Martial Arts Instructor Matt Jacome

[0:19]" Please note no one was hurt in the making of that last public service and asked if Mike and as evidence that long time but it's appropriate that we play the karate attachment. When we introduce. Our two next guests. Primary man here is since I met. Is to comb his visit yet it's too cold all right. And he's ahead instructor at the can show roof family temple which is located in -- bridge. -- on a student or use the driver and bodyguard who a little bit -- its. Drew for area is here his his student for many many years. And my preacher who fund their playing that particular public service announcement we had -- yeah. And actually. The the reason met his years because -- you were recommended to me by my good friend Gary Armstrong was a regular panel member and you're different. Annie said Jordan you've got to meet met because it's I mean obviously there are a lot of wonderful people who teach martial arts she said the he's doing something extremely. Special and it's it's affected our families that you -- a winner gets a lot of people in the community. Well welcome aboard well thank you very much let me ask you first of all what can show roof family Kendall means tempos are certain brand of martial art."

[1:31]" It's a style and that actually can sure rue is temple short of current and -- means wing Japanese. And it's and basically -- there's about sixteen of us all throughout the area. I'm just the one aux bridge but it does quite a few months and its course a keyword -- family yes it is a picture view and your family old guard up and ready to go correctly we we we definitely like to involve. Our family but we also look to get everybody's family involved. This is something that you know you can share with -- child so. We really promote the fans excited which issue you're -- you're blushing -- is. -- I don't think you'll want to mess with her and -- defend myself -- she's a -- she's -- former -- she -- second -- and she actually -- the 1999 -- Fighting champion. And she actually went to Italy and represent USA. In 99 but the world Waco association so well here we are."

[3:58]" You pretty inspiring in in the way you say that and do it and I want to just mention that Drew ferry is here. As students for several years right seven yen to seven years at the end of October and two obviously it's something that you love as as a as a passion doing what it is but bill what about -- philosophy and direction and how he runs the school what what dean inspired Cuba -- all what it --"

[4:22]" Attracted me the most was you know I it started out with my brother in law who got introduced to it. In just the environment that Matt and Shannon ran in -- conquer originally and now an -- bridge it's just such a such a close knit environment. Everybody is it's one big Sam. And there's no boundaries between ages or -- anything like that. You start out as a white belt all you -- as you progress everybody just stays close it's a really really great environment."

[4:52]" I know that and that you can come in this instance we're focusing on education a bit tonight and teaching should. Teaching is such -- but the particularly teaching the the martial arts are getting physical. You you're always gonna have people who are lagging behind because -- just we're not all the opposite."

[5:07]" We you know that's what you do mention that it it karate is one of those things that really doesn't. I discriminate that would make it it's more about. Making yourself better self improvement. They're if somebody comes into my school adult child or otherwise and they can do five push -- what I tell on this. I wanted to do set. And it's taken to a 150 wanted to do to. So it's more about making sure that you improve more than your physical standards now karate is one of these. Great things I hate to keep saying of course I -- it teaches what are. It's just one of these things where you goalie -- level that your own peace and you improve yourself and ends up not being about muscle and ends up not being about even speak as more to be more to be a boat. Knowing what to do and how to do it."

[5:55]" My my point to is it as a teacher yes. You -- I've been hearing about you from other students and so we're as a teacher you're the kind of guy who's giving everyone the opportunity to get better -- in a lot of the things people are afraid to even get into things like this -- for -- I'm not up to speed if I can't. If I can't do that ten pushups. The going to look at me funny true that's really true with a lot of athletic."

[6:18]" It could be an and I I I like to say could be because I try to make sure that that doesn't happen one of the things in my school like Drew says we have very tightening it. And we all look out for each other if we have somebody that is behind I expect the other students studying me. I I Foster that in them to have compassion it's always having trouble with something you help them with. It's not something that they should feel bad about something that you're gonna help raise them up and that's that's kind of my philosophy and in Hawaii. We do say definitely not that's -- and we as you know help each other when it needs help. And help each other achieve goals."

[6:54]" One of the really cool -- talking about the martial arts and this particular. Training and philosophy if you will that met your comb. Has and by the way we'll give out his website and information a story can find -- on one of the things that's really neat about it is it's not about violence it's never been about violence and people forget that. That really it's a philosophy of living. So so let's talk a little bit about that I want to get -- take on this to honor I'll let them yoga guy now also yoga big tussle so I'm -- and sometimes twice a week and I'm really into the the mindset as well as the physical but talk a little bit about what you tell your your beginning students or your mid range students as to what."

