Lessons from the Arcade and Martial Arts
Burn a Few Quarters: When I was a kid we had to get a ride from our mom to the arcade if we wanted to play video games. Home video games didn't really exist. Eventually Atari [...]
Team NK Chicago goes to Ireland!
Team NK Chicago in Ireland! Recently our National Karate Chicago Competition Team went to fight in the biggest fighting tournament in the world! This tournament has no form divisions - only fighting. The Irish Open [...]
What Difference Does a Toy Make?
Back in 2009 my wife and I adopted a beautiful little girl from an orphanage in China. She had several medical needs and we spent a lot of time at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital. Because of some [...]
Grateful Perspective
Thankful for things we may take for granted... When I was a boy we would sometimes visit my great aunt Louisa, who lived in a small town in rural Minnesota. Her house was so old [...]
What are the Diamond Nationals?
Did you know that our National Karate Schools is host to the largest and most prestigious martial arts tournament in the world? It is called the Diamond Nationals and we hold it in the [...]
Interview with a Martial Arts Icon
We just wrapped up 3 days of seminars with one of martial arts most influential people, J. Pat Burleson. While he may not be a household name for non-martial artists, he certainly is famous in [...]
Historic 10th Degree Black Belt Promotion!
Recently I was fortunate to be allowed to sit on the Black Belt panel for a major moment in martial arts history. I witnessed the promotion of Grand Master Worley and GM Carnahan to [...]
Man In the Arena
When I was a young man training for my under belts, I can remember having doubts about whether or not I could make it to Black Belt or not. The Doubts I remember thinking, "What [...]
Staff Serve Day!
Your Instructors are fighting hunger by participating in our annual Staff Serve day at Feed My Starving Children this Sunday, February 23! Our Mission National Karate endeavors to be the best martial arts school in [...]
Too Old for Martial Arts? Check out this 80 year old Grandmother!
Pam Neil When talking to adults about the possibility of joining our classes I often hear the objection of "I'm too old for Martial Arts". If you think that, then I encourage you to watch [...]