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...
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...
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...
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Jan 24, 2025 | Latest News
Goal-Setting is our Powerful Word this January and it got me thinking about how I started training in formal martial arts 41 years ago. Why Am I Training? The day I first walked into Dragon Wind Kenpo Karate in Chicago I had already decided to become a Black Belt....