There are "idiots" out there. There are also "randoms" walking scared in the night. We, as leaders in our community, have a responsibility to protect "randoms" through providing training and tools to raise awareness and knowledge before it's too late. Prevent it before it happens. We also, as leaders in our community, have a responsibility to reach out to potential "idiots" and inspire them to choose a better path before they become "idiots" and do something they'll regret for life. This video inspired me to truly ... Read More

On the first Friday of every month, our Leadership Team gets together to do magic. We subscribe to the idea that kicking and punching has little value in today's world, however we use the physical aspects of our martial arts to practice leadership skills that will last forever. This video is an example of how we practice our leadership out in the community and take our training off the mat and out of the dojo and put it to work in our world. We planted ... Read More

This is the 'stuff' that I like to study and share with all of you. This has everything to do with our training on the mat... are you applying "this" to your martial arts? ABOUT Viktor Frankl: In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning -- and the most important gift we can give others. Read More

MASyndicate.com is now up and running. I'm putting together a team of the top guys and gals in our industry. I'm looking to bring this group together to share ideas and work together in creating some very important and powerful program to the international martial arts community. The first of which is VERBAL JUDO. I'm very excited about this program and am sure it will have a giant impact in our industry. Read More

This Video is Brilliant and really speaks to me and my training/teaching as a teacher and leader in my community. I'm sure you'll also see the that I could be viewed as a "Lone Nut" without all of your participation and support. Can you committ to writing a blog post on The Digital Dojo today? Join in (So I'm not just a lone nut dancing by myself) Read More

After talking to many of the martial artists who took the MastersJOURNEY course the first time around last fall, I've found there were a couple of things I could improve on. Delivery of Content. Instead of sending people a Big Box of Stuff (which is just not very earth friendly and seems to pile up at home or in the office) I decided to go with 100% online delivery of all content. Progressive Approach. How do you eat an elephant? That's right, one bite ... Read More

Chances are, you are here because you asked for more information from us. My name is Gary Engels. I'm working with Fariborz Azhakh from MartialInfo.com, Tom Callos from UltimateBlackBeltTest.com, and BJ Penn from BJPenn.com, and Chan Lee from JK Lee Black Belt Academies in Milwaukee. We are working together to provide great tools and training to all martial artists in the international martial arts community. Be sure to check your email as I'll be sending out some great videos and links to some exciting training ... Read More

There are certain things in this world that we simply cannot learn through a discussion or intellectual conversation. For children, there are some things that we simply can't explain in easy enough terms without actually showing them through experience. Focus, Discipline, Respect, Leadership and other life skills cannot be learned by reading about them in a book, they have to be practiced and experienced to truly understand. Project Based Learning is a great way to immerse yourself (or your child) in a leadership ... Read More

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WHO: ...well, YOU! and everyone else at Leadership Academy and others in the community will be teaming up with “Charter For Compassion” to perform Acts of Compassion for the Holidays. WHEN: The entire month of December. WHERE: Anywhere Compassion is needed. WHAT: We will complete and record 100-500 Acts of Compassion to help spread good to our community. Your contribution could be the smallest acts of compassion to much larger ones. (These can also count toward your belt rank requirements) YOUR role in this ... Read More