Positivity Is A New Season Of Football!
This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools who are doing good things in their communities, as well as, making great accomplishments.
You can see the last installment here.
Martial Arts Podcasts
Do you like martial arts? Do you like podcasts? If you answered yes to both, then you are in for a treat! The team at whistlekick recently launched a website to feature various martial arts podcasts. Click here to read about why the whistlekick team decided to create a home for all martial arts podcasts. If you want to discover martial arts podcasts, or would like to get your podcast featured on the site, then make sure to head on over to https://www.martialartspodcasts.com/ and check it out!
Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, USA
What does it take to be a “World Champion” in anything? Beyond competing at a high level, it takes an extraordinary amount of hard work. People see the championship match/game/bout, but don’t see the very real practice, sweat, failure, and sacrifice that led to that moment. Alex Paulson, who has Down’s Syndrome, knows all about the hard work that is necessary to be a World Champion. He recently achieved World Champion in forms in ATA Taekwondo!
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
I have spoken here in the past about how the martial arts can blur and break down cultural barriers, despite the cultural heredity of most styles of martial arts. The martial artists of one style can usually at least respect practitioners of other styles. In some cases, they publicly embrace those of other styles. Here we have the story of Ray Tokuda, a Japanese-American who holds the title of Shifu in Kung Fu at his school.
South Pasadena, California, USA
September is Realtor Safety Month, and for good reason. Realtors tend to be vulnerable because they are quite often alone in homes with relative strangers, or alone in homes they think are empty. Many Realtors have experienced uncomfortable situations and even violence in their line of work. Fortunately, Tracy Macrum is educating her fellow Realtors with her experience in Krav Maga.
New York City, New York, USA
As a martial artist, I enjoy seeing the arts grow in popularity. Currently, we are getting a bit of a renaissance with good martial arts on display in movies and television lately. However, there is another arena in which traditional martial arts is seeing growth. Karate Combat recently had their third event in Greece and they’re not stopping there. They just launched a dedicated Roku channel and have promised an announcement on their next live event soon!
Let’s start a discussion! Did any of these articles have an effect on you? Did they change the way you viewed a particular topic? Don’t be shy! Feel free to sound off!
If you know of any good examples of positivity in the martial arts, please let me know! You can contact me directly using the contact form right below this, or post in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
As always, embrace positivity, my brothers and sisters!
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