Name one thing that you did this week for yourself, whether it was to better your training, your peace of mind, your health, etc.

“Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”-William Faulkner

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"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph... You can't be a winner and be afraid to lose." -Charles Lynch

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure." Colin Powell

What are the top five vacation spots you are thinking about this year?

What is more important with your training, obtaining rank or personal growth?

"Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined."- Henry David Thoreau

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We all fall out of the routine now and then, right? If you are feeling a lack of motivation, what do you do to give yourself a boost?

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." -Thomas Jefferson

If you could do one thing to help the tsunami victims, what would it be?

What is your family's favorite activity to do together on a week night?

"Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement."-Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

Black Belt Testing

February 18, 2011 marked the very first ever class of 1st Degree Decided Black Belts at ATA West Chester. Special guest, 6th Degree Black Belt, Master Doug Stewart came to oversee the event. It was a stressful evening but everyone performed well under pressure. Students testing for their black belts performed their forms, sparring, and board breaking. We even had our first ever 2nd Degree Black Belt midterm testings by Mrs. Gladson and Ms. Curry. Directly after testing, students were presented with their new ranks in the first ever black belt candle light ceremony (pictured left). A great job was done by all. We look forward now as you begin to plant seeds for the future and work hard on your journey towards second degree and beyond.

If you survived a tsunami, what is one thing you would change about your life?

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.”- Tommy Lasorda

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"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." - Marilyn Vos Savant

"Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today."- Maxwell Maltz

Bullying is such a terrible reality amongst our youth in today's world. What are they doing in our schools to fight off this situation? What are parents doing?

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"Restlessness is discontent - and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure."- Thomas Alva Edison

What will you do this week to perfect your technique?

It is the sleeping giant which resides inside all of us, which can help us to achieve our own personal everyday miracles which we otherwise would not have believed possible for ourselves

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"I haven't placed any limits on myself.” -Randy Couture

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.” -H. Jackson Brown

The week is already more than half way over! What has been the best part of your week so far?

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Who is the person in your life that motivates you the most?

“If you learn only methods, you'll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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