance, then you're exercising and it's a two-for-one.

Write down your thoughts and emotions. You can write things in lots of ways; for example, in a journal or as your own poetry or song lyrics. After you've written it down, you can keep it or throw it away — it doesn't matter. The important thing is, writing down your thoughts and feelings can improve how you feel. When you notice, label, and release feelings as they show up in smaller portions, they don't have a chance to build up inside.

Draw. Scribbling, doodling, or sketching your thoughts or feelings might help too.

Meditate or practice deep breathing. This one works best if you do it regularly, as it's more of an overall stress management technique that can help you use self-control when you're mad. If you do this regularly, you'll find that anger is less likely to build up.

Talk about your feelings with someone you trust. Lots of times there are other emotions, such as fear or sadness, beneath anger. Talking about them can help.

Distract yourself. If you find yourself stewing about something and just can't seem to let go, it can help to do something that will get your mind past what's bugging you — watch TV, read, or go to the movies.

These ideas can be helpful for two reasons:
They help you cool down when you feel like your anger might explode. When you need to cool down, do one or more of the activities in the list above. Think of these as alternatives to taking an action you'll regret, such as yelling at someone. Some of them, like writing down feelings, can help you release tension and begin the thinking process at the same time.

They help you manage anger in general. What if there's no immediate problem to solve — you simply need to shift into a better mood? Sometimes when you're angry, you just need to stop dwelling on how mad you are.

When to Ask for Extra Help
Sometimes anger is a sign that more is going on. People who have frequent trouble with anger, who get in fights or arguments, who get punished, who have life situations that give them reason to often be angry may need special help to get a problem with anger under control.

Tell your parents, a teacher, a counselor, or another adult you trust if any of these things have been happening:

You have a lasting feeling of anger over things that have either happened to you in the past or are going on now.

You feel irritable, grumpy, or in a bad mood more often than not.
You feel consistent anger or rage at yourself.
You feel anger that lasts for days or makes you want to hurt yourself or someone else.
You're often getting into fights or arguments.

These could be signs of depression or something else — and you shouldn't have to handle that alone.

Anger is a strong emotion. It can feel overwhelming at times. Learning how to deal with strong emotions — without losing control — is part of becoming more mature. It takes a little effort, a little practice, and a little patience, but you can get there if you want to.

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/deal_with_anger.html

Roger

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Vitamin D is good for the Karate Kids

Lack of vitamin D linked to teen health problems

New research in teenagers links low levels of vitamin D to high blood pressure and high blood sugar, which can lead to ominous early health problems. The "sunshine" vitamin is needed to keep bones strong, but recent research has linked vitamin D to other possible health benefits. The teen study confirms results seen in adults, linking low levels with risk factors for heart disease, the researchers said.

Teens in the study with the lowest vitamin D levels were more than twice as likely to have high blood pressure and high blood sugar. They were also four times more likely to have metabolic syndrome, defined as have three of more conditions that contribute to heart disease and diabetes — including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, big waists and high cholesterol.
The study's leader, Jared Reis of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said more research will be needed to determine if vitamin D is really behind the health problems and whether getting more would make a difference.

"We're showing strong associations that need to be followed up," he said.

The findings were being presented Wednesday at an American Heart Association conference in Palm Harbor, Fla.

A former president of the heart group said there's much to be learned about the apparent connection.

"We're at the tip of the iceberg," said Dr. Robert Eckel.

The body makes vitamin D when exposed to sunlight's ultraviolet rays. Getting about 15 minutes of sunlight a few times a week is generally enough. Vitamin D is also in fortified foods like milk and in salmon and other oily fish.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently doubled its recommended amount of vitamin D for children and teens to 400 units daily — the equivalent of drinking four cups of milk. The pediatricians group said kids who don't get enough should take vitamin supplements.
The teen study looked at about 3,600 boys and girls ages 12 to 19 who took part in a government health survey from 2001 to 2004. The researchers used measurements of vitamin D from blood tests.

On average, none of the teens were getting enough vitamin D. Whites had the highest levels, blacks had the lowest levels and Mexican-Americans had levels in between.

One reason for the difference, experts say, could be that it takes fair skin less time to absorb vitamin D from the sun than darker skin. Also, Reis said, blacks may be skipping milk because they are more likely to be lactose intolerant.

Dr. Randal Thomas, director of the cardiovascular health clinic at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said that it's likely that vitamin D deficiencies in teens stem from unhealthy diets and lack of exercise outdoors.

