Team Tooke Mixed Martial Arts - September 2022

Team Tooke Mixed Martial Arts - September 2022

THE TOOKE TRIBUNE

SEPTEMBER 2022

The Lessons You Learn Here

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Will Benefit You in All Aspects of Life

On top of teaching my students self- discipline, leadership, and other life skills through martial arts training, I want to provide them with a family-oriented atmosphere. The qualities that make a strong family are the ones that create a great martial arts team. When you think about family, most people think of spending time with one another and making each other comfortable. But a family is more than that — a family challenges you to be the best you can be. They teach you that you have a role to fulfill within the family dynamic. The same lessons a family will teach you are similar to the ones you will learn in martial arts. When you’re on a team, everyone plays a unique role. Each teammate will encourage and support one another and push you to be the best. You learn how to become a team player and identify what would be best for the team. By being part of a team, you will develop skills that can assist you within your family roles. You will learn how to communicate and actively listen to and support others through interacting with your teammates and coaches.

academy to be more than that. I want my students to work like a family and support and love each other like family. I want to instill in them that I and their team will always be there for them. I want them to embrace everything that comes with being a student at my academy and use the lessons they learn here in all aspects of their lives. One of the most important skills you’ll learn in martial arts is how to adopt a certain amount of responsibility for others by being available as a teammate. This skill will be helpful in your personal life because you will learn how to make yourself available to your loved ones if they need someone to talk to. In the real world, your family is your team. So properly communicating with them and supporting them is essential to the dynamic of family life. Not only will martial arts teach you how to take responsibility to support the ones around you, but you will also learn how not to blame instances and outcomes on society. We can apply excuses or reasons to the events that happen in our lives. But if you use excuses for results, you are doing yourself a disservice because you are taking away accountability for your

Once you understand how vital personal responsibility and accountability are, you begin to look at things from a different perspective. You begin to understand various ways you can approach a situation. The techniques you use might work, but there may be another solution that’s even better. This perspective allows you to acknowledge these differences and test different strategies until you find the one that works best for you.

“Not only will martial arts teach you how to take responsibility to support the ones around you, but you will also learn how not to blame instances and outcomes on society.”

There’s more to martial arts than learning techniques and self-defense tactics. You learn lessons by being around your teammates and coaches that can assist you once you leave the academy and continue on your future endeavors. I’m grateful for all the lessons I’ve learned because of the sport, and I aim to keep training and improving myself while I teach others how they can improve their lives, one technique at a time.

Any martial arts facility can say they are family-friendly, but I want my

actions. But when you learn personal responsibility, you begin to use reasons as to why something didn’t go your way and how you can improve. Unlike excuses, there’s room for growth with reasons.

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Explore What Autumn Offers As the leaves begin to fall and the air becomes cooler, it is a sure sign that summer is slowly coming to an end. Though we will miss the pool parties and backyard barbecues, there is still lots to look forward to during fall. Autumn is known as the season of change, and getting the kids outside allows them to understand and explore the changes going on in the world around them. Creating a fall scavenger hunt is a great way for kids to practice their reading and observation skills, all while still enjoying the outdoors. SIGNS OF FALL Creating a specific scavenger hunt for signs of autumn is a great way to enhance your child’s observation skills. • Consider the following for your signs of fall hunt: • Leaves that have changed colors • Tree seeds or pine cones that have fallen to the ground • Items from a fall harvest (like pumpkins, sunflowers, or hay bales) • Changes among people’s apparel (such as jackets, hats, and scarves) • Animals hibernating or migrating

FALL COLOR WHEEL The best way to explore autumn’s colors is by creating a fall color wheel hunt! Since the leaves are the surest signs of fall, kids can compare and contrast the different colors of each leaf they find, making this a fun hands-on activity. You can either download a color wheel template from the internet or make one yourself! All you need is a piece of paper that’s big enough for kids to tape the leaves onto and different areas for the colors red, yellow, orange, and brown. This will help kids see the different kinds of leaves as well as their visual changes during the season. The weather is getting colder, but it doesn’t mean you have to hibernate too! Bundle up with a cozy sweater and beanie, and encourage the family to get outside to explore all of the wonderful changes autumn has to offer.

MARTIAL ARTS TEACHES YOU SKILLS … That Are Beneficial for Everyday Life

Social awareness is needed now more than ever in a world with many distractions. Developing awareness is a skill that everyone at any age needs to strengthen. Here at Team Tooke Mixed Martial Arts, we teach essential life skills in between our training to help our students become the leaders of tomorrow. Here are two awareness skills you and your child will learn at our academy. PLACE AWARENESS Today, almost everyone has a smartphone. These devices are great for parents to locate and communicate with their children, but there are also some negatives, such as how distracted people are while using their phones — kids and adults alike. Although being distracted on our phones is a

difficult habit to crack, jiu-jitsu can help re-focus the mind.

