"Loyalty is the brother of Integrity"

I've had people ask me before, "what makes my association different than other businesses."  I feel my affiliates, like many other traditional schools operate quite different than most businesses do.  We do this because we love it!  Instructors...

Iron Mantis Martial Arts Association 2023 

California - New Mexico - Texas - Arkansas - New York

Mindset
Whether at home, out and about or on the job, if you have work to do don't think about it just do it. - 24 Taoist Essentials

Work:  "Your work is to discover your work and then...

Quote - "Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become." - Jim Rohn

"No pain, No Gain"

We've all heard the "No Pain, No Gain" saying.  How about, "The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle"?   When I think of pain and sacrifice I...

Easy Like Sunday Morning...

As I have recommended to many of you - be careful what you read, watch and listen to, guard your senses.  In general for your warrior training stick to the success lessons, recommended readings I've shared on Instagram and pay attention to the other blogs I've...

The journey and those you travel with.

Choose and become what you most want to be, be the change you want to see.  Avoid low-tone people, surround yourself with those that inspire you and bring your tone up... NOT down.  Unfortunately many people choose to be around others...

"Big mind is something to express, not something to figure out. Big mind is something you have, not something to seek for." - Zen Mind Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

The Warrior's Oath:
I am a Warrior, and as a Warrior I will train with utmost intensity, dedication, and desire....

Living the Martial Way

Living as a warrior is about getting a little bit better each day.  Not a lot better, but just a little.  Making this self improvement a habit.  I have often spoken about C.A.N.I. (Constant and Never Ending Improvement). It's not that hard to apply this...

To become a true warrior you don't have to join the military, become a fighter, or even train for years in the martial arts. You can make an immediate conscious decision to live, think and act like a warrior. You can train more, eat the right foods, read more, listen more, work harder, be more...

Ancient masters practiced Kung-Fu not just for self defense.

But as a way to benefit them on a physical, mental and spiritual level.  In times of hardship, such as the economy that we are now facing.  This knowledge helps us cope with our modern fast paced lives that can...

"Mastery of Success"

As a martial arts sifu, my obligation is to study, practice and teach. By definition and by personal choice, it is a simple life... and a really good life. My life's goal is to pass on what was taught to me by my teachers and mentors. My teaching style is a blend of all my...

Quote - "There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or to accept the responsibility for changing them." - Denis Waitley

The truth in martial arts is that very few maybe 10 out of 200 practitioners will really be fighters and that's ok. We are a Family Martial Arts...

 "It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed."       

Warrior Life Lesson

"You are the Sculpture"

This is your life. We are all like the sculpture's stone and resistant to change. You are like the sculpture. You must chip away at...