Over the past four months, I have tried to spread the word about Darkness to Light’s “Stewards of Children” training by doing presentations at local organizations. During this time, I have been fortunate to meet wonderful and supportive advocates from child serving organizations, government agencies, the local school district, hospitals and many other individuals, all [...]
The idea of a kids’ firefighter camp is not unique or new. I’m not ashamed to say that I stole, or respectfully copied, the idea from, among others, Hartsville Fire Company in Warminster. What is different about Blaze Brigade Fire Cadet Camp is the collaboration between Central Bucks Family YMCA’s Camp Takoda and Doylestown Fire [...]
What’s Your Style Lets face it. There are about as many styles of martial arts as religions. Karate, Taekwondo, Kungfu what’s the difference? I get this question all the time. He are a few of the more popular ones: Aikido is a Japanese art that consists of grappling. It flows with the motion of [...]
Tameshiwari, the art of breaking stuff. Why are we breaking boards? It teaches us to focus at a specific point and to use full power through the strike. It’s all about power, speed, accuracy and perfect technique. You can hit pads and never really have the full effectiveness of the strike. The mind must work [...]
Personal training shouldn’t be something that’s considered “cookie cutter.” It’s something that is specific to you; it molds you, creates you, and even defines you. After my clients crush a personal training challenge, a new one comes their way. They don’t fear it. They welcome it because…well, that’s what a challenge is! A session with [...]