Monday, November 30, 2009

What does it mean to be a Black Belt Leader? http://ping.fm/oJWQQ

Sunday, November 29, 2009

10 year old boy stops 3 bullies - http://ping.fm/Lj9pq

10 year old boy stops 3 bullies

Learn how a 10 year old boy developed the confidence to stop 3 bullies from harassing him daily at school…

how a middle-aged man got into great shape while earning his black belt…

how a mother of 2 found a way to spend more quality time with her children…

how a little girl developed the leadership skills to teach adults…

and how a boy with learning challenges became an entrepreneur.

Download the full report here.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Our Dover academy is getting a new floor thanks to mr. MacVittie. It looks great.
Our Dover academy is getting a new floor thanks to mr. MacVittie. It looks great.
When your children meet your adult friends, do they say "Hey" or "Hello, Ma'am"? http://www.mrbba.com - we teach respect.
Question-what is the one thing the entire family can enjoy that will keep them in shape and develop confidence? http://www.mrbba.com
Question - What's the one thing families can do together that is good for them, healthy, safe, fun and develops leadership skills? http://www.mrbba.com
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our great students. Spend some time this weekend telling those you love how much you appreciate them.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Martial Arts training bonds families and creates good habits - http://ping.fm/uATzb

Martial arts training bonds families.

Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:53 AM
To: office@mrbba.com
Subject: Testimonial

Hello Sir,

We want to say thank you for your incredible school! It has been a wonderful and positive experience for our entire family! We have all seen such amazing changes in ourselves and each other. It has been a fun activity we enjoy together and has encouraged many new goals and habits in a fun and enthusiastic environment. You have a helpful and friendly staff and every student has been so kind and welcoming! Thank you again!

The Christie Family.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Parents-in just 28 minutes we can show you a dramatic change in your child's confidence, discipline and respect - http://ping.fm/E01Zi
28 Minutes could change your life! http://ping.fm/4kaCf

28 Minutes could change your life!

In just 28 minutes my incredible staff can show you how to develop amazing confidence, great self-discipline, and respect that will make you stand out from the crowd. Parents - yes, we can do this for your child also. Don't take my word for it. Call today - 603.743.6500 - and try it for yourself. What do you have to lose? More importantly, what could you gain??? 603.743.6500 - Master Randall
We love push ups!
We love push ups!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Look out! Here comes the boot to the head.
Look out! Here comes the boot to the head.

Martial Arts are good for the body and brain.

Positive body changes

After about three weeks of true martial arts training, a wide range of physiological changes take place. Practitioners will exhibit improvements in blood sugar, blood pressures, blood lipids, brain neurotransmitter balance, blood supply to muscles, and capacity of somatic muscles and the liver to store carbohydrate in the form of glycogen, calcium metabolism and other basic parameters. The changes are not mutually exclusive; interactions among systems and their functions are the rule.

These changes translate into better functioning of the body and brain, and overall risk reduction for such diseases as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, osteoporosis, obesity, anxiety states, mild to moderate mental depression, chronic fatigue, and breast and colon cancers. An increase in breathing exercises and forms training helped me recover from type 2 diabetes and I am no longer insulin dependent because of it.

The brain and nervous system.

Martial arts training brings about remarkable changes in brain chemistry. The concentrations of various neurotransmitters that are responsible for facilitation or inhibition of nerve impulse transmission in the central nervous system -- acetylcholine, norepinephrine, serotonin, dopamine, gamma amino butyric acid (GABA), glutamic acid, endorphins and others -- are changed so that a new balance is attained. The clinical signs and symptoms that ensue are easier to record than the actual neurotransmitter levels, and many studies are in agreement on the emotional, behavioral and physiological changes that accompany martial arts training. A few recent investigations, however, have pinned down the neurochemical changes, as well. Eighty-nine year old Grand Master Yong Woo Lee, founder of JungDoKwan Taekwondo credits his years of martial arts training for his good health and mental sharpness at his age.

Among the early changes seen when individuals engage in a martial arts training program are mood elevation, heightened energy levels, enhanced self-confidence and self-esteem, lower anxiety levels, resistance to depression and improved coping ability. Changes in blood pressure and heart rate, which are, to a large extent, mediated by the central nervous system, occur soon afterward. Heart rate is slowed, and hypertensive blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) is reduced toward normal. Hapkido Grand Master Gary Pointer says: "Martial arts training keeps me going strong with a smile on my face! It is the ultimate mental and physical health program."

These physiological changes are a function of the rebalancing of the sympathetic (fight and flight) and parasympathetic (rest and repair) halves of the autonomic nervous system. Studies by the Inchon Sports College of Korea have found increased parasympathetic tone in martial arts trained subjects, and ascribe the slowing of heart rate and reduction in blood pressure to this increased tone. Others have recorded lower plasma catecholamine levels associated with lower blood pressure following martial arts training. Resting heart rate is largely controlled by the parasympathetic fibers of the tenth cranial nerve (vagus) to the heart's pacemaker (SA node). But blood pressure is much more complex, and more body chemistry, especially hormonal chemistry, is involved. The bottom line is that martial arts training reduces hypertensive blood pressure, and that the response is distance/intensity-graded.

Excerpt taken from http://www.fightingmaster.com/articles/medicine/medicine.htm

Martial arts training against dogs???

Minnesota Man Uses Martial Arts to Save Woman From Rottweilers
Saturday August 22, 2009
It used to be that you learned martial arts to defend against people. As Jesse Piotrowski found out on Tuesday morning in Mankato, Minnesota when he was awoken by a woman crying, those moves can be used against man's best friend as well. Actually, it was more like man's best friends. You see, jumping from his bed in only his shorts, he came outside to find that a woman was being attacked by two rottweilers.

