On Being a Blackbelt Warrior
I love the quote.
I believe it applies to our Blackbelt Leadership Program in 3 ways:
1. The obvious– The warrior knows that he or she must be prepared to defend. When we think of military soldiers, sailors, Airmen and Marines, for example, we know these are people that stepped up knowing they may have to fight to defend our peace as a nation. We know that strength, not weakness, keeps the enemy at bay. It’s why KMMA students train Krav Maga combatives and self defense skills, so that they may walk in peace, knowing they are prepared to defend themselves and those they love should they need to. The current and future Blackbelt trains their body, mind, emotions and skills to be ready for the worst. Through this process, the warrior earns peace.
2. The not so obvious– The greatest enemies of peace, though, come not from without but from within. Fear, anxiety, negative thoughts and negative emotions; these and others are destroyers of peace. The success warriors at Krav Maga Martial Arts train their minds, harness their thoughts and control their fears. They learn to manage anxiety and even turn it into action. Through this process, the warrior earns peace.
3. The still to come– The warrior creates their future by casting the Vision, setting SMARTER goals that support that Vision, and then writing and executing daily targets that support the goals. They transform their character, attitude and abilities, their habits and ways, all towards becoming the person worthy of the Vision they create. Through this process, the warrior earns peace.
Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
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p.s. it is the best time of year to begin your warrior quest towards Blackbelt peace.
Call 813-948-4844 and one of my KMMA Blackbelt Warriors will help you start on your quest. Mention this email and we’ll double our 2 week orientation and make it a free month.
Your first class will be a semi-private lesson with one of my Sensei (Blackbelt warriors) who will help you.
You can meet the team, check out the facilities and see how we will help you develop the peace i speak of in this blog.
You can decide of this warrior quest is for you.
I can’t wait to meet you.
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.
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