Emerging Leaders
The picture above is Shihan Ben Borton briefing his team of assistants for his summer camp today.
The significance of the picture is that they are all emerging leaders, though in different stages of the process.
The two young Blackbelts have helped teach before and are well into their Blackbelt Leadership and Certified Instructor Training (CIT) programs.
The probationary Blackbelt is a Future Instructor Student Teacher (FIST), and testing for his Blackbelt in September too.
The youngest is a year three student, Red Belt Two, and this is one of his first times doing anything like this.
His mother told me this morning that he was so afraid that he almost opted out.
But she encouraged him, and he came and, of course, the great Shihan Ben sowed Confidence into him, as well as competence appropriate to his level, in teaching, communication and other leadership skills under Shihan’s mentorship.
The coolest part of the story is that Ben is a college student on a full ride scholarship at Baylor University in Texas, where he is also an ROTC cadet. He has been a part of our program since he was three…
Today he told me how much the focus, confidence, discipline and character and leadership skills of our academy have helped him, in college and ROTC and the rest of his life.
Then better yet, he showed it, by stepping into the leadership role and helping sow into the next generation of leaders at KMMA.
I’m proud and grateful of him and all our leaders that help us do what we do.
If you’re with us, you know.
And, if you’re not yet, we hope to sow into you and yours soon too.
Proud and Grateful.
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Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
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About Grandmaster Stephen J. Del Castillo: Grandmaster Del Castillo is the founding Master Instructor of Krav Maga Martial Arts and has been empowering lives in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties since October of 2000. He is a 7th degree Blackbelt, MBA, author, mentor and success coach, a US Army Veteran and a proud father and grandfather. He is married to Ms. Barbara Del Castillo who helps him run the school. Grand Master Del Castillo began his training in the early 80’s and has high level blackbelts in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Premier Martial Arts and Krav Maga Martial Arts as well as experience in kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do and Jiujitsu. He has high level instructor certifications from BBSI, IKMF, and KMG and has been featured in numerous Martial Arts publications and also Success magazine. He was a competitive sport karate and American Kickboxing instructor until he enlisted in the US Army where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he won an Army Green to Gold scholarship and proceeded to ROTC and the University of Tampa. He was commissioned in 1992 and went on to serve in Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division and then in several other posts in the US until he left military service to pursue his dream of creating KMMA in 2000. Today I continue to train, learn, sow and grow under the mentorship of World Champion Grandmaster Jeff Smith, who regularly visits the academy to help sow into my teams and students as well.
The Krav MagaMartial Arts Headquarters is in Lutz, FL at 1900 Land O’ Lakes BLVD and now our new location in 8836 US 19, Port Richey! Krav Maga Martial Arts serves Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Port Richey and surrounding areas.
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