It’s Been 24 Years
That was the logo for my school when I opened it in October of 2000.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 24 years.
A lot has happened in those decades.
My kids grew up in and with the dojo (martial arts academy), and many others did too.
Shihan Harley was with me at the Grand Opening (he’s 24 now too)
Sensei Allie, Sensei Winston and Shihan Ben all grew up here too.
Our school’s also went through many evolutions too.
Our system of karate, kickboxing, krav maga and kali has evolved and improved over the years, as has our strategies and and methods of teaching it.
And the Blackbelt Leadership Program that develops character and life-skills, leadership, and the Blackbelt Superpowers of Focus, Respect, Discipline, Confidence, Gratitude and Vision that I write about in my book…
this program is better, stronger, faster than it’s ever been before.
The evolution and passing of knowledge was one of the symbolisms of the multiple samurai in my original logo we created in October 2000.
The other was of generations, and that’s one of the things I’m proudest of today- that all of the Sensei that teach at KMMA were raised up at KMMA and are now actively passing the knowledge to the next generation.
In chapter 7 of my book, I write about discovering our own unique Superpowers, the ones gifted especially to us that allow us to do the special work that only we are called to do.
I’m grateful for mine, and my calling, and that part of that calling is helping others find and grow their own gifts and calling too.
I’m proud of all my leaders at KMMA, and grateful for all they do.
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.
See stephendelcastillo.com for more information and to order my book, Developing Your Superpower, Meditations on Mastery, Volume 1.
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