The only thing that matters is that you do your best. The outcome is irrelevant as long as you tried as hard as you could. We utter these phrases all the time, mostly to kids. But what does doing your best really mean? “Your best” is not a quantifiable unit of measure. Let’s consider take a look at someContinue reading “What Does it Mean to Do Your Best?”
We live in a world filled with distractions. Television, internet, cell phones, apps, games, tablets, and the list can go on and on. When was the last time you just did one thing at a time? As adults we are trained that being a multi-tasker is an essential skill. However, we try to teach our kids that theyContinue reading “How to Teach Kids Life Skills – Focus”
In this episode, I attempt to teach Anders how to do the basic blocking techniques. He is around 13 months old in this episode and it being only our 4th lesson, he is still taking it all in. You can see he is getting a little more comfortable with his uniform on and being in the studioContinue reading “The Karate Dad – Episode 4”
With great power comes great responsibility. Well said Spiderman. Great leaders also have a strong sense of responsibility. Being responsible is hard. We all think being responsible is being a person that can be counted on to follow through on things. While this is true, there is much more to it. I feel most people are relatively good at doingContinue reading “How to Teach Kids Life Skills – Responsibility”
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About Me
Hi! I am Master Steve Elmore. I am 5th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and run a studio full time in Seattle. I have a super cute young son named Anders who is chomping at the bit to start karate. Besides teaching karate, I enjoy writing about what I’ve learned over my 30+ years in martial arts to help people achieve their goals.