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Martial Arts Good For Mental Health
Martial Arts & Mental Health: How they help us heal and grow Most people have a basic knowledge of Martial Arts, usually derived from their portrayal in the cinema. Karate chops, flying kicks, funn... ...more
Elite Mental Training ,News Letters
March 01, 2021•20 min read
Zen Moments – A Thought for the Day
Learn to respond, not react “Come to the edge,” he said. “We are afraid,” they said. “Come to the edge,” he said. They came. He pushed them. And they flew ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
April 29, 2020•6 min read
All 3 Life Lessons Series Books Now Available In The Dojo
Your mind can make your life a heaven or a hell. It can push you to the heights of success or sabotage your dreams. Does life feel like you are swimming upstream not with the flow? Life can damage you... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
April 07, 2020•5 min read
Pain is a great teacher, but no ones wants to attend class.
Elite Karate Academy teaches traditional Wado Ryu Karate-Do (The Way of Harmony). We know correct training leads to character development and self improvement and is more than simply fighting. Learni... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
January 28, 2019•3 min read
Karate as a counselling technique and for personal development.
Most people have a basic knowledge of Karate, usually derived from their portrayal in the cinema. Karate chops, flying kicks, funny noises and wise old men. And it is general accepted or understood ... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
November 07, 2018•11 min read
The Music of Life
When listening to music. We don’t skip to the end of the piece of music because it is where all the ideas come together. ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
February 05, 2018•1 min read
The Real Voyage Of Discovery – Thoughts become behavior, which becomes dreams
People love to use the phrase YOLO (You Only Live Once). But they are quite mistaken, You Only Die Once. Each day we are born again. Each day we are given a choice to change our lives or make them ... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
January 29, 2018•3 min read
Concepts v Techniques
Every technique you learn has a particular application but also has an underlying theory or concept. Lower grades learn individual techniques and over time build up an arsenal of weapons, defenses or... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
January 16, 2018•2 min read
The rules allow you to escape your worries. Exist here and now.
When we stand in the dojo (training hall) we have some rules. But the purpose of these rules is not to make everyone the same, but to allow each to express their own self more freely. ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
October 28, 2017•1 min read
Subconscious Belief: Reflecting The Circumstances Of Your Life
All of our circumstances in life are a reflection of your subconscious beliefs. That voice that plays incessently in your head, guiding you to success or failure. Giving you all you belief you deser... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
October 09, 2017•1 min read
Mind Waves v Super Mental Abilities
24/7 365… Our thoughts loom large in our heads, never stopping, insistently rolling like waves on the beach. The correct thoughts can make us feel happy, elated, glad to be a life, negative thoughts... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
October 03, 2017•3 min read
We train both sides.
We train both sides We train both sides in Karate, in order to have both sides strong. You don’t know from which side an attack may come from and if you are going to be able to defend yourself, you ... ...more
Elite Mental Training
September 12, 2017•2 min read
Learn to respond not react
Much of our lives is spent in reaction to others and to events around us. The problem is that these reactions might not always be the best course of action, and as a result, they can make others unhap... ...more
Elite Mental Training
September 03, 2017•3 min read
Dojo Rules
When we train in our dojo we have some rules. But the purpose of these rules is not to make everyone the same, but to allow each student to express their own self more freely. ...more
Elite Mental Training ,News Letters
September 01, 2017•2 min read
Lesson 1 & 2: Karate Ni Sente Nashi
Our Elite Mental Training Programme teaches our Adult or High Ranked Junior students about the mental/spiritual side of the martial arts. ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training &Dojo Kun Lessons
September 01, 2017•1 min read
Bowing And The Mind
To bow is to bend. This requires flexibility, otherwise things might crack or break. When one bows as an act of the heart, this is humility. You are not bowing down before someone but before your own ... ...more
Elite Mental Training
August 31, 2017•1 min read
Shoshaku Jushaku
Shoshaku Jushaku – mistake upon mistake, one continuous practice. ...more
Elite Mental Training
August 31, 2017•1 min read
Proper Attitude – 4 Types of Horses
There are said to be 4 types of horses in life. Excellent ones, Good ones, Poor ones and Bad ones. The excellent horse runs fast in a race without any prompting from the whip, a good one runs faster... ...more
Elite Mental Training
August 31, 2017•2 min read
Right Effort / Bad Effort
Right effort – If your practice is good, you may become proud of it. What you do is good but something more is added to it. Pride is extra. Right effort is to get rid of something extra. If you do... ...more
Elite Mental Training
August 31, 2017•3 min read
Elite Mental Training Program: Come Back to Ourselves
You drop something into a hole in the ground. Too deep for your arm to reach it. It remains just out of reach. You ask people passing by for help. Those that try all claim the hole is too deep. This s... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
July 02, 2017•1 min read
Elite Mental Training Program: Shoshin – Beginners Mind
“In The Beginner’s Mind There Are Many Possibilities, In The Experts There Are Few” ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
July 02, 2017•2 min read
Elite Mental Training Program: Thoughts are not facts
You are walking down the road. When you see your friend on the other side. Unable to cross the road, you wave and call their name. Your friend continues to walk on. How do you react? Many people have ... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
June 26, 2017•1 min read
Elite Mental Training Progam: Zanshin Lesson 11
Zanshin (Remaining Mind) in English is often translated as awareness but this word does not fully cover the full meaning of the word. One understanding of Zanshin is the accumulated information alread... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
June 20, 2017•1 min read
Elite Mental Training Program: What is Karate?
Karate can be whatever the student needs it to be. Karate can be an effective form of Self Defence, an excellent form of Fitness, a Sport or a Way of Life. Karate does improve Self-Confidence & Self-E... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
June 20, 2017•1 min read
Elite Mental Training Programme: Mindfulness
Mindfulness means we become present in the moment, aware of one’s actions and environment. Becoming mindful we begin to see the world as it is, ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
June 20, 2017•1 min read
Kohai – Sempai – Sensei
Kohai means junior, whilst Sempai means senior. This relationship is very important in martial arts, making students like family, with everyone having older or younger brothers and sisters. Sempai hel... ...more
News & Updates ,Elite Mental Training
June 19, 2017•1 min read
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