There’s how to do it! Photo by Budzlife, used under Creative Commons licence.

I’LL MAKE SURE YOU BECOME A BLACK BELT. If you make that choice, if you have the commitment, the drive, and if you put in the work, you will succeed.

Having confidence in others helps them have confidence in themselves. It’s catching.  At Panther Taekwondo Black Belt Academy, we believe that we decide what limits to place on ourselves… and we shouldn’t place any!

Negative expectations are self-fulfilling, but so are positive ones

So we certainly don’t place them on students – we see people’s future potential and the best that they have to offer, even if they’ve had problems before coming to the world of martial arts. Negative expectations of people are self-fulfilling, but so are positive ones and those are one we focus on – always..

In the words of black belt fourth dan Master Jonathan Registe, “April 22nd was a very special day for two reasons. Firstly, it was my sixth birthday and I was excited at the prospect of having family at my home generously showering me with gifts. Secondly, and more importantly, this was my first day of training at Panther Taekwondo, which I had long aspired to join since watching with envy my sister train for three years.

“I believed there were no limits on what I could achieve”

“My first encounter with Master Ewan was once which I’ll never forget, mainly because I was so nervous and did not know what to say to him when he spoke to me. But I’ll always remember what he said:  “I will make sure that you become a black belt one day”. That’s when I knew I was in good hands. And from that moment, I really believed that there were no limits to what I could achieve”.

Those words make me so proud. It’s what my life and work are all about.