April Showers Bring May Positivity!
This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools who are doing good things in their communities, as well as, making great accomplishments.
You can see the last installment here.
Martial Arts Calendar
Have you ever struggled to find seminars in your local or regional area? That is because there was no place to post events so that everybody could see them…………..until now! If you are putting on any kind of event, workshop, or seminar, feel free to post it at http://www.martialartscalendar.com It can bring attention to your event and is free to use! Go ahead and check out the site to see what is going on in the coming months near you!
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusets, USA
If you have been reading these Positivity posts you might have noticed that there have been posts in the past about the benefits of Tai Chi. A quick google search on Tai Chi’s benefits will get you no shortage of results as well. The benefits of practicing Tai Chi are currently being discovered in unexpected areas. This article here elaborates on how Tai Chi can help people suffering from Fibromyalgia. Read on to see what they discovered!
East Lansing, Michigan, USA
I am all for self-defense classes being offered anywhere, anytime. It is surely better than nothing. How much better than nothing is the question though? Louis Martin recently wrote about this question here. While I always advocate for full-on training as a student, I will take something over nothing any day of the week. No, you won’t be proficient in self-defense after a couple seminars. However, you may have taken away one or two striking concepts that could save your life. Better yet, you may have learned some things that could save your life without you ever having to land a strike.
Eugene, Oregon, USA
There is no such thing as an easy martial arts journey. Every single one has it’s high’s and low’s. Difficult belt material and demanding instructors are easy ones to point to. But what about when you add in injuries and health problems? Those are definitely obstacles to any martial arts journey. Here we have a story about a woman who has dealt with significant health obstacles throughout her martial arts life and has doggedly refused to let it defeat her!
Napa, California, USA
We all found a home in the martial arts for a multitude of reasons. Our “home” became the mat, dojo, studio, etc… It did not matter because we just wanted to train. But for many of us, after years of training, we crossed a bit of a threshold. Maybe it was that one time your instructor asked you to take that new white belt off to the side to work on some basics with him/her. For some, it was that gut-wrenching moment when your instructor told you with no warning: “You are going to teach class tonight.” Regardless of how, when, or where, many of us have discovered the joy of passing on knowledge to another. Speaking only for myself, I have also been humbled at how much my students have taught me. Here we have a local interview article about Mr. Robert Morey, a practitioner who also enjoys passing on his knowledge.
Kabul, Afganistan
Sometimes it is easy to forget how good you have it. Things like electricity and running water are easy to take for granted. Our ability to, generally speaking, go where we want and do what we want is another example that is all too easy to take for granted. What if someone told you that you could not go practice martial arts? Maybe they said you couldn’t wear that dress or shirt? Or drive? Individual freedom is something not everyone has. Here we have an article about a young woman that is trying to do her small part to change the culture in her home country. She is doing it with martial arts!
Let’s start a discussion! Did any of these articles have an effect on you? Did they change the way you viewed a particular topic? Don’t be shy! Feel free to sound off!
If you know of any good examples of positivity in the martial arts, please let me know! You can contact me directly using the contact form right below this, or post in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
As always, embrace positivity, my brothers and sisters!
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