You just made it through the holiday season…now do something for your SELF! Now through February, FREE martial arts classes for adults at Northern Chi Martial Arts Center at the Black Belt Mindset Institute in Brunswick, Maine! PLUS…for every class you attend now through February, you earn a chance for great bonus prizes including: Full [...]
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FREE Adult Karate Classes at Black Belt Mindset Institute…NOW!
Posted in Events, For Parents, Personal Development, Think Like a Black Belt, Training, tagged Black Belt Mindset, enrollment special, FREE, Jim Bouchard, Self-Defense, self-esteem, special events, Think Like a Black Belt on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Lead By Example: Be The Best Teacher You Can Be!
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, For Parents, Leadership Team, Personal Development, Think Like a Black Belt, Training, tagged Alex Armstrong, Black Belt Mindset, community, confidence, education, leadership, perseverance on June 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
At the Black Belt Mindset Institute, we are blessed to have some of the best instructors in Martial Arts. Here’s an inside look at some of the things they work on in their Leadership Team training. You may find these tips useful in your business or personal life as well! Here’s what our instructors think [...]
How To Be a Hero- Train to Be One!
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, Posts by Master Jim, Self-Defense, Think Like a Black Belt, Training on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Jim Bouchard When we face a tragedy like the Tuscon Shooting most of us, particularly martial artists, will ask ourselves how we would act given that scenario? Would you run? Would you hunker down and hope for the best? Would you do what four incredibly courageous people did and charge the shooter? As the [...]
Faced with a Gunman- What Would You Do?
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, Law Enforcement, Self-Defense, Think Like a Black Belt, Training, tagged Black Belt Mindset, firearms, law enforcement, martial arts, Self-Defense, tactical, Think Like a Black Belt on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Jim Bouchard, founder & Master Instructor of Northern Chi Martial Arts Center; speaker, medial personality and author of “Think Like a Black Belt.” On Tuesday, December 14th a man named Clay Duke interrupted a school board meeting in Panama City, Florida. He walked in with a can of spray paint and a handgun. Duke [...]
A Stocking Stuffer that could Save Your Life!
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, Events, Self-Defense, Training on December 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Kubaton is one of the most effective weapons ever developed for self-defense- and one of the easiest to use! Requires minimal training to be effective. Can be carried legally anywhere. Is always at hand- literally! Inexpensive and needs no maintenance. Originally developed as an equalizer to help women prison guards deal with larger male [...]
Congratulations Mike Sensei!
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, Events, Training on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mike Mason Sensei has earned a purple belt rank in American Style Nanchaku! Congratulations! Perhaps he’ll be offering nunchaku seminars soon at Northern Chi! Mike will also be testing for his 2nd Dan in Northern Chi Kenpo in October.
Are You Safer Now?
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, Self-Defense, Training, tagged Black Belt Mindset, Jim Bouchard, Self-Defense, Think Like a Black Belt on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What’s the truth about crime statistics? It seems that nearly everyone you talk to will say crime is on the rise. Is it? Or is this a product of media attention and high-profile cases? Read more on Think Like a Black Belt: The Blog! And… We’ll be covering this topic on Think Like a Black [...]
The Pool Problem!
Posted in Juniors!, Posts by Master Jim, Training, tagged Jim Bouchard, kids, perseverance, practice, summer, Think Like a Black Belt on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Master Jim Bouchard You’re getting ready to organize the afternoon shuttle; one kid is going to karate class, one is headed for soccer practice and you’re picking up another friend for a sleep over. You call out to the pool, “Come on guys! We’ve got to get going!” The enthusiastic response: “It’s too hot! [...]
You decide…
Posted in Law Enforcement, Self-Defense, Training, tagged law enforcement, Self-Defense, tactical, tactics on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Watch this video of an officer trying to control a situation that started with simple jaywalking, and escalated into a potentially serious enagement: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/16/seattle-police-guild-defends-officers-punch/?test=latestnews Two serious lessons here: 1) The more techniques you train in your arsenal the better. At Northern Chi, we emphasize open-hand strikes for law enforcement and security personnel. There are times [...]
Your Black Belt Test…
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, Events, Training, tagged Black Belt Mindset, Black Belt Test, Jim Bouchard, practice on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight is the Black Belt Training Camp. Our next crop of candidates begins the long process of preparing for the best day of their martial arts lives! This article will be helpful if you’re working toward your Black Belt at Northern Chi, or if you’re facing Black Belt tests in personal and professional life as [...]
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