"If their diet includes chips and soft drinks, they're probably not getting enough vitamin D," said Thomas.

Experts say there are many questions that still need to be answered about vitamin D, including how much people need.

"As time goes on, we're getting a better idea of what we need and how it's functioning in our bodies," said Adrian Gombart, a vitamin D researcher at Oregon State University.

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Adrian Gombart, a vitamin D researcher at Oregon State University, stated that the new recommendations are conservative and safe, but that 400 units daily is “probably not enough.” Gombart’s research with human tissue has shown that vitamin D helps to increase levels of protein that kills bacteria. He said that many experts believe that between 800 and 1,000 units of vitamin D daily would be more effective at helping fight disease.

Since very few foods in nature contain vitamin D, fortified foods provide most of the nutrient in the American diet. For example, almost all of the U.S. milk supply is fortified with 100 IU/cup and ready-to-eat breakfast cereals often contain added vitamin D, as do some brands of orange juice, yogurt, and margarine.

Roger

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North Phoenix Karate School Instructor shares ways to "Feel Alive Again"

Seven Ways to Feel Alive Again, 0ne For Each Day of the Week

1. Go for a walk.
Walking is a form of exercise that most people can manage quite easily. Try to find a safe tranquil place, preferably somewhere you can admire the environment around you. Some people enjoy the countryside, others the ocean, whatever your preference take some time out of your busy life to enjoy some a little exercise. You will feel better after a walk as exercise stimulates the mind and the body.

2. Talk To Someone New.
In this day and age of busy full lives it is difficult staying in touch with the friends we already have, however friendships can become stale and boring. Why not add to your friendship circle by making a new friend, it could be the person you have noticed on your route to work each morning for the past year, or someone totally new maybe online or an even easier one is to make friends with one of your existing friends. It's as simple as saying "we seem to keep running into one another, why don't we exchange contact details". Making a new friend broadens our experience and adds another dimension, it can open up a whole new world.

3. Treat Yourself to Something you like.
Why not treat yourself to that special something. It doesn't have to be expensive, it could be that chocolate bar you have been craving or that new item of clothing you have been looking at for weeks. The cost is irrelevant, it is the act of doing something for you which is important. When you buy it tell yourself how much you deserve it, how hard you have worked for it, most of all enjoy it and savour it. You Do deserve it!

4. Treat Someone Special To A Small Gift.
We all like presents no matter what the value of the gift. There is truth in the saying "It is better to give than to receive". Seeing the delight on someone's face when you show kindness is one of lifes pleasures. It will make you feel good and the person receiving will feel good too. It is also likely that you will make someones day, in the future they are likely to do the same in return.

5. Stop Complaining.
Complaining about how things are and the things that go wrong is an easy habit to fall into. It can make us bitter and if unchecked can make us difficult to be around. For a whole day try to be positive about everything, see if anyone notices a difference, see how easy it is to be more positive. This exercise will help you to see that you can actually decide each day when you wake up, what kind of day you are going to have. It can actually be a decision that can have an impact on your day and your whole attitude to life.

6. Clean the Clutter.
Sometimes having too much stuff drains our energy, we can feel lost in a mass of things we do not need. A good rule of thumb is to donate to a charity, anything you have not used ina year. The charity will benefit and someone will find a use for your unrequired items, you will have more space to live and you will feel cleansed by refreshing the space you live in. To avoid feeling overwhelmed, take Thirty minutes each day to tackle one area, when the time is up, just leave it until the next day. You'll feel successful and your clutter will be gone in no time at all. Think of all the energy you'll free up to enjoy your life.

7. Decide To Do Something To Improve Your Health And Do It!
This could be something as simple as reducing the amount of salt or sugar you have with your meals or in your tea or coffee. This small change, will over time have a huge positive affect on your health, you will actually feel the benefits in relatively short timescales. Decide and Do It!
Feeling stuck in a rut can leave you unmotivated and uninspired. If you find yourself in a rut, use these Seven ideas to feel alive again. Simple changes can help you to feel energized, happier, and living life the way you really want to.

"Live the Life you want".

Paul Parkin - Online Humanistic Counselling and Therapy.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Seven-Ways-to-Feel-Alive-Again,-0ne-For-Each-Day-of-the-Week&id=2071700

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step".

Roger

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Karate Dojo in Scottsdale discuss the seriousness of bullying

Fear of bullying is stopping some children getting an education, a new report by the Children's Commissioner says.

