Inner Rewards

Next week is the fourth week in “Fire” month and we are looking at character building and values.  Our theme is “Inner Rewards”.   It’s all about examining what is truly motivating us to take action and asking ourselves why we are doing the things we’re doing.  Are you doing the things that deeply make you […]

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Fear Won’t Kill You

The third week in “Fire” month is coming up!  Who’s ready for some awesome training?  Our theme is “Fear Won’t Kill You”.  We’ve all been there.  The awful feeling of fear creeping over us just as we’re about to take a big leap into the unknown.  Have you ever let that fear guide your decision-making? 

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Willpower

We have an excellent week of training ahead!  Our theme is Willpower.   I absolutely love the quote below from Abraham Lincoln, “Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.”  Just as with everything in life, willpower must be used in moderation.  But training yourself how to turn

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Speak Less, Do More

Get ready for another excellent week in the dojo!  Our theme for the week of 10/30 is “Speak Less, Do More”.  It’s about really digging deep to live the values that we talk about.  It’s easy for us to have opinions.  We have opinions about how to get the most out of training, how to be

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Soften Your Heart

Hello everyone! We’re excited for next week’s training! Our theme is “Soften Your Heart”. It’s important for marital artists to remember the motivation behind our training.  These practices are ancient.  For hundreds of years, they have been a vehicle for teaching self-discipline so that the clans of old could work together and survive.  Part of

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Flexibility for Safety

We have an awesome week of training coming up!  Our theme is Flexibility for Safety.  Sure, this is about staying limber so we can protect our bodies as we move.  But it’s also about flexibility of the mind.  A supple mental attitude is essential for self protection.  Ever heard of a stubborn Ninja?  I haven’t.

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Time to Act

Budo Mountain Family Martial Arts Official Statement: We have to speak up about the recent acts of racial violence in our nation.  We are a culture that tends toward inaction, but as martial artists, we commit to counteract this inertia and recognize when and how to move.  Our art in particular would not exist without

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