The development of confidence in our martial arts students is an important characteristic that parents look for when enrolling their children in our school. Listen as Kathy Sacoulas discusses how we help kids develop confidence and how you can do the same at home. Allowing the kids to feel competent and not giving them false praise are topics she discusses at great length.

1:33: Competence

1:50: The importance of not developing a FALSE sense of confidence

6:00: We start developing confidence in kids at the young age of 3

8:14: Helping students live into their goals through our language

9:55: Helping develop communication skills that develop confidence

14:36: How we develop confidence on the mat

23:01: Applying these principles at home

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Meet Stephen Eng in this episode and listen to how impactful receiving his Black Belt has been in his life. He attributes all his successes and positive relationships to his martial arts training and talks about how it was the best decision his parents ever made for him.

1:35: Introduction of Stephen Eng

2:14: His start in the martial arts

3:41: Benefits from training in the martial arts

5:15: What kept him motivated to keep training over all his years at the school

8:13: How martial arts helped him navigate through tough times and develop good relationships

10:13: How the Black Belt test affected his life and how it continues to affect him

13:15: How he’s applied the lessons from martial arts to his life and the successes that have resulted

16:09: Stephen’s advice for kids who want to quit martial arts

20:00: How teaching classes at PMA affected him; how mentoring other children led to his own leadership development

24:00: The importance of representing PMA in the community

24:48: Why Stephen is big on showing attribution and remembering where he came from

For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com.

The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast

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Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey.

This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.

Perseverance is a characteristic that can only be taught through placing your child in circumstances where they may want to quit or where they will fail. Parents often have difficulty watching their kids struggle, but it’s an important thing for them to experience. Listen to Kathy Sacoulas talk about how perseverance is gained through martial arts and how we can apply it to our parenting.

1:24: Perseverance defined/Grit Defined

2:30: immediate gratification counters the development of perseverance

2:40: how martial arts develops perseverance in students

4:38: the journey is more fruitful than the destination

5:29: trust the process

5:50: Moving the students through phases of training shows their perseverance

6:26: Sparring as an example of developing grit and perseverance

9:15: You must lean into discomfort to gain perseverance

11:00: The importance of failure

14:28: applying these principles to parenting

For more information on the podcast, visit blackbeltparentingpodcast.com.

The video version of this show is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackBeltParentingPodcast

Follow Kathy on Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/people/Black-Belt-Parenting-Podcast/61558865227742/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbeltparentingpodcast/

Twitter: https://www.x.com/BBParentingPod

Visit progressivemartialarts.com for more information on how you and your family can get started on your martial arts journey.

This podcast is produced by Press Record Studios. Visit PressRecordStudios.com for more information on their media production services.