February 20, 2008
Dear folks,
Near the end of last year I got a Speeding Ticket. I had no issue with receiving the ticket. Even though I was simply flowing along with the traffic, I was in fact speeding and chosen out of the group to get pulled over. On my day in court I dressed for success (suit and tie) and sat down with the DA prior to taking the case to the judge. The purpose of the meeting was to see if I would be interested in a plea bargain and accept a lesser charge. I explained to the DA that I would pay any fine and/or take any class the court would require, if in return they would not reflect any points on my driving record as a result of this ticket. He offered to take the 6-point ticket down to two points. I explained Zero Points would be better. He looked at my record and offered Zero Points if I would agree to take a “Two Day Defensive Driving Course” for $300 & change. I extended my hand out and said, “Done.” Little did I know how beneficial this course would be.
On Saturday, January 19th I showed up for my class. It was one hour of class time and seven hours of roadwork both days. Bridget and I had our oldest son complete this same course with Master Drive before we allowed him to get his drivers license. Thus, I was somewhat familiar with what was going on. However, as the days unfolded, I must say I was totally impressed with what was shared and the method with which the information was disseminated. I found many similarities between Kevin Betts and the Instructors processes and systems as it compared to the processes and systems that we use at our Martial Arts Schools.
They talked about visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning, psychomotor skills, state-of-mind, behavioral traits, belief systems, thought-focus-concentration, and learning and applying “Calm Assertiveness.” From a martial arts school owners’ perspective, we are always looking at themes or systems we can take from, apply and enhance. A couple concepts that came out from this training are as follows:
1. “You are going to learn some serious self protection and leadership skills that you won’t learn anywhere else. You should thank your families for getting your enrolled in this program:”
2. Concerning psychomotor skills: Your brain process 4000 bytes per second in a calm state. However, when in an excited state, your brain processes 4 million bytes per second. That is why when you are in an excited state or “amped-up” everything seems to move in slow motion. This relates directly to the Martial Arts: and
3. The biggest “light bulb” that came on for me was when they started talking about the importance of having the necessary “Critical Skills” to be successful while driving. With the average attendee in the class of 30 students at 16 years old or younger, I could relate to the methods of teaching the Instructor was utilizing to get his points across to the audience before him. Perhaps, that is what stimulated my creative mind to figure out how to take this concept and interweave it into the fabric of our culture at the martial arts school.
Thus, I started thinking: what if we had a system called “Critical Management Skills” that we, as senior instructors could share with our “up and coming” students and Instructors? So, I took that concept that was bouncing around in my head and started putting it to paper. The ideas seem to flow and before I knew it, I had a list of 40+ “Critical Management Skills” topics.
Some years back Professor Buell got his top students together and shared “I want you to learn what I have learned, but I want you to learn it half the time.” I was one of those students and his message really hit home with me. These Critical Management Skills are quite simply an extension of that day Professor sat us down and shared some of his thoughts.
Thus, please see attached for an ongoing documentation that supports the “Critical Management Skills”.
Dedicated to your achievement,
Dear folks,
Near the end of last year I got a Speeding Ticket. I had no issue with receiving the ticket. Even though I was simply flowing along with the traffic, I was in fact speeding and chosen out of the group to get pulled over. On my day in court I dressed for success (suit and tie) and sat down with the DA prior to taking the case to the judge. The purpose of the meeting was to see if I would be interested in a plea bargain and accept a lesser charge. I explained to the DA that I would pay any fine and/or take any class the court would require, if in return they would not reflect any points on my driving record as a result of this ticket. He offered to take the 6-point ticket down to two points. I explained Zero Points would be better. He looked at my record and offered Zero Points if I would agree to take a “Two Day Defensive Driving Course” for $300 & change. I extended my hand out and said, “Done.” Little did I know how beneficial this course would be.
On Saturday, January 19th I showed up for my class. It was one hour of class time and seven hours of roadwork both days. Bridget and I had our oldest son complete this same course with Master Drive before we allowed him to get his drivers license. Thus, I was somewhat familiar with what was going on. However, as the days unfolded, I must say I was totally impressed with what was shared and the method with which the information was disseminated. I found many similarities between Kevin Betts and the Instructors processes and systems as it compared to the processes and systems that we use at our Martial Arts Schools.
They talked about visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning, psychomotor skills, state-of-mind, behavioral traits, belief systems, thought-focus-concentration, and learning and applying “Calm Assertiveness.” From a martial arts school owners’ perspective, we are always looking at themes or systems we can take from, apply and enhance. A couple concepts that came out from this training are as follows:
1. “You are going to learn some serious self protection and leadership skills that you won’t learn anywhere else. You should thank your families for getting your enrolled in this program:”
2. Concerning psychomotor skills: Your brain process 4000 bytes per second in a calm state. However, when in an excited state, your brain processes 4 million bytes per second. That is why when you are in an excited state or “amped-up” everything seems to move in slow motion. This relates directly to the Martial Arts: and
3. The biggest “light bulb” that came on for me was when they started talking about the importance of having the necessary “Critical Skills” to be successful while driving. With the average attendee in the class of 30 students at 16 years old or younger, I could relate to the methods of teaching the Instructor was utilizing to get his points across to the audience before him. Perhaps, that is what stimulated my creative mind to figure out how to take this concept and interweave it into the fabric of our culture at the martial arts school.
Thus, I started thinking: what if we had a system called “Critical Management Skills” that we, as senior instructors could share with our “up and coming” students and Instructors? So, I took that concept that was bouncing around in my head and started putting it to paper. The ideas seem to flow and before I knew it, I had a list of 40+ “Critical Management Skills” topics.
Some years back Professor Buell got his top students together and shared “I want you to learn what I have learned, but I want you to learn it half the time.” I was one of those students and his message really hit home with me. These Critical Management Skills are quite simply an extension of that day Professor sat us down and shared some of his thoughts.
Thus, please see attached for an ongoing documentation that supports the “Critical Management Skills”.
Dedicated to your achievement,
Garland R. Johnson
Assistant Professor Garland R. Johnson
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