Dragon Gym offers a variety of martial arts and fitness programs for children and adults. Check our blog often to stay current with what is going on at the gyms in Exton, Malvern, Phoenixville, and Berwyn, PA to learn about the programs we offer, and to find the latest information on martial arts, fitness, and healthy living.
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Who's Teaching Today?After all of this talk of intrinsic motivation and autonomy, remember that martial arts or kettlebell training is not a "team sport" ... but it IS a group effort. Remember the notion of autonomy in training: you get out what you put in. That goes for the group as well. You get out of the group (the community) what you put into the group.
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How do you find inspiration?We've all had those sort of aha moments where we saw something, read something, heard something or were told something that really inspired us. Those external stimuli instigated us to act, learn or better ourselves in some way.
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The Important Stuff Comes before the cool stuffIn martial arts training the important stuff needs to come before the cool stuff
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Pre-School Martial Arts Classes for 3 and 4 Year OldsMartial Arts Classes for Pre-School Children. Whether you call it Kids Karate, Martial Arts, Tae Kwon Do, or Brazilian Jiu jitsu, the most important thing is that the curriculum is age appropriate.
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The important stuff comes before the cool stuffThe important stuff comes before the cool stuff. When it comes to martial arts training, one of the most important lessons to learn. Join us for taekwondo classes in Exton, PA!
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3 Simple strategies to get more out of your martial arts trainingStrategies to get more out of your training from Exton Martial Arts instructor, applies to tae kwon do, hapkido, muay thai and brazilian jiu jitsu
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These are some of the common doubts in the early stages of martial arts trainingSelf-doubt is not a bad thing, it is a way for you to take a step back from your training and logically ask yourself if martial arts (Taekwondo, karate, muay thai, jiu jitsu, whatever) is still for you. Only you can answer this question but to make sure that you continue to give martial arts a chance
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What does it mean to be a "good" Martial Arts Student?The other day, my friend Charlie Cottone of 8 Limbs Muay Thai in West Philly put up a really great post about what it means to be a good Muay Thai Student. I'm going to slightly modify then elaborate on some of the questions he posed when one is trying to determine how they can be a better student of Martial Arts
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Who influences you and your children?When I teach children martial arts I draw my philosophy from a few different sources that have inspired me over the years. I know as an instructor I cannot simply impose my will along with a single-sided approach to instruction and I have learned over the years how to use those who have inspired me to help mold and inspire children.
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Patience with KidsI began to read about the differences in development of kids between the ages of three and six and this started me on the road to understanding and gave my patience the medicine it needed.
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Martial Arts Classes Near MeYou may be thinking... Are there high quality martial arts classes near me?
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6 Rules for Leg Locks in BJJa really good article about the evolution of Leg-Locks in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.