1. February 2010 ©2010 AMS
MATIMES
MARTIAL ARTS TIMES
FOCUS ON:
Devotion
“Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.”– Bruce Lee
Passion and loyalty to something Energy is a must when watch out! If it is your martial arts,
or someone; Be loyal to your completing any then make sure you work on that
significant other and family; Show assignment with everyday. Perhaps make it part of your
passion in everything you do passion. If you only do way of life. Exercise everyday and
something half- stretch and make your body strong.
Do your best to be your best in heartedly, you are just By making your body strong, you will
every endeavor, it may take you far cheating yourself of how make your mind strong and confident.
in the end. well you could really be Being confident within yourself will
doing it. Such as your feed your soul good thoughts and you
Be passionate about what you do or martial arts, when will aspire to be better and improve
it won’t be worth you doing it. practicing, always yourself and help others to improve
do your best then too. This devotion and passion can
Devote yourself to the when it is time for be a contagious reaction when
following: competition or embellishing upon others. It is one
your belt testing, big circle or Yin yang.
Devote your: your moves will
Aspirations flow naturally, You must prioritize the things in
Determination quickly, and your life that will keep you devoted
Energy smoothly. to things that matter to you the
Passion most. Make your life more skillful
Time Passion is essential. and better, just remember this
If you want to do little acronym; ADEPT, to Aspire,
All of these things something and be great at Determination, Energy, Passion, and
together will make you it, you must have a true passion Time.
ADEPT (skilled). for it. If you find something you
like to do, then the passion to do If you can make a difference in just
Aspire to be great. No one it will keep you doing it. If you one other person’s life then that
wants to not to be great! Always want to be great at something difference is heart warming, especially
try to be the best person out there you don’t even like doing, if it is someone you care about or
doing the job. Whether it is being chances are you will not be that very close to you.
a mother, teaching martial arts or great at it.
being a student, always try to do You will become ADEPT in which
your best! If you are not the very Time must be set aside for ever endeavors you choose.
best, then you know you have done yourself to practice or work
your best! That is what it is all about on your art or to be with the
anyway. person you are passionate INSIDE THIS ISSUE
about. Always make time for
Determination helps keep your yourself first. Take the time to
Focus On: Devotion . . . . . . . . . 1
mind focused on your goal. You work on your art that you are Tales and Traditions . . . . . . . . . 2
must remain committed to your goal most passionate about. Take
and be determined to see it through. your passion and devote your
Food Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
energy to that passion and Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. MATIMES
Tales and Traditions: Trust yourself
Trust yourself. You know more “What makes this girl so my trust and devotion to her. Before I
than you think you do. special?” could do that, I had to learn trust and
devotion of myself. Make sure your
In-Su lived Long ago in Kwan replied, “Oh, Grandfather obligations are taken care of at school.
a small village in the Far East, In-Su, she is so beautiful and It sounds like that is what Bo-Bae is
with his wife Hea. He has sweet! She walks by my desk doing by working at school and not
been married to Hea for a but never speaks. She will let speaking to you. Trust in yourself.
very long time. So long, me walk home with her after Bo-Bae is walking with you after
they have grandchildren school, but during school she school, right? Keep doing it everyday.
by their first born son rarely speaks to me. I want You will build trust. Then ask her
and his wife. The eldest to ask her to the martial arts when you are walking her home.”
grandson, Kwan came exhibition dance, but I do not
home from school and think she will go with me.” “Do you really think that will work,
wanted to know how he Grandfather?” Kwan asked with
could make a girl, Bo-Bae, Grandfather In-Su told Kwan, inspired delight in his eyes.
like him at school. He asked “Your Grandmother and I have
Grandfather In-Su since he been together a very long time. Do “As sure as I have been married to
was old and wise. you think she gave me the time of your Grandmother Hea, for the last 4
day let alone look at me or let me decades, it takes devotion and trust
Grandfather In-Su walk her home at first? No, my within yourself and to each other.”
asked Kwan, precious grandson, I had to prove
You Are What You Eat: Are you a junk food “junkie”
Are you a junk food “junkie” who loves are rich in oil and it will make you of returning blood to the heart. This
to eat chips, cookies, processed foods? drowsy and fail to concentrate. Over causes two damages to the heart –
If so, you should know the many sustained periods of junk food eating, 1. the heart fatigues by the continuous
short and long term harmful effects on your blood circulation will drop due to extra effort it makes
eating junk food. lipid or cholesterol accumulation. Lack 2. the heart suffers oxygen supply.
of nutrients and proteins can stale Apart from forming plaques and
One short term effect your cells temporarily. constricting arteries, cholesterol also
on eating junk food affects the liver where it is metabolized.
is lack of One long term effect High cholesterol from junk food strains
energy. Junk is heart disease. the liver and will eventually damage it.
foods If plaque forms
don’t in your arteries It is very important to stay healthy by
provide which demands eating the right foods and exercising
you with the heart to put in daily. Try to stay away from these
the extra effort to pump unhealthy foods which will cause short
essential blood on the down and long term damages to your body.
nutrients your body stream, this will Sure it tastes good and will satisfy your
needs. Although it’s cause Myocardial needs, but beware, the lure is strong
satisfying, you will infarction (a enough to get you addicted. It is your
feel weakened. Poor severe heart choice to choose junk food or your
concentration is another failure). On the up health. Remember, You Are What You
result because these foods stream, there is lack Eat!
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3. MATIMES
Philosophy: Love and devotion
Love and devotion have been around time and time again. It was strong, be a devoted
for centuries. How many people really through their devotion martial artist.
take it to heart these days? To really and vision that kept them
devote to someone or something, you in their pursuit of their When a person
have to commit yourself to following goals. embodies the martial
through with it. Whether it is to your arts as one of his or
significant other, your art, your job, When you are her true passions,
or a project you started, devotion to it devoted to the martial the devotion and
requires passion and commitment. arts, you are living a energy required can be extremely
life style that builds rewarding.
Throughout the centuries there have character, builds your
been many inventors, explorers, and body and your soul. “An artist’s expression is
artists that have remained true to If you chose the life a his soul made apparent,
nothing but their goals, their significant martial artist, you have his schooling, as well as his
other or to their projects. Without some chosen to be one of “cool” being exhibited.
of these devoted people, we would the elite few. Like the Behind every motion, the
not be where we are today in society, great philosophers and music of his soul is made
philosophically and technologically. people of the past, visible. Otherwise, his motion is
you are devoted and empty and empty motion is like
They had true passion for their art to passionate about your an empty word; no meaning.”
go on even after they failed miserably art. So, be proud, be – Bruce Lee
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