It Matters
I received the following email from Mrs. Caldwell yesterday.
She’s the Assistant Principal at Hammond Elementary, a Blackbelt Leadership student and the mom of two younger Blackbelt Leadership students; dad trains too. It’s a family affair.
Good Evening.I hope you are having a great vacation!
I wanted to send a shout out to Sensei James! He led a great class tonight. He gave specific feedback and encouraged everyone. Caroline had a moment of getting upset and Sensei James immediately recognized that she is a student who internalizes everything and tries to ensure others are doing the right thing. Sensei James spoke with her at her level and reassured her. She accepted a hug and went back to her practice.
Thank you Sensei James!
Have a great rest of your trip!
Sarah Caldwell
I am first and foremost proud of and grateful to Sensei James for the great work.The email also inspired the morning meditation that led to this blog- it matters.
The way we treat people, our communication and leadership skills, and the ability to bridge and make another feel better so they can be their best…
these are blessings and also skills.
There is an art and a science to it.
These are just some of the communication skills that we teach in our Blackbelt Leadership Training Course (LTC) and Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Programs.
Some graduates go on to become amazing KMMA Sensei.
They’re great because they’re great, and they train to be great.
But even students who don’t stick around to help bring up the next generation of Blackbelt Leaders take the skills with them, “out of the dojo and into the world”.
Wouldn’t it be great if all people had the training to do what Sensei James and the other instructors of KMMA do, to encourage and empower their students, their kids, their employees, teams, cohorts, others?
It is and will be for many who graduate from our Blackbelt Leadership Program.
We are often asked what makes our program different.
This is one of those things.
Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
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 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.
The Krav MagaMartial Arts Headquarters is in Lutz, FL at 1900 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., 33549. Krav Maga Martial Arts serves Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, and surrounding areas.
See stephendelcastillo.com for more information and to order my book, Developing Your Superpower, Meditations on Mastery, Volume 1.
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