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VOL 19 ISSUE 11
November 2012
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Consistency and Success Martial Arts Academy emphasizes consistency for achieving success, including pursuing a black belt. By Lorrie Ward Chris Velez of Martial Arts Academy is a big believer in consistency: “Consistency is what will get you the black belt,” he says. Velez also believes in living by example – and that is why it is no surprise that his consistency in pursuing the goals he set when establishing Martial Arts Academy in Owasso nine years ago have paid off in visible and tangible results. “One of our objectives was to create more than just a good fighter,” says Velez, who explains that concentrating only on defense sells the whole process very short. “We wanted to deliver the promises we made to the student, both with the black belt and the attributes it takes to achieve the black belt.” In order to achieve this, Velez and staff continued to observe both the successes and
failures of other martial arts schools in order to educate themselves. From the time they held their first class in Owasso Fitness Zone on October 3, 2003 through 2005, they traveled and evaluated both the business and instruction side of other academies in order to know what practices they could best incorporate and what traditions should be left in the past. They were then ready to proceed toward their own visions when they moved into their permanent Owasso location in 2005. “Everything we do comes from a position of experience,” says Velez, “but not tradition for tradition’s sake.” One thing Velez and his staff took special notice of was the percentages of those who weren’t making it to black belt, and they looked for ways to lower this percentage. They
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found, for instance, that “catering to families at the speed of life” was of key importance and
so began offering longer classes with fewer sessions per week, as opposed to short but frequent
sessions, which can be more difficult to fit into a busy (continued on page 22)
(Front row, L to R): Rick Gibson, Brianne Saul, Taylor Carrell, Stephen Davis, Chris Velez and Jonathan Davis, (Back row, L to R): Eric Buckendorf, Michael Randal, Robert Baker and Keith Davis.
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Dr. Paul Pisarik of Owasso Family Medicine.
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