USBA joins forces with "Martial Artists Against Bullying" Campaign

As you know, we are strong believers in personal safety at USBA. We have done our best to arm our students with practical life skills that will help them in real life. As part of that, we have made an effort to address the bullying behavior that continues to be prevalent in modern society.

Although extremely important, we believe that it is not enough to just teach our students how to defend themselves against bullying. We want to teach them how damaging bullying can be, so that they will be less inclined to bully others as well. We also want to arm them with effective strategies that they can use to come to the aid of others being bullied.

For all these reasons, we are proud to announce that we are now part of the “Martial Artists Against Bullying” (MAAB) movement.  This is an international organization made up of professional martial arts instructors from all over the world. The MAAB has put together a comprehensive anti-bullying program called “Done with Bullying.”

In order to make the maximum impact on our community, we require an even mix of students and non-students to participate. For that reason, we encourage all participants to bring a friend or classmate with them. This is a FREE COMMUNITY EVENT!

We will be hosting these seminars throughout the month of October. Please register early as there are limited spots and seminars will fill up quickly. We will follow up with dates and times very soon!

Sincerely,

Ivan Kravitz

KAIZEN WARRIOR

KAIZEN is a Japanese business philosophy that describes the mindset of always striving to make gradual and steady progress. This is one of the reasons Japan's economy became so strong after World War II.
Great Black Belt Champions are really modern day KAIZEN WARRIORS, because they are always aiming to improve their knowledge, their skills and their conditioning. They are always seeking the next level of progress and growth.

The ancient Samurai Warrior were well known for their practice of KAIZEN. A constant effort to improve their fighting skills and abilities, empty hand combat, weaponry, horsemanship and any other areas that could make them more effective and increase their odds of victory in the battlefield. Any improvements, even tiny little incremental gains could save their lives in the various situations they may encounter.

KAIZEN can easily be applied in modern times, especially in the dojo. By engulfing this philosophy, it will allow all of us to continue to enjoy and share the many benefits of a positive, progressive and well-disciplined learning environment. Anyone can become a KAIZEN WARRIOR, provided they are truly committed to making steady improvements, in every aspect of their life. Becoming a great Black Belt Champion in and out of the dojo leads to becoming a better overall person. When this happens…everyone Wins!

Think about one or two areas you could improve that could really make a difference in your progress and growth. Once you pinpoint these, you need to set a goal to take immediate action until you make it habit.

Then you repeat the process again and again until the process become habit.

This is how your become a modern day KAIZEN WARRIOR.