I’m Proud and Grateful
I am super proud and grateful for all of my Blackbelt Leaders.
Blackbelt Leader is the term that we give to KMMA students who reach the goal of 2nd Degree Blackbelt through our Blackbelt Leadership Program.
I am proud of them for setting and achieving the goal, and for being walking, talking testaments to the value of the program.
I am grateful for the same; they are the product of the product and lend creedence to what we do.
The picture above is from our September Blackbelt Extravaganza, by the way. Twice a year KMMA Blackbelts get together at the Blackbelt Retreat to train, fellowship and test.
There are probationary Blackbelts and 1st Degree, Certified Blackbelts, as well as Blackbelt Leaders from 2nd to 8th degree represented in the picture! (10th if you include Grandmaster Smith)
Can you see yourself in the picture?
You should.
That’s what Blackbelt Goal Setting Season is all about!
Call 813-948-4844 and tell Sensei you wanna be a Blackbelt Leader too!
We are gonna have KMMA Blackbelt Leader Sensei John Warwick, who made these for me, with Sensei Allie and Sensei James, do so for ALL of our KMMA Blackbelt Leaders!
It’s a big deal to accomplish the goal, and I am especially proud and grateful for the leaders, like these two and many others, who stick around and help sow the mission into the next gen of KMMA students.
Wanna be a Sensei one day?
Email me and I’ll mentor you on what you need to do.
Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo, 8th Degree Blackbelt
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
TampaKravMaga.com StephenDelCastillo.com
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 an 8th 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.
See stephendelcastillo.com for more information and to order my book, Developing Your Superpower, Meditations on Mastery, Volume 1.
Also, check us out on Fun4TampaKids & on Go2Karate.com