Bruce Lee’s Legacy
As time goes by, the legacy of Bruce Lee has changed. When I was a boy growing up in Michigan, I saw Bruce Lee as a paragon of technical/almost mystical martial arts skills. I would spend hours in my basement trying to replicate the kicks and punching skills. I...
Concentration
How does martial arts develop rock solid concentration in its participants? Martial arts has been a mainstay for people to learn about character traits like. Self-discipline Respect Confidence However, after talking with thousands of parents of the last 20 years of...
Bruce Lee Legacy
As time goes by, the legacy of Bruce Lee has changed. When I was a boy growing up in Michigan, I saw Bruce Lee as a paragon of technical/almost mystical martial arts skills. I would spend hours in my basement trying to replicate the kicks and punching skills. I...
4 Ways Martial Arts Develops the Growth Mindset
As a martial arts coach and more importantly as a father, I am always looking for ways to improve my students performance and help my daughters lead their best life. I read a book recently that was just an amazing read called Mindset: By Carol Dweck. Dr. Dweck has...
How an act of kindness 30 years ago in Michigan, has improved the lives of 1000’s of Kirkland residents!
An act of kindess is obviously appreciated by the person it was done for. However sometimes an act of kindess effects the lives of hundreds if not thousands of people. Here is the story of a friends faith and belief in his training partner and how that faith is had...
How does martial arts develop rock solid concentration in its participants?
Martial arts has been a main stay for people to learn about character traits like. Self-discipline Respect Confidence However after talking with thousands of parents of the last 20 years of teaching professionally the one character that comes up most often in our...
Can martial arts training help your son or daughter to be a better student in school this year?
How martial arts helped me... By Brandon Miller, B.S. Seattle University, Sifu at Miller's Martial Arts Academy, 14 Year Martial Arts Student, starting when he was 8! I excelled in school because of martial arts.Through the personal development my journey in the...
Can a Summer Program Really Develop My Child’s Character
We think the answer is yes, Miller’s Martial Arts can be a great way of developing your child’s character and self-discipline….oh yea, it's also fun too!! During the summer you may have a little more free time to try new activities. If you have never considered...
Original Student of Bruce Lee Visits Miller’s Martial Arts
On March 11th, 2016 Sijo James DeMile one of Bruce Lee's first students came to do a mini-seminar and autograph signing with our students. Sijo James has been teaching martial arts professionally since the 1960's. In the Puget Sound martial arts community, few people...
23 year professional instructor reveals the long-term benefit of martial arts training!
In teaching 1000’s of young people martial arts in the city of Kirkland for the last 20 years, and three years before that in Seattle. I have come to understand something really important and I would love to illustrate this with the tale of two students. I was over...