You have stumbled upon (or purposely sought out) a very, very unique martial arts school.
At Balanced Life Skills we teach self-defense, it's true, but it's self-defense from a global perspective.
It's art, it's peace, it's life!
First off, come see our facility. It's inviting, friendly, warm, and it's a second home to a lot of families in our community.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 7:00AM Any goal or challenge that we have will have its good days and bad days. We will have time when everything is going right and we feel on top of the world and then there will be other times that ‘nothing’ is going right and we may feel like giving up.
Neither of these extremes are the whole picture.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 12:00PM At the same time when we keep a promise like that we can say to ourselves that we know we are dependable and that we can reach our goals, because we stick to our commitments. Guess what? The same is true for adults! The people around us begin to trust us and see us as leaders and reliable when we keep our commitments. It makes a big difference.
Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 6:00PM When times get tough or things get hard on some front, it is very easy for us to release ourselves from a commitment. When we are good at something, or when it is fun or when we just love doing it and we get rewarded in some manner that meets our needs then it is easy to keep our commitment. In fact we will fight for the ability to keep our promises to ourselves and others.
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 5:00AM There are very few individuals who do not feel the conflict that comes from the number of different commitments that all of us have made. Those commitments include promises we have made to family, friends, work, school, activities, community and more. How do we deal with all of these commitments in a responsible manner and balance the different areas of our life? Someone said once, “Commitment in the face of conflict produces character.”
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 5:00AM One of the most important kind of commitments we ever make is the promises that we make to ourselves. We know that our ability to keep promises to others will have an affect on the way they view us. They will see us as someone they can trust, or that we are reliable, dependable and responsible.
Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 11:12AM What kind of commitments have you made? Everyday and in every part of our life we make commitments to others. We ‘promise’ mom and dad to do our chores or to help do the dishes. We promise to clean our room, brush our teeth, take out the trash. These are all commitments.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 4:59AM 
In July our word of the month is commitment. Here are the definitions that we will be using in our school this month as we look at this word with all of our students.
"Without involvement, there is no commitment." 7 Habits
Commitment means: Making a promise and following through!
Commitment means making a promise to follow through with something until the end!
There will be more discussions on this site of this word to help everyone discuss it with their own children and to look at it more deeply with themselves in the coming month. Check back with us or you may join our community for even more information.
