I Did NOT Fall Off Of A Ladder

Mar 20, 2025 | Latest News

CORRECTION: I Did NOT Fall Off of a Ladder It being Spring Break for most of our students, I thought this the perfect time to re-paint the school and to do some much-needed spring cleaning. The paint job had been going along nicely, until yesterday when I had to get...

What Impulse Control Is, And Is Not

Mar 11, 2025 | Latest News

Our Powerful Word this month is Impulse Control, and learning to control one’s impulses is one of the primary reasons parents bring their children to Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy. First, what do we mean when we say, impulse control? Impulse control does NOT...

What A Martial Arts Class Really Is

Mar 5, 2025 | Latest News

What Is A Martial Arts Class? My daughter is an avid soccer player, which means I’m an avid soccer dad who takes her to all the trainings, practices, and games I can. Watching her private lessons with her coach is, admittedly, pretty boring. Observing footwork...

“Thank You For the Confidence You Have Given Me”

Feb 11, 2025 | Latest News

“Dear Mr. Scornavacco, Thank you for the confidence you have given me from the years I have spent at your school; the go-with-the-flow attitude that I learned at Systema has helped me avoid conflicts and stay level-headed while dealing iwht the less than ideal...

My First Teaching Gig

Feb 10, 2025 | Latest News

Teaching Martial Arts While at Northwestern University When I enrolled at Northwestern University in 1989 I was a Kenpo Brown Belt. While in college I trained and exchanged martial arts knowledge with students from many other disciplines, which led to some fascinating...