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I Remain Calm Even in Challenging Situations

Years back, I was taping a series of four ½-hour instructional videos for MAIA. Each video was made up of a combination of martial arts drills, skills, teaching tips and a huddle discussion for kids. I had just finished the third video and was feeling great about the quality and content. Experience [...]

Internal Referrals

Few people would argue that the best source of referrals is word-of-mouth from existing students. Of course, people are only going to talk up your school when they are excited about training. So remember, the number of potential referrals is in direct relationship to the quality of your program. If you are [...]

I deflect negative energy

One of the nine mastery mindsets that we teach at Kovar’s Satori Academy is “I deflect negative energy.” This mindset refers to the importance of not letting situations or people steal your joy. Chances are, there’s been a time when you were having a great day until somebody came along and said some negative comment [...]

Dave Kovar Receives MAIA’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Hello to all our friends in the martial arts industry. This is Dave Chamberlain, C.E.O. of Kovar’s Inc. and this may be the only time that I ask Kyoshi Kovar to step aside so I can write an entry in his blog. But today’s news is so big that I couldn’t wait to [...]

How to handle the “I’m-taking-a-break-for-soccer” line

Every one of us has had our share of students that quit because of a sport. Most tell us that they will be back after the season, but we know that this is rarely the case. When the season is complete, it takes a lot of effort to get back into the routine of Martial [...]

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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