Hey Everyone,
October is National Anti-bullying month and this month we will be talking with the students about the impacts of bullying, how to handle a bully, as well as, if the child is a bully. Here are some great resources and websites for your information
If your child is being bullied or you know someone who is being bullied please call us or email us. We can help
Over the years, I have collected videos of all the forms and made them available on YouTube. To help people locate them, I created a YouTube channel called "Mercer Island Martial Arts - Forms". Since there is a belt tests next week, I thought I'd post a link for everybody again.
Thanks, Kenny
Just completed this training with the Stewards of Children. It is an adult focused child sexual abuse prevention program, empirically proven effective in prevention. It has been shown to increase knowledge, improve attitudes and change participants child-protective behaviors.
I recommend it for all who work with children, live in a community with children, have children, or have been children. lol.
OK, seriously though, good info, and helpful. We, (the staff of MIMA) do sexual abuse prev
As some of you know, and some of you are participating, or just signed in supporting the team: I have launched into a major process: The Incredible Shrinking Master Project.
The project is about facilitating the realization of my dreams and hopes for health, and fitness as well as to inspire others to dream bigger, and to believe in their ability to become their own Shrinking Masters. To have fun, learn, change, laugh, push myself to the limits, and to channel my doggedly persistent, slightly
Jackie Chan
To me Jackie is a noble hero, but I prefer Bruce Lee. But since he is no longer alive, and I need to write on a living hero, I had no either choice than Jackie Chan.
Jackie Chan kind of looks like a ninja monkey when he does all his fancy kicks & spins, unlike Bruce that goes strong and stiff on his enemies but also has a handful of speed. They both have completely different styles and technique.
Jackie is not only an awesome martial artist, but he is also a very generous person he
This week lets talk about next week. What five things are you going to get done. The five things you will get done, regardless of all those things that come up, the phone ringing, the seemingly urgent, yet unimportant.
five things.
I'll get us started in the notes below. Have a happy Friday, and a fantastic weekend!
Volunteering at a pre-school – Volunteer project 6/12/2012-6/14/2012
To complete my volunteer hours for my black belt, I needed 6 more hours. So, I asked my sister’s school if I could help out for class. I was able to do this because I was out of school the week before. I spent three hours every morning for two days at the Cougar Mountain Montessori School.
What is funny is that I went to the same school when I was little, and the teachers I
I've been a volunteer on the Mercer Island Emergency Preparedness Team for two years now and I get asked a lot about how to be prepared in case of an emergency. I would like to share with you how to be safe, get supplies and have a plan. I mean think about it for a second. Where do you spend most of your time? At home, at the office and in your car. Who are you responsible for? Yourself, your kids and your animals. So, where do you go from here? The best way to be safe during and emergency is
Anyone interested in doing the next board breaking seminar please call me at 206 230-9050 --- or email me at strongheart@mercerislandmartialarts.com
In an article written by Education Week discusses the positive attributes of service learning; “Service learning can teach students and teachers a great deal. Although the final product is the culminating event that everyone works hard to achieve, service learning is also about the process from beginning to end. The whole experience can be a great learning experience, especially when students are a part of the decision making.” (DeWitt, 2012)
The article continues with discussing the viewpoints
Hinck and Brandell quoting another source suggesting that " ‘...students who engage in service may develop greater complexity in their thinking; ethical commitments regarding themselves, their lifestyles, and what they know and believe; movement toward higher levels of moral reasoning; and development and clarity about their... [personal self]’ (McEwen, 1996, p. 87). Several students have found the connections that McEwen suggests to be true.” (Hinck and Brandell, 1999)
Hinck and Brandell’s research states that “ ‘...in a study of more than 2,000 K-12 students from 24 schools, University of Wisconsin researchers found improved student performance resulted from service learning experiences. The study found service learning had a positive effect on students' grades and attendance’ (Shumer, 1994). In addition to academic growth and increased community connection, engagement in service learning experiences has been linked with a variety of positive developmental o
Email me at strongheart@mercerislandmartialarts.com; or call 206 230 9050. we can set it up for your group, team, or just your girl. Good idea before heading off to college.
As I am working to recover from a pretty serious back injury, have been doing some research on stretching, and wanted to share this article (citation at the end).
I had a single goal when i took up resistance stretching: to prevent myself from getting hurt. For about a year I’d been obsessed with running hills in
- Always wear a helmet and make sure it fits comfortably and does not block your vision or hearing.
- Wear shoes that fit properly and cover your feet completely.
- Protect yourself with wrist braces, elbow/knee pads and gloves.
- Never ride on busy streets.
- Never hitch a ride with a car, truck, or moving vehicle.
- Look over your play area for hazards like rocks, gravel, holes, or bumps.
- If you lose balance, try to crouch and roll instead of sticking your hands out to stop your fall.
- Nev
What Can You Do If You Are Sexually Harassed?
There is no one way to respond to harassment. Every situation is different and only you can evaluate the problem and decide on the best response.
Friends, affirmative action officers, human resource professionals and women's groups can offer information, advice and support, but only you can decide what is right for you. The only thing you can be absolutely certain of is that ignoring the situation will not cause it to go away. Above all, DO NOT BLAME
My best friend of 8 years, and someone I consider my sister, even though we’re not related at all. You have always listened when I needed to talk to someone. You are one of the kindest, sweetest, caring and most understanding person I have ever met. Even though you and your husband both live in Arizona, you have always been a phone call, e-mail, and/or instant message away. We have literally talked every day since the day we met. We talk about some of the most random things (cheese comes to mind
If you ever want to be inspired, sit with a group people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.
If you listen well, you will hear hope, vision, strength, empowerment, needs, drive, creativity, compassion, kindness and most of all love.
Thank you... you know who you are.
Five word answer:
List 5 healthy foods that you like to eat.
yes, always looking for ideas:)
We are involved in a rather revolutionary project involving a change in the what, when, why, and how of teaching people of all ages about self-defense. The project has been launched with my martial arts teacher’s association, The One Hundred (The 100), and involves a concept coined Intelligent Curriculum.
The idea of an "Intelligent Curriculum" is a process where web-technology is applied to teaching people about the depth and scope of self-defense as it applies to today’s world. For example, th
