In this 13th episode, The Truth About the Martial Arts Business is that martial arts schools have to be responsible and careful of the intentions of their students.
Hi, I’m John Graden, we are in the middle of a massive disruption of law and order. Gun sales are through the roof, and Google searches for self-defense have spiked off the charts. People want to feel safe and secure.
Now that the pandemic has leveled off, anti-fa has taken over sections of big cities and is wreaking violent havoc on innocent Americans.
Undercover recordings of the terrorist group Anti-Fa reveal them teaching their members how to gouge eyes, strike the liver and put innocent people into rear-naked chokes.
These are dangerous techniques taught by unscrupulous martial arts instructors who are teaching how to abuse and misuse these skills.
Martial arts instructor, Melody Shuman discovered that one of the pilots that flew into the World Trade center on 911 had trained in her school in the months leading up to the attack.
One year after 911, I interviewed new york city police commissioner Bernard Kerik. He was protecting Mayor Rudy Giuliani throughout that fateful day.
Mr Kerik is also a 5th-degree black belt and credits much of his success to his martial arts training. He also has an excellent biography describing his amazing story.
He lays out some guidelines for martial arts schools to look out for students who may be abusing their training. I conducted this interview in a hotel lobby in Orlando about a year after the attack.
Next, we often hear the Japanese word kaizen thrown around as a commitment to continuous improvement. Are we seeing kaizen in traditional schools?
AntiFa video teaching eye gouge to followers.
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Previous Episodes
12. Chris Sutton: How to Teach Martial Arts Professionally
11. John Graden: A Plan for Reopening Your Martial Arts School
10. Chris Sutton: Do Martial Arts Really Work for Law Enforcement?
9. Mike Anderson Part 1
8. Jim King: How to Run a Successful Martial Arts Summer Camp
7. Chris Sutton: What Qualifies You to Teach Self-Defense?
6. Dale Willerton: Rent Assistance During the Pandemic
5. Brian Tracy: Why Curriculum is Critical to Your Martial Arts School Success
4. Brian Tracy: What Adults Want in a Martial Arts School
3. Tony Robbins: The Five Strategies to Create a Happy and Successful Life
2. Tony Robbins: How Martial Arts Can Be Used To Combat Procrastination
1. Tony Robbins: How to Use Martial Arts to Create a More Successful Life
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The Martial Arts Teacher of Teachers John Graden is the host of The Truth About the Martial Arts Business and founder of NAPMA and the Martial Arts Teachers’ Association (MATA).
Featured Guests
Tony Robbins
Master Motivator
A black belt under the late Jhoon Rhee, Tony Robbins views martial arts as an excellent way to improve your life or a poor excuse not to.
Joe Lewis
Master Martial Artist
Dubbed the “Muhammad Ali” of sport karate, Joe Lewis won more titles in his 17-year fighting career than any other tournament fighter.
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Master Teacher
Brian Tracy is a mentor of John Graden’s. Brian credits much of his self-discipline and drive to the principles he learned as a martial arts student and instructor.
Bernard Kerik
Master Leadership
The police commissioner during the 9/11 attacks, Bernard Kerik began his taekwondo training at 14 and has traveled the world to improve his skills.
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