Hilo,HI. July 26, 2010 --The first three Out of the Dojo and Into the World Awards have been presented to martial arts teachers who have initiated outstanding projects on behalf of their own communities; projects that have, literally, taken their martial arts out of their schools and into the world.

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From its early beginning in 1999 with the kind help of Martialinfo.com, to the next five years as a traveling exhibit, to the temporary home in 2007 in the city of Santa Clarita, the Martial Arts History Museum is proud to announce its permanent location has been secured in the city of Burbank, CA.
 "This is been a long, long road but I knew we would eventually find our final home," says Museum president Michael Matsuda. "Along the way we have had hundreds of volunteers, donors, members and more who have believed in keeping the legacy of the martial arts alive for generations to come. I thank them all."
 Additional information on the relocation of the Museum to its permanent location and the grand opening will be announced soon on the Museum's website (MAmuseum.com).
 It's important that our legacy be remembered and new doors of opportunity be opened for many generations. Please consider supporting the Museum by making a generous donation and becoming Museum members.
 Thank you all.
 Michael Matsuda
Museum President

Are You a Martial Arts Teacher and/or School Owner? Martialinfo.com's longtime member and collaborator, Tom Callos, works on your behalf (you just might not know it). 

Below you’ll find some links, from Tom, that are relevant to being a Master Teacher of the martial arts. 

The Ultimate Black Belt Test
It starting soon, there’s nothing in the world like it, and you have to be one SERIOUS martial arts teacher to even think about being involved. 

The New Way Network / The One Hundred
Do you want to make living from teaching the martial arts? Do you want to do it without selling out? Without resorting to shameful tactics that degrade our profession?

I didn’t think so. 

Come try a free week and see what's up in the smartest martial arts business association on the planet Earth --doing the right work for the right reasons.

Everything Self-Defense
That’s right --we’ve got our sights on bringing real (and better) self-defense instruction to the international martial arts community. It’s a free site dedicated to connecting those who want to teach self-defense to those that do.

Martial Artists Over the Age of 40
Allow me to introduce you to your new on-line home.

All these sites have different names and URL’s, but they all come and go to and from the same place: We’re redesigning the ROLE of the master teacher of the martial arts in today’s world. 

Woodland Hills, CA - Linda Vogel, owner of Little Ninjas Karate in Woodland Hills, CA, has been nominated for recognition in Martial Arts Excellence Award from the 2010 Academy of Masters.

The award, presented in conjunction with The Masters Hall of Fame Awards on June 19, 2010, is just one more in a string of accolades and recognitions of excellence Ms. Vogel has received since her surprising entry into the martial arts world.

Unlike many who find success in the martial arts industry, Vogel neither grew up in a martial arts family nor started studying martial arts in her youth.  In 1999, Vogel was working at Group Sales Insurance Industry.  But Vogel walked away from her position as GSI's top sales person in the country to become a full-time homemaker and focus on raising her two children.  Soon after, however, she brought her son to a birthday party at Mighty Mites - the children's karate group at Team Karate Centers of Woodland Hills.  Vogel ended up staying far longer than the few hours at the party: she began studying under Team Karate Centers owner Fariborz Azhakh, a Hapkido Sixth Dan (sixth degree black belt), and in 2004 Vogel was awarded her own first degree black belt.

This was far from the end of her martial arts journey, however.  Soon after achieving her black belt, Vogel began teaching karate at L.E.A.P. Academy: an after school program for area elementary children.  Realizing a passion for teaching martial arts, Vogel opened Little Ninjas Karate in 2007.  Housed in the Team Karate Centers studio, Little Ninjas has over 120 active students, all of whom are taught directly by Vogel and her staff (two of whom are her own
children, both second degree black belt holders in their own right).

Since its inception, Little Ninjas has been a turning point for thousands of children who walk through its doors.  "Miss Linda is hands down one of the best teachers I've ever seen - at anything," says Laura Collings, mother of two Little Ninjas students.  Veronica Parong, another proud Little Ninjas parent, agrees: "[Vogel] is exactly the right instructor for your child... [she] has a true gift for teaching [and] my family and I will forever be grateful."  Such praise is universal among the parents of the children Vogel teaches; she views each child as a success story in the making.

In 2009 Vogel received her Third Degree black belt: another milestone but far from the last one.  "I train every day to develop those skills necessary to navigate the road of never ending improvement: what we call Black Belt Excellence."  Now, as a nominee for one of the most prestigious awards in the martial arts industry, Vogel continues to practice what she preaches to every child who comes to Little Ninjas: never ending pursuit of excellence in every facet of life.

It’s no secret that martialinfo.com supports the work of some of the best martial arts teachers in the world. One of those teachers is Tom Callos of Hilo, Hawaii. Tom has posted two separate blog entries this week that we think are a “must read” for all serious teachers. One is about “Mastery Awareness,” and the other is about a free presentation on social media safety. Find the first blog-post by going here: http://ubbt.squarespace.com/our-blog-read-it/2010/5/8/the-highest-level-of-self-defense-and-mastery-awareness-blac.html?SSScrollPosition=831 The second post is at http://everythingselfdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/making-social-media-safe