In the report, to be officially released tomorrow at a school violence summit, Commissioner Cindy Kiro said bullying was a problem in all schools. "Yes even Paridise Valley and North Scottsdale" The report was states " that school violence is affecting the welfare of a many students.

The report recommended changes to the school system and offered a "comprehensive guide to understanding and successfully dealing with bullying and violence in schools", she said.
Dr Kiro said the report revealed the impact of not addressing bullying was far reaching and linked to future difficulties in life. In the short-term, studies showed victims of bullying suffered higher than normal absenteeism and early school dropout rates.

"Students cannot learn effectively if they are physically or verbally abused, victims of violence or bullying, or if their school is unsafe," she said.

Bullying also extended beyond the school gate via the internet and cellphones, she said.
"The extensive reach of these forms of bullying often mean the victim gets no respite and the bullying is not restricted to time at school but is ongoing."

Bullying was not gender specific, as girls were just as likely (if not Mre likely) to fight as boys, but the effect of appearance-related teasing was often more enduring in girls, Dr Kiro said.

"This report is not to blame and shame. While there are indications that some schools are not dealing with this problem appropriately, more schools than not are committed to providing a safe environment and have clear whole school policies and procedures to ensure the issue of bullying is addressed," she said.

But schools could not afford to be complacent as the environment changed from year to year.
"This inquiry is focused on the way forward, with solutions and equipping teachers and schools with information on how to deal with bullying when it happens."

The report's key finding was that schools that worked to improve their social environment, rather than focusing on the bullies, were the most effective.

Recommendations to schools included student and teacher training on responding to violence or bullying, setting up a safe and confidential reporting system and communicating with parents, police and other agencies.

It also suggested schools made lunch breaks shorter and stagger bell times for different classes to limit the number of children unsupervised at any one time. The inquiry warned that victims could sue teachers and schools that were slack in dealing with bullying.

"We stress that aggressive, violent and bullying antisocial behaviour will only be effectively reduced when the intervention involves an ongoing commitment at multiple levels," Dr Kiro said.
There was no easy solution to bullying... but if you would like to discuss how Goshin Karate & Judo Academy can help your son or daughter, give us a call.

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5391191/report-highlights-seriousness-bullying/

Roger

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Scottsdale Karate Kids with Attitude

Attitude is a way of looking at life; a way of thinking, feeling or behaving.

Dear Parents,

A positive attitude is so important in today’s world. Having a positive attitude means focusing on the good things in life and not dwelling on the negative. This helps people cope with daily stresses and reduces destructive thinking. However, children aren’t born with a positive attitude; it is something that is developed. As parents and caregivers, we can help children develop positive attitudes about life that will help them as they face the challenges associated with growing up.

What can parents and caregivers do to help their children develop a positive attitude?

Use “I can!” instead of “I can’t!” Instead of saying, “I can’t do this!” say, “I may not be able to do this now, but I bet with practice, I’ll have it down soon!” I like to say "I have a challenge with that" I can over come a challenge! If you say you can't. Gouess what - YOU CAN'T.

We teach internal dialogue control.

These are the things that we say to ourselves inside our heads. Children need to learn that when they start thinking negatively about themselves or situations, they can stop and think of something positive about themselves or their situation. Instead of saying, “I’m stupid, because I can’t understand the math,” teach your child to find the solution. “Just because I need extra help, it doesn’t mean I’m stupid. I’ll ask my mom or teacher to go over it again and then I’ll practice it until I understand it.”

Being positive is a choice. When you are mad or unhappy, you have chosen to react that way. People and situations can make us feel badly but we choose whether or not to dwell on it and allow it to change our mood.

Find reasons to smile and laugh. Tell jokes, watch funny movies, tell stories. Smiling and laughing actually change your brain chemistry and make you feel better. A home full of laughter is a happy home.

Our word of the week/Mat Chat or powerful word lessons this month will cover:

“Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”
William James

“Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?”
Dennis and Wendy Mannering

“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”
Francesca Reigler

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”
Winston Churchill

Provided courtesy of the Martial Arts Industry Association

See you in class.

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
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Karate Students in Arizona - Do or Do Not! There is No “Try”

Do or Do Not! There is No “Try”

This is what the famous master Yoda said to his apprentice Luke Skywalker when Luke was on the verge of quitting. Students of the Martial Arts and people in all walks of life use negative words quite often: “I can’t do it;” “I hate it;” “I am ugly, fat or terrible:” “I am weak;” etc. The interesting thing is the English language has many words to describe quitting, failing, sadness, anger, but fewer words to describe success and happiness.

