Kamhertz Martial Academy

11/09/2023

10 Sept

30/11/2021

During a BRUTAL study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water.

On average they'd give up and sink after 15 minutes.

But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes - and put them back in for a second round.

In this second try - how long do you think they lasted? 🤔

Remember - they had just swam until failure only a few short minutes ago...

How long do you think?

Another 15 minutes?

10 minutes?

5 minutes?

No!

60 hours! 😳

That's not an error. 🤷🏼‍♀️

That's right! 60 hours of swimming.

The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought impossible.

I will leave you with this thought:

If hope can cause exhausted rats to swim for that long, what could a belief in yourself and your abilities, do for you?

-Remember what you’re capable of. Remember why you’re here. Keep swimming!

22/10/2021

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19/09/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7NyUDmryzc

Kobudo demonstration. Kumibo by Marius and Cameron.

Kobudo demonstration (Kumibo) durong Sh*toryu Tournament.Marius and Cameron.

25/07/2021

Keep Fighting! Don't Lose the Fate!
#кикбоксинг #муайтай #бокс #каратэ #киокушин #киокушинкай

19/07/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrfQV9O0Ft4
Taekwondo Sparring. Good score.

Taekwondo. Another sparring session.Come join us at Riversid Piazza 01-04, near Clarke Quay. We have various classes suitable for everyone. SMS 91850900ekL6@...

28/06/2021

Austin has joined me for almost a year now. He had about 4 years of prior experience in "Free Style Karate" with no proper affiliation which he told me didn't involve any Japanese traditions, and quite honestly, he didn't even have a clear idea what are stances or kata were. Like most students who hop to a new dojo, he wanted very badly that I allow him to retain his brown belt in my club. I didn't give him a firm answer, but told him to stay patiently in training. Oblivious to him, I felt like I was guiding a junior belt though he is a brown belt. He had only been shadow punching and kicking all those years, which explains why he didn't really know where are the points of impact and how it felt like when in contact. Through the months, I've gradually introduced him to sparring, which he had absolutely no experience in, not without constant moments of hysteria with him either in protest, or in burst of tears. Kata appeared to be an impossible task to him. Eventually, I've overcome his lack of confidence by teaching him not to rely on his memory, but by repeated practice that will drill the movements into becoming his second nature. In the grading a couple of weeks ago, he surprised both me and his parents by fighting 10 rounds of kumite aggressively, and performed his Tsuki No Kata flawlessly. He shed pride to me too, to which I complimented him with some words of encouragement. I said to Austin, "Had I merely given the brown belt to you when you first join, you would not have garnered the respect from your juniors, and you will always doubt if you were genuinely qualified as a senior belt. But today, you have proven to everybody that not only you have the skills and techniques of karate, but also the courage of a fighter, manifesting the spirit of the art." Participating in just one grading has uplifted Austin's confidence by 10 fold. Karate is not just a martial arts. It is about building one's character, courage, and confidence.

27/06/2021

Recent Grading. Tameshiwari. Charlotte Chan Shodan candidate.

Kamhertz Kyokushin Karate. Charlotte Chan. Tameshiwari.