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Sponsor a New Student in Your School

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If youlove what you are doing, you will be successful.” - Albert Schweitzer

M artial art schools have changed sub-stantially over the last two decades.

Diff erences range from class curriculum to training benefi ts to an expanded student age base. But what hasn’t changed is what’s at the core of the martial arts experience: the teacher-student relationship. And while you may be thinking about the relationship with your instructor, I am actually referring to the cycle that you as the student will undergo when you become a martial arts student. Despite the fact that you may never open your own school or even teach professionally, the student always in some way becomes a teacher. And it is this special transition that has carried the martial arts from gen-eration to generation and millennium to millennium. Here’s a basic explanation…

Each new martial artist begins as a novice until he or she has extracted enough knowledge to be considered an intermedi-ate skilled student. At the same time, and without the student’s awareness, each has also become a novice teacher. You are not going to receive recognition for this title and no one may ever point it out, but you will begin to fi nd yourself in situations where you are off ering your expertise to a beginner student or a group of students. It is inevitable that a beginner student will eventually ask you for help. Not only is this fl attering but it is a wonderful experience to pass along your martial arts knowl-edge. It is for this reason that I encourage you to sponsor a new student into the martial arts and your school.

Sponsoring a new student means that you seek out one indi-vidual who you feel would benefi t from the martial arts train-ing you have received. It also means that you will take personal responsibility for that new student in two very important ways. The fi rst is to be available if that student ever needs help with any techniques learned in class. In essence, you are taking this

student under your wing. The second way is that you “oversee” their training. You do this by paying attention to training prog-ress and class attendance. When necessary, you can be a motiva-tional force that can help the student get back on target towards the goal of black belt.

It is always a rewarding experience to help someone with train-ing. There is a special feeling each time that student progresses through each rank knowing that you are partly responsible for the results. This feeling that you will share is what drives us as instructors, and is why we have this school for you. I hope you will consider sponsoring a new martial artist because, in the end, we are all students who teach the martial arts.

■ By Joseph Galea

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➤ Are You a Natural Born Leader?

Chuck Norris BioBy Jennifer GaleaChuck Norris is known world-wide for his movie and televi-sion acting, but he’s better known in the martial arts commu-nity as a martial arts role model. Chuck Norris is the embodi-ment of the true martial artist.

From 1964 to 1968, Chuck won many state, national, and international martial arts titles. Then in 1968, he won the World Professional Middle Weight Karate Championships. He remained the undefeated champion until he retired in 1974. He was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as Fighter of the Year and Instructor of the Year, and received the Man of the Year honor. In 1997, he was the fi rst man in the western hemisphere to be awarded an 8th Degree Black Belt in the TaeKwonDo system.

In addition to acting and performing martial arts, Chuck has excelled in the area of “inspiration.” He has written two

Personal Profi lePersonal Profi leIsabella DeSisto, Age 8My name is Isabella DeSisto and I am 8 years old. My brother and I tested for our green belts last Saturday. I have learned good patience at my martial arts school. When my Mom asks me to clean up my room, I don’t get mad or talk back. I just keep my patience, and then I get big hugs when I’m done. My teacher at school told me that my focus is very good in class when I am taking a test. I like the number one rule at my karate school which is “Try your Best” because all the kids feel good when Sensei tells them they did a good job! I like going to ka-rate class because it keeps my muscles strong and I get to earn patches and stickers! Karate is good for kids!

Isabella DeSisto is a student at Dawn Barnes’ Karate Kids

Drew Crump Age 10I joined karate 4 years ago because I wanted to learn how to do karate and my mom wanted me to have discipline. Karate has helped me with my discipline, defending myself and self control. I am the middle child in my family and I have one older sister and one brother who is younger.

books, “The Secret of Inner Strength” (an autobiography) and “The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems.” He has won many humanitarian awards and off ered his services to many worthwhile organizations.

According to his website, Chuck thinks his most rewarding ac-complishment was the creation of his Kick Drugs Out of Amer-ica Foundation. This program began by teaching martial arts to 150 high-risk children in Houston, TX, as part of the school curriculum. The program’s success in “helping these children raise their self-esteem and instilling discipline and respect, as well as getting them out of gangs” led to the program being implemented in over 30 schools, with more than 4,200 young boys and girls participating.

Chuck Norris has shown us what it means to be truly successful in the martial arts.

My goal in karate is to become an 8th degree Master Belt. Some of my goals for school are to graduate high school and college then get my masters degree.. When I grow up, I want to be a mechanical engineer.

One of the most important things my instructors in the martial arts have taught me is discipline.

Drew Crumb is a student at Duane Brummit’s be TRI-STAR Martial Arts Academy

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Answers:

Shaolin Temple (1982), Dragon Fight (1988), Once Upon a Time in China (1990), Fist of legend (1994), My Father the Hero (1995), Black Mask (1996), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Romeo Must Die (2000), Kiss of the Dragon (2001), The One (2001), Hero (2002)

Welcome to Kids Korner, the mind boggling, brain teasing section of Kid’s Zone. If you score: 9 or more, you are a Grandmaster; 7 or 8, a Master; 6, an Advanced Student; 5, an Intermediate Student; 4, a Beginner Student; 3, do 10 sit-ups; 2, do 10 push-ups; 1, do 10 sit-ups and 10 push-ups. Guess the Bo-nus and add +1 to your score. Good luck!!!

