The Black Belt Mindset Blog

Keeping Kids Safe Online…

May 9, 2012 by jimbouchard

Very interesting report on what you can do to keep your kids out of trouble on the internet…

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1630263039001/how-do-you-keep-your-kids-safe-online/?playlist_id=87937

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Elderly sisters, aged 94 and 93, fight off armed carjacker…

May 2, 2012 by jimbouchard

Elderly sisters, aged 94 and 93, fight off armed carjacker in New Jersey | Fox News http://fxn.ws/IWRCK1

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Hero – Legless vet trains MMA fighters…

March 1, 2012 by jimbouchard

Amazing story from FOX News. Black Belts – these takedowns should look familiar after last night’s workout!

Click here for video…

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Schoolyard Cat Fight or Murder?

February 29, 2012 by jimbouchard

For years I’ve been telling my martial arts students that I only know two indisputable facts about fighting:

When two people fight…

1) Someone is going to get hurt

2) Probably both people

That’s it – everything else is up in the air.

According to FOX News: “Blunt force trauma to the head killed Joanna Ramos, who collapsed at home after a fight on Friday in Long Beach, coroner’s Lt. Fred Corral says Monday.” (Full story here)

What really killed Miss Ramos was petulant jealousy over a boy. Accomplices in her death include some young boys who held back friends of both girls who were trying to break up the fight.

Today the word “homicide” is being tossed around. Should the other young girl involved in this fight be charged with murder? Are the bystanders accomplices? How much responsibility does the school have – should they have prevented the tragedy?

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Love Like a Black Belt! Last minute Valentine’s ideas…

February 14, 2012 by jimbouchard

From the Love Like a Black Belt blog…

Times are tough. For many the thought of spending a lot of money on Valentine’s Day can add pressure you certainly don’t need. The good news is you don’t need a lot of money to create a nice Valentine’s Day for your sweetheart.

As martial artists we spend a great deal of time learning, practicing and perfecting techniques. Granted, those techniques are usually focused on causing pain and injury rather than expressing love and gratitude, but as I always say, the process is what’s important!

Throughout my adventurous and colorful life, I’ve had many opportunities to practice and perfect techniques for crafting memorable moments with the barest of resources and during times of great challenge and adversity. Today I share some of these techniques with you…

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Watch for the upcoming release of the new book: LOVE Like a BLACK BELT co-authored by Dr. Jackie Black and Jim Bouchard!

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What our members do: Pauline’s Bloomers Valentine’s Specials!

February 14, 2012 by jimbouchard

Nina Hirth-Porter’s son Jonah is one of our Level 3 Junior students. Nina is the proprietor of Pauline’s Bloomers in the Tontine Mall in Brunswick!