Subject: MMA Gym Feud Turns Deadly
MMA Gym Feud Turns Deadly
May 20th, 2016 at 7:00 am CDTFriend, I saw this story today, and found it so disturbing that I had to get your take on it: http://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/graphic-masked-attackers-nearly-kill-mma-fighter-with-machete-in-suspect ...
Final Thoughts On Keeping Students Coming To Class...
May 19th, 2016 at 8:21 am CDTFriend, To wrap up this series on how to keep students coming to class, I thought I'd share a few final reflections on student retention and the profession of teaching martial arts. ~MM - - - So wh ...
How to Keep Students Coming to Class, Part XI
May 18th, 2016 at 9:05 am CDTFriend, So what does it look like to run a dojo and classroom environment in which we've implemented everything we have learned about our brain chemicals, and how those chemicals impact our interpr ...
How to Keep Students Coming to Class, Part X
May 17th, 2016 at 7:55 am CDTFriend, So yesterday we discussed how serotonin and oxytocin can play a role in student retention. As you might recall, serotonin is released when we experience social dominance - moving up a notc ...
How to Keep Students Coming to Class, Part IX
May 16th, 2016 at 6:29 am CDTFriend, So last week we talked about the dopamine response and the endorphin rush, and how we can use those brain chemicals to keep students coming to class. Today, let's talk about serotonin and o ...
When Your Top Student Stabs You In The Back...
May 13th, 2016 at 6:10 am CDTFriend, I don't do drama... it's just the season trailer for Enter the Dojo. But, it looks like this season is going to be crazy. In short - Billy breaks bad. Check it out: https://youtu.be/-sOla4X ...
How to Keep Students Coming to Class, Part VIII
May 12th, 2016 at 6:48 am CDTFriend, Alright, let's talk about that endorphin high... You wanna' know why Crossfit is so popular? I personally think it has a lot to do with endorphin. Crossfit encourages people to push their b ...
How to Keep Students Coming to Class, Part VII
May 11th, 2016 at 7:45 am CDTFriend, As I said yesterday, it's time to start putting all this info on brain chemicals together in the context of improving student retention. Let's start by revisiting... DOPAMINE AND STUDENT RE ...
How to Keep Students Coming to Class, Part VI
May 10th, 2016 at 7:36 am CDTFriend, So far we've covered the positive brain chemicals that influence how we interpret experiences, including dopamine, endorphin, serotonin, and oxytocin. And, we discussed one of the so-called ...
How to Keep Students Coming to Class, Part V
May 9th, 2016 at 6:46 am CDTFriend, So, last week we looked at the brain's so-called "happy brain chemicals" and how they impact how we feel:Dopamine - The reward chemicalSerotonin - The social dominance chemicalEndorphin - T ...