You want to surround yourself with people who encourage you to work hard and be the best version of yourself. Unfortunately, in everyday life, some people are unaware of the people they surround themselves with. This is where martial arts come into play. Weekly practices teach you how to read body language, develop trust, and use effective

When participating in martial arts, you will fully engage in the present moment. There are no phones, TVs, video games, or internet-based distractions. Just you, your coach, and your team. The drills and techniques you learn will teach you discipline, focus, and awareness, which will help you both in martial arts and your personal life.

communication tactics. These three skills are the foundation for making good decisions and creating positive relationships with others around you. In addition, since martial arts is interactive and hands-on, you’ll become aware of what your teammates are doing around you, which will follow you into the real world. With the help of your martial arts training, your coach, and your teammates, you will develop awareness skills that will benefit you in every aspect of your life. So, try a free class today and learn more about how martial arts can benefit you and your kids!

PEOPLE AWARENESS Being aware of your

surroundings is an important skill for people of all ages. But what about being aware of the people you surround yourself with? Peer pressure can come in both positive and negative forms.

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Reasons vs. Excuses What’s the Difference? In life, there will be instances where things don’t always go as planned — and that’s okay. You may try to justify the circumstances by providing reasons or excuses for why it didn’t work out as you hoped. Although the two terms may seem similar, they couldn’t be more different. Understanding the difference between these words can positively impact your life forever. WHAT ARE REASONS? Reasons refer to a cause or an explanation of a particular situation or outcome. A reason is usually logical, rational, and objective, meaning it’s not given with the intent to place the blame on something or someone else. Instead, they are used to explain positive and negative situations, and the term is seen as a neutral word. WHAT ARE EXCUSES? An excuse is an explanation put forward to justify or defend a fault. In other words, excuses tend to place blame on a particular reason and avoid accountability. Most excuses are illogical and irrational, with no room for personal growth. Because excuses are often associated with a fault, the term has negative connotations. WHAT ARE REASONS AND FAULTS IN MARTIAL ARTS? You lose a match in a competition — we’ve all been there. It’s understandable if you’re bummed or disappointed because you didn’t win, but you want to pay close attention to how you feel after the loss and how you justify the outcome. If you were to say that you lost because you weren’t feeling well, you were tired, your opponent was far bigger than you, or that you didn’t care, those are excuses. But if you say you lost because your opponent outperformed you or used their skills and techniques in a way that defeated yours, those are reasons. You can always look for ways to improve when you’re giving reasons, but if you’re giving excuses, you are doing a disservice to yourself. Excuses and reasons can be attributed to everything in life. It’s best to provide reasons than search for excuses because you’re not finding ways to improve when you disregard responsibility and accountability. Team Tooke Mixed Martial Arts will provide you with the tools and techniques you need to offer reasons for

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INSIDE

• Family and Teammates Go Hand-In-Hand PAGE 1

• DIY Fall Scavenger Hunt for the Family • 2 Awareness Skills Everyone Needs to Know PAGE 2 • You Won’t Learn Anything From Excuses • Body Workout PAGE 3 • Is Your Teen’s Self-Esteem Dropping? PAGE 4

Teenage Self-Esteem vs. Social Media What to Know and How to Spend Time Elsewhere

Beyond simply the number of hours spent on social media,

life satisfaction. In contrast, participants who used social media to interact with others and post their own content didn’t experience these declines. THE ALTERNATIVES Instead of staring at a screen, encourage your teens to spend time face-to-face with their classmates and friends; that’s especially important for teens who are vulnerable to social anxiety. Remind your teen that certain behaviors aren’t okay on social media: gossiping, spreading rumors, bullying, or damaging someone’s reputation (online or otherwise). Even if these activities can seem harmless at first, they are extremely damaging and hurtful to the people involved. Face-to-face contact is one of the most promising ways to deflect the negative aspects of social media. Don’t miss a chance to give your teen the one-on-one time that they may need.

According to Mayo Clinic, nearly 97% of kids aged 13–17 years old use social media, whether it’s YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or another platform. Although these platforms come with major benefits — such as staying in touch with distant family and friends — it’s a good idea to keep an eye on your teen’s social media usage. Research shows that using social media more than three hours a day can increase risk of mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. Here’s why — or at least, a few expert theories. THE PROVEN RISK FACTORS Social media affects everyone a little differently. For teens, thankfully, there are some studies about these differences.

there are other ways that researchers have noticed the negative impact of social media on teens. A 2016 study of more than 450 teens found that greater social media use, nighttime social media use, and emotional investment in social media (such as feeling upset when prevented from logging on) were linked to worse sleep quality and higher levels of anxiety and depression. It even matters how your teen is using social media. Is your teen interacting or only looking? A 2015 study found that social comparison and feedback seeking by teens using social media were linked to depressive symptoms. Additionally, a 2013 study showed that older adolescents who used social media passively, such as simply looking at pictures, reported declines in

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