Not a situation that anyone looks forward to. Still, in true hero fashion Piotrowski used some undefined martial arts training to punch the dogs and help the woman back into her home before the owner of the dogs showed up and stopped them. The woman suffered a broken wrist and Piotrowski left with bites on his leg. By the way, this isn't the only situation where martial arts techniques were used to stop a dog in recent days. Not too long ago, a boy used a rear naked choke to quell a pitbull that was attacking a friend of his.

These are different days. At this point, we don't know what style of fighting Piotrowski has practiced, only that he mentioned pivoting on his feet martial arts style to deliver his punches. Regardless, he certainly came through when needed.

Don't you think everyone could use some basic self-defense training?

So, you don't think you need self-defense???

So, you think you don't need self-defense???
We talk to so many people who think they don't need self-defense beacause we live in "small town" New Hampshire.
Think again...

Muggers steal cash, jacket from teen on Main Street in Somersworth
By Jason Claffey
jclaffey@fosters.com

Thursday, October 22, 2009
SOMERSWORTH — Four men mugged an 18-year-old teenager and stole his cash and jacket in an alley near the Eagles Club on Main Street Tuesday night, police said.

Officers responded to the area at about 8:45 p.m. but were unable to locate the attackers. The teenager suffered "superficial" injuries and did not require hospitalization, according to police Captain Russell Timmons.

The teenager, who was with a friend when the incident took place, reported the attackers flashed a knife. Timmons said he was forced to give up a "small amount" of cash and a red jacket with a fur hood.

A police investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the incident can call Somersworth police at 603-692-3131.

Isn't it time you thought about learning to protect yourself better?
Call us at 603.743.6500

Our students are real community leaders


MacKenzie Randall helps move frame shop from Rollinsford to Dover.

Somersworth High student gives community service to local business owner

Thursday, September 10, 2009
SOMERSWORTH —Somersworth High School freshman MacKenzie Randall volunteered his holiday weekend to help move Mill River Custom Frame Shop and Art Gallery from the Lower Mill at Salmon Falls in Rollinsford to its new home of 22 Chestnut Street in Dover.

Randall, a Rollinsford resident, gave over ten hours of labor on his day off from school the Friday before Labor Day. He spent most of his time hauling artwork and framing equipment through the long halls of the old mill.

Sandy Kots, owner of Mill River, was delighted to have the extra help. Randall enjoyed helping the frame shop and took great pride in the completion of the move.

Matthew Stiles demonstrates his leadership through community service







EJ Hersom/Staff photographer Tae Kwon Do black belt candidate Matthew Stiles, 7, strikes a martial arts poseTuesday with the toys he collected for the Dover Fire Department's annual toy drive.

Article published Oct 7, 2009
7-year-old Dover boy spends summer collecting toys for needy

DOVER — It wasn't a typical summer for 7-year-old Matthew Stiles.

While many of his peers were thinking about going to the beach or playing sports, Stiles was thinking toys, toys and more toys.

And the toys weren't even for him.

Stiles is a student at Matt Randall's Black Belt Academy and is seeking his black belt in Tae Kwon Do. As part of the black belt process, Stiles did a community service project where he collected toys for the Dover Fire Department's annual toy bank.

On Tuesday the department reaped the benefits of Stiles' hard work, as he presented the bank with 257 toys.

"Something like this certainly helps to jump start our efforts," said retired Capt. Dave McLean, who has organized the toy drive for several years.

Stiles said there were several community service projects he could have done, but said he was focused on helping other kids not as fortunate as him have a good Christmas.

"I thought people would be happier to have more than one or two or no toys," he said.

Stiles said he started his toy drive in the summer so he could collect some "summer toys," such as Wiffleball equipment and toy water slides.

"I didn't want there to be just winter toys," he said.

Stiles placed drop-off boxes at five locations across the city, including at a few grocery stores, Matt Randall's Black Belt Academy and the Garrison School, where Stiles is a second-grader.

He attached a note to each box explaining his project and why he was doing it. Stiles and his parents, Patti and Howard, originally set a modest goal for the amount of toys to collect.

"My goal was 100, then we started to get 150, then we collected 50 Wiffleball bats and then we got more," he said.

Stiles attributes the success to people's generosity and said he feels good to help with a noble cause.

"They're going to be very, very happy," he said of the kids, "and that makes me feel happy."

Patti said she was impressed her son took on such a lofty project.

"When he went with toys and explained to us why, it filled our hearts with joy that he would do this and think of other kids," she said. "He's a very special boy."

Howard added, "We're very proud."

Firefighter Dale Spainhower, who also runs the toy drive, said he hopes Stiles' donation sets a tone for this year's toy drive.

"I thought that it was great for a 7-year-old to do this and think of other kids in need," he said.

The need for toys this year is expected to be equal or greater than last year, according to McLean.

Firefighters are now accepting donations for the annual toy drive and those interested in donating can drop off toys at any of the city's three stations.

Beyond the community service project, Stiles still has several physical and mental challenges awaiting him before he can earn his black belt. He has been participating in Tae Kwon Do for 31⁄2 and has excelled at it in that period, his mother said.

"He use to be very shy and it really helped to build his confidence," she said.

Stiles will go for his black belt in December.

Our students are great leaders.

Congratulations to our students who are demonstrating their leadership skills at school.
Mr. Luke Dobson was elected as Vice President of the student council at Dover Middle School.
Mr. MacKenzie Randall was elected to serve on the student council at Somersworth High.
Mr. Mason Randall was elected as the Student Council President at Rollinsford Grade School.
Great job gentlemen!

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