[7:33]" This is sure I mean when we start out we basically. Gear all against invisible people okay so -- it it's not like you get in their new -- hit no other kids and and you'll learn how to hit that way you you learn the motion England in the moves but you're taught how to do it. Basically in the air and we take their philosophy and we say you use what you learn here only here under instruction or with your parents the karate is for defense only. But then as you gain rank and as you go further into the system he learned how to use all the stuff with control. And in the bottom line karate what it should teach more than anything else take -- the punches kicks and blocks. It should teach you self control it should teaching self discipline. It should teach you. How to react properly so that. The violence part is never a factor the that contact is never needed to be done it gives you that self confidence to know that. You can get on the situation without resorting to that. And that's what really karate should be the philosophy itself."

[8:35]" you've been teaching for awhile and Drew you've been taking lessons for awhile and you does very well when you talk about self discipline where up. How does that enter into the equation are people more likely to take better care of their bodies. Respect other people understand space second and maybe both of you could comment on that trip through the student first."

[8:54]" Well I mean you know from my perspective as a kid I it was karate was one of those things I. It'll always wanted to do boy never really got into it because of that this as a totality of and I had friends that went but it took me until I was you don't already thirty years old you know close in my thirties are actually doing it and enjoying it and the way it was presented to me in this and Matt and -- environment was no you do which you can. And you progress as you going and you show us what you have and it's all bow yeah it's really."

[9:26]" All about the student. To the almost the best of our abilities and that's that's really what is now you have another thing that I wanted to have you talk about at -- your. That your wonderful institution called can show -- family Campo and that is. The good group we have two things the good grade rewards program sure again this is tying in with the schools and if anything you can be -- Inspiring to other teachers on this what how does that work and why why isn't work."

[9:53]" I think the good grades reward program basically we always say this -- the parents if they behave for me at my karate school that's good for me. But what it should do is it should go home so that's good for you. And it's also should be good for school so what I do -- I when they -- something like karate I I'd say it will make them bring their report Qaeda and to -- And they show me the report 88 let me tell you don't -- they love the karate enough that they don't want me to see something bad. And so I look over the grades and if they have all these on the report -- I give them what we call karate dollars which is just. Printed money that they can use my school to Whitewater's patches had bands whatever they. Whatever they see that we sell eat and it's a good way to teach them work ethic so we'll we'll go beyond happening to simply degree incentive if it's easing bees are given three if they come in with a bad report I give one. For having the courage to show me something back but then I set goals for. And I say look if you ever see in -- If you bring the -- would be I'm going to give you five because one thing that I love even better than good grades is improving something that needed to be improved. So I mean that that is the basic philosophy behind the good -- report program it's to bring the discipline of the karate make them realize that it applies everywhere this is not just for me."

[11:10]" With -- metric home and it's can only spell this out -- for folks can show. -- family dot com and it's KEN of course can show KEN SHO and then -- is actually are wide use correct so it's important that we can do that two can show rue family dot com. Located in Oxford and you get students coming in from all over."

[12:35]" Oh yeah and believe me. You don't have you don't have to have valid data is his dad is his body that they got him discuss this just came to my attention a couple of days ago by the way the number -- years 6172541030. In the second hour of this program as we get ready for school to start everywhere. We'll be talking further with educators and experts and people who -- But these guys met your -- ahead and structure they had instructor. At the attention roof -- that this -- an expert and he's one of his students. Truth area are here talking about. How anything like this can be so positive and and work for people and so many other ways beyond beyond -- but let's not negate the fact that. It gets you in shape -- Drew your your -- using union thirty and 3031. Seem to be in pretty good shape my friend it it is helps if it's definitely don't deal worked out of -- okay you go to your your classes and stuff but. Is there homework for a guy like you."

[13:29]" basically it -- my homework is remembering all the new forms and being. You know every -- get something new and it's just trying to remember and apply it. And just working on your own to make -- better. You know it's it's all a matter of controlling your own body. And trying to do that -- my home market didn't really another work out other than class I don't think."

[13:51]" Be able survive it into its -- Grilling and kind of work out absolutely emit somewhere absolutely when one of the things kids and adults both you mentioned that the physical -- just I mean it's it's a big topic you know that childhood obesity and and trying to get kids to be active get him off the computers. Karate is one of those things where that's up and actually play on the computer so they get to actually live it's so it's a very easy draw for kids to get them to come out. To make them more physically fit -- it it's a very important thing the adults as well I."

[14:22]" Also along with and and keep going back to these rather. Unique and interesting programs you device with your wife. And again notices that the -- say Matt and his wife is named Shannon correct. One of them in Alston called student Richmond where you you. You make sure that you give diesel karate dollars would not just for good grades are true but you're getting these kids to gloat and do little good eater too. Yeah explain how that work."

[14:46]" He had just an enrichment program basically I -- I have community based activities. Giving an example one of the things we did around christmas time was. And make something make a gift. And it can be anything you can make out -- clothes pin like Santa Claus. And then we're going to bring it to an elderly home. Sorry my causing -- and -- and not let them presented to these people in these homes and and just have that. That person appreciate a present something that they made and they physically b