Kill them with kindness

Name: I cannot speak highly enough about how incredible this school is. All of the instructors are extremely skillful and masters of their craft, diligent and meticulous in caring for each and every student of any level, and welcoming and kind! My wife and I joined as complete beginners and have grown to love martial arts, and the students and teachers at Elite!
Item: Elite Training Center
Rating: 5
Author: Andrew Balogh

As a martial artist, I believe everyone deserves respect. It is important to show respect to everyone you interact with; especially the people who you know dislike you. Being able to show that them disliking you doesn’t affect how you view them showcases a lot about ones character and how ones is viewed as a martial artist.

When I first started training at Elite Training Center (my instructor) Colleen and I had a talk about how I was having problems in school with another student. This other person at my school would attempt to do things that they knew I disliked, so I asked Colleen how would I deal with that ? She said, “kill them with kindness.” Kill them with kindness? How does that even make sense ? If the person already disliked me why would I want to be nice to them ? Colleen explained to me that being a martial artist doesn’t mean you just do martial arts. Being a martial artist means you have to act the way you do on the mat the same as off the mat. Showing respect to every individual you interact plays a big role in becoming a martial artist.

Elite Training Center has taught me to not only become a better martial artist technique wise, but it also helped me become a better person on and off the mat.