The Ride
Today I am grateful for my mentor, Grandmaster Jeff Smith.
After Thursday and Friday sowing into my students, Sensei and staff, he and I went riding for the weekend, and got almost 400 miles in.
Yesterday, we got in almost 200 with only two stops along the way.
We had some amazing talks on those stops too.
Grandmaster Smith teaches me so much; and not just about martial arts and business, but about life.
And, beyond that, he is an inspiration to me too.
At an age that many, or most, are “re-tired” (tired again?), he is still making a difference- living a life of passion and purpose…
and Harley riding while he’s at it too. 😉
He is the mentor to me that I try to be to those that I mentor, and for this I am grateful.
As I was thinking about our ride, it got me thinking about the ride.
The ride I speak of is this ride called life.
And I do earnestly believe that the only way to live it contently is to live it with purpose, on purpose, every day in every way.
I wish that for you.
Do you love what you do?
And, if your occupation isn’t something you live to do, or feel called to, do you at least have something like that in your life?
My tribe at Krav Maga Martial Arts do.
We love one another and we love what we do.
We can’t wait to welcome you.
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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.
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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