Your mind often plays tricks on you, telling you things that are not true. You build a false picture in your own mind and it changes your attitude. Have you ever heard that the brain is like a muscle and in order for it to grow you have to work it? This is a practice of training the mind.

In order to build muscles you need to work them regularly; in order to build discipline you need to practice it regularly; in order to have a strong mind you need to practice exercises that build it regularly. Often when we are tired, we get frustrated and our level of anger rises to the surface. But when we love someone we have more tolerance, and when we feel good, almost anything can be accomplished and our level of patience is at an all time high. In order to be a success in life, you need to master your own mind. You’ll find that most people who experience success have mastered their minds.

The thing about life, it is not easy!

Sometimes when you trying to sleep at night, your mind jumps around from thought to thought, as though it was a wild monkey jumping from tree to tree. After some time you may have had so many thoughts that you couldn’t keep track of them. You are learning to focus and which helps you control your thoughts. Imagine if you could be positive on a daily basis without letting anything negative affect your attitude – how much more productive would you be? Our goal must be to take the mental practices we need to work on and exercise them on a daily basis in order to strengthen our brains, just as we strengthen the muscles by going to karate class.

“...to be a success in life, you have to master your own mind.”

"...Success is failure turned inside out, you never know how close you are, it maybe nearer when it seems afar, so stick to the fight when your hardest hit, its when things seem worse, you must not quit."

By Allie Alberigo

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
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Karate Kids in Scottsdale are learning how to Read a Food Label

March is National Nutrition Month

Lets me spend a minute to help our Karate Students here in North Phoenix learn how to read a food Label

Nutrition Labeling --Applicable Foods
Under Federal rules, nutrition labeling is required for most foods. In addition, voluntary nutrition information is available for many raw foods: the 20 most frequently eaten raw fruits, vegetables and fish each, under FDA's voluntary point-of-purchase nutrition information program, and the 45 best-selling cuts of meat, under USDA's program.

Nutrition Information Panel
Under the label's "Nutrition Facts" panel, manufacturers are required to provide information on certain nutrients. The required nutrients were selected because they address today's health concerns. The order in which they must appear reflects the priority of current dietary recommendations.The mandatory (bold) and voluntary components and the order in which they must appear are:

• total calories

• calories from fat

• calories from saturated fat

• total fat

• saturated fat

• polyunsaturated fat

• monounsaturated fat

• cholesterol

• sodium

• potassium

• total carbohydrate

• dietary fiber

• soluble fiber

• insoluble fiber

• sugars

• sugar alcohol (for example, the sugar substitutes xylitol, mannitol and sorbitol)

• other carbohydrates (the difference between total carbohydrates and the sum of dietary fiber, sugars, and sugar alcohol if declared)

• protein

• vitamin A

• percent of vitamin A present as beta-carotene

• vitamin C

• calcium

• iron

• other essential vitamins and minerals

Nutrition Panel Format
All nutrients must be declared as percentages of the Daily Values, which are label reference values. The amounts, in grams or milligrams, of macronutrients (such as fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates and protein) are still listed to the immediate right of these nutrients. But, for the first time, a column headed "% Daily Value" appears on the far right side.

Declaring nutrients as a percentage of the Daily Values is intended to prevent misinterpretations that arise with quantitative values. For example, a food with 140 milligrams (mg) of sodium could be mistaken for a high-sodium food because 140 mg is a relatively large number. In actuality, however, that amount represents less than 6 percent of the Daily Value for sodium, which is 2,400 mg.

On the other hand, a food with 5 g of saturated fat could be construed as being low in that nutrient. In fact, that food would provide one-fourth the total Daily Value because 20 g is the Daily Value for saturated fat.

Serving Size
This is the most critical section of the food label to examine, because often, even with items that would seem to be a single serving (that little bag of potato chips for example) is actually three servings.

The serving size remains the standard for reporting each food's nutrient content and is a set amount recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as one that is commonly consumed by most people for that product. Serving sizes now are more uniform and reflect the amounts people actually eat. They also must be expressed in both common household and metric measures.

Nutritional information on labels is given on a per serving basis—not per container. This is very different from a portion, which is the amount that people actually end up eating in one sitting. Knowing how much you are actually eating, relative to the serving size listed, will help you determine how many calories and how much of the listed nutrients you are getting.

