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The Value of Statistics

Every well run business, regardless of the industry, has specific methods for tracking the trends of their business. It is their way of keeping score, letting them know how they’re doing and where they can improve. The martial arts industry is no exception. Keeping solid statistics is vital to the growth of your [...]

Never Doubt That What We Do Makes An Impact

A reminder of how cruel life can be was recently reinforced when two young women, both 17-years-old, were found murdered within a few weeks of one another here in California. If you are a parent like me, your heart breaks for the mothers and fathers of these two young ladies whose lives were so [...]

The Power of Belief

I love our profession. I’m extremely proud to call myself a Martial Arts Instructor. I believe that one of the most important factors that will increase our student’s success in Martial Arts, or anything else for that matter, is our own belief that our students can succeed. Numerous studies have been done on this subject [...]

We Get To Have Cookie Chunks!

In the spring of 2009, I had the pleasure of being a parent hiker on a week long field trip to California’s Northern Coast with my 5th grade daughter Melissa. Like all the previous field trips, I had looked forward to it for a long time and knew it would be fun. Our particular group [...]

About Dave Kovar

Mr. Kovar has been teaching Martial Arts professionally since 1978. Dave is a multi-style Black Belt who has been committed to ever-improving his Martial Arts skills. He updates this blog to provide tips and insights to martial arts instructors around the country. To learn more, click here.

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