Movie Timeline: Arrange these Jet Li fi lms in order of their theatrical release starting with the earliest.

1. Black Mask ________________________2. Romeo Must Die ________________________3. Lethal Weapon 4 ________________________4. Shaolin Temple ________________________5. Once Upon a Time in China ________________________6. Fist of Legend ________________________7. The One ________________________8. Hero ________________________9. Dragon Fight ________________________10. Kiss of the Dragon ________________________

Bonus: My Father the Hero ________________________

Kids CornerKids Corner

The media has been bombarding us with nutritional information about the positive impact of increased protein consumption on our metabolism and on reaching our health and fi tness goals. While most of these claims are pretty well founded in nutritional science, what should you watch for when incorporating more meats back into your diet?

First balance your diet. Don’t eat just meat, or just one kind of meat. Balance each meal with a protein source and a fruit, vegetable, and/or carbohydrate source. Eat a variety of protein sources. Incorporate diff erent meat choices (such as chicken, fi sh, beef, pork, etc.) as well as alternative protein sources, such as nuts, legumes, and other vegetarian entrees. Try diff erent recipes that incorporate a variety of food groups, as well as a variety of foods within the food groups. Every food has something unique to off er.

Next, when eating meats, take care regarding the fat content. In the near future, new labeling laws will be enacted to provide you with more information when selecting meats, but for now you can rely on the specifi ed cut. Below are a number of beef cuts that have fewer than 300 calories and 10 gram of fat for a cooked 3 ounce serving. Remember to double the calories and fat if you are eating double the portion!

Finally, be sure to trim any visible fat from your meat. According to studies by Tufts University, a three ounce choice grade T-bone steak contains 174 calories and 3 grams of saturated fat, as long as it is carefully trimmed of fat. If you choose to consume even the very small ribbon of fat along the edge, these numbers jump to 274 calo-ries and 8 grams of saturated fat, for the same 3 ounce portion!

Good choices for beef: (All contain fewer than 300 calories and 10 grams of fat per cooked 3 ounce portion.)

HealthKick: Are You Increasing Your Meat Consumption?By Jennifer G. Galea MS RD

RoundEye Round Roast, SelectBottom Round RoastRound Tip Roast, SelectTop Round Steak, SelectShort LoinTop Loin Steak, Select & ChoiceShort Loin, T-Bone Steak, ChoiceTenderloin

RibRib Eye, ChoiceSirloinTop Sirloin FlankFlank, all gradesChuckArm Pot Roast, braised, Select & Choice

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*** Wisdom Way News and Events *** November Holidays Wisdom Way Martial Arts will be CLOSED from Thursday, November 2nd thru Sunday, November 5th while our instructors attend the 2006 Joe Lewis Black Belt Research Conference. We will also be CLOSED on Thursday, November 23rd, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Joe Lewis Visits Wisdom Way Former World Heavyweight Champion and Grand Master, Joe Lewis, visited Wisdom Way Martial Arts on Monday, October 23rd, for two fun-filled kickboxing seminars. Mr. Lewis taught a children’s class in which he focused on basic fighting techniques and strengthening the body for martial arts training. Mr. Lewis also taught a 2½ hour adult seminar which focused on advanced defensive principles. Mr. Lewis is Kyosah Dennis Campo’s personal instructor and is recognized by his peers as the Greatest Karate Fighter of All Time. Many thanks to Mr. Lewis for his continued support and friendship. We’re looking forward to his next visit in the spring!

Mr. Lewis works on focus pad drills during the Karate Kidz™ session

Leadership Team member

Nicholas Vrahimis works with Mr. Lewis on advanced defensive drills

October Promotions Please join us in congratulating the following students, who were promoted on Saturday, October 21st: Little Ninjas™/Future Kidz™: Orange Belt – Rishi Basu, Ryan

Chang, Francesca Delgais, and Sydney Skop

High Orange Belt - Ella Banham, Harry Banham, Allegra Copland, Thomas Kim, and Gabriel Pollack

Yellow Belt – Jacob Dawson Karate Kidz™: Purple Belt – Nicky Blobel,

Jonathon Comfort, and Caitlin Fryer

Our newly promoted Little Ninjas™

Leadership Team members with newly

promoted Future Kidz™

Newly promoted Purple Belt, Caitlin Fryer,

with her instructor, Kyosah Campo

New Purple Belts, Nicky Blobel & Jonathon

Comfort with the Dilone family (three of whom are Wisdom Way black belts),

Kyosah Campo and Kyosah Carlos Muniz November Birthdays Let’s extend Happy Birthday wishes this month to Benjamin Spector, Adam Torres, Lauren Hunt, Matthew D'Onofrio, Jacob Campo, Alec Merelas, Jailen Wells, AJ Genovesi, Harry Banham, and Dennis Campo, Sr. (the “original” and father of Kyosah Campo). Best wishes & many more!!! Welcome Our New Students A warm welcome goes out this month to Mikey Grund, Justin Hinton, and Lauren Spagnuolo. Welcome to the Wisdom Way Martial Arts family! We are very happy to have you!!! Closing Remarks Please keep in mind that Wisdom Way Martial Arts is your school. If you ever have any questions, concerns, or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at kyosah@wisdomway.net or by phone at (914) 738-7700 or our cell at (914) 419-3047.

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Phone/Fax: (914) 738-7700 Mobile: (914) 419-3047

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