Servings Per Container
This is the total of the number of single servings in an entire package of food. Information reflected in the Nutrition Facts Panel is for a single serving. If you eat more than one serving or prepare the whole package, multiply the Nutrition Facts Panel figures by the number of servings you consume. Referring to the Nutrition Facts Panel example, the serving size listed is 1 cup, which provides 25 calories. If you were to actually eat 2 cups, then you would get 50 calories.

The FDA allows as common household measures: the cup, tablespoon, teaspoon, piece, slice, fraction (such as "1/4 pizza"), and common household containers used to package food products (such as a jar or tray). Ounces may be used, but only if a common household unit is not applicable and an appropriate visual unit is given--for example, 1 oz (28g/about 1/2 pickle).

Grams (g) and milliliters (ml) are the metric units that are used in serving size statements.Ingredients shown on a product label are listed in order of predominance by weight. The ingredient that weighs the most is listed first, and the ingredient that weighs the least is listed last. If sugar is listed first, for example, that means that there is more sugar in the product than other ingredients.

Total Carbohydrate - carbohydrate is a nutrient considered to be the body’s main source of energy (calories); “Total Carbohydrate” on a food label includes fiber and sugars (both naturally occurring and added).

Dietary Fiber – a non-digestible carbohydrate found in foods, such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes. It is a dietary component that most Americans need more of—along with vitamins A and C, calcium and iron.

Percent Daily Value (% DV) – percentage of which a specific nutrient in a serving of a particular food contributes to the daily value—or need (100%) for that nutrient.

The Daily Values (DVs) are reference points for intakes determined by public health experts and are considered general guidelines based on a 2,000 calorie daily intake. If your calorie needs are higher, then the percent listed on the label would be lower, and conversely, if your calorie needs are lower, then the percent listed will actually be higher.

The % DV can tell you whether a food product is a low, good, or excellent source of that particular nutrient. Low Source - 5% or less of nutrient; Good Source - 10%-19% of nutrient; Excellent Source - 20% or greater of nutrient

The % DV is a good guide to use when comparing food choices based on the content of certain nutrients.
Protein - another energy-providing nutrient for the body with many important functions, one of which being cell/body tissue growth and repair.

Sodium – This nutrient should be limited according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.Other words for “salt” on an ingredient statement are: "sodium chloride", "sodium caseinate", "monosodium glutamate", "trisodium phosphate", "sodium ascorbate", "sodium bicarbonate" and "sodium stearoyl lactylate".

Sugar - Sugar is a type of carbohydrate. Some sugars are naturally occurring, while others are added. Be aware of other words for “sugar” that are often listed on an ingredient statement: "sucrose", "dextrose", "corn syrup", "high fructose corn syrup", "cane juice", "fructose", "glucose", "honey" and "maltodextrin". These words indicate sugar has been added to the food product. Choose and prepare foods and beverages with little added sugars. Consider using "Stevia" as a sweetner. It is a natural ingredient derived from a plant and is 100 - 300 times sweeter than sugar and can be found in most health food stores.

Total fat, saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol - These nutrients should be limited, according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the science-based dietary health report that provides information and advice for choosing a nutritious diet. It is published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.

Saturated Fat - fat negatively associated with heart health, coming mainly from animal foods and certain oils; typically solid at room temperature.

Trans Fat - fat negatively associated with heart health, formed during the hydrogenation process (when a softer or unsaturated fat is processed to become more firm or solid), but can be found naturally in some foods. Most trans fat in the diet comes from hydrogenated fats.

Cholesterol - waxy, fat-like substance negatively associated with heart health; produced naturally in the body and found in all foods of animal origin.

Other Words to Look For:

Sodium free - product must contain less than 5 milligrams of sodium per serving.

Very low sodium - product must contain 35 milligrams or less of sodium per serving.

Low sodium - product must contain 140 milligrams or less of sodium per serving.

Fat free - To make this claim, a product must contain less than 0.5 grams of fat per serving.

Low fat - This type of product must contain 3 grams or less of fat per serving.

Low, Good, Excellent – These words on product packaging carry specific, legal meaning as defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Low Source - 5% or less of nutrient

Good Source - 10%-19% of nutrient

Excellent Source - 20% or greater of nutrient

Eating Healthly is Self Defense - Goshin Karate is Self Defense

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.goshingear.com/

http://www.yourworthdefending.com/

Providing Instruction/Lessons in Martial Arts, Self Defense, Judo and Karate, for Kids, Teens and Adults in the Cave Creek, Phoenix, Scottsdale and the entire north valley of Arizona since 1991.