Budo Voorhees Martial Arts

09/21/2026

Knowing skills isn’t the same as knowing WHY the skills exist.

Students should know, parents should know.

Together, we TAKE BACK COURAGE 👊

09/21/2026

09/17/2026

What a ride!!

Thank you to all who make it possible,
we love what we do and we’re going to keep doing it ✊🥳🚂

08/24/2026

Why is important.

It’s cool to know how…. Way cooler to also know why.

08/20/2026

LIFE is RISK.

As we grow, we start to understand what is fear lead impulse versus opportunity laced risk.

There is a difference, but when it comes to understanding action will get you to where you want to go, once you’ve thought it over more than a couple times…
You start to realize momentum will carry you further than waiting for motivation; to feel like it’s a “good time.”

Ex*****on with hiccups and failure let us redirect mindset and plan.

Waiting, wishing and running away and or hiding- creates anxiety and from what we have seen, depression and a lower quality of life.

Sound deep? It is.
This game isn’t though.
And THIS IS HOW YOU INTRODUCE RISK while keeping it fun and engaging.

08/18/2026

WE’RE A TEAM -
This works SO AMAZINGLY with parents and guardians on board, willing to learn right alongside their child.

The art of showing respect and discipline seems to be lost in a sea of permissive parenting simply because we’ve been sold a lie that is “gentle”.

Gentle means respect. THAT’S IT.
It is making a boundary appropriate for the child’s development and sticking to helping them cope when things get hard.

A lot of the time, there’s consequences for our actions and SOMETIMES we don’t like them!!

Bring a parent means knowing this process ourselves and playing the long game with building a foundation of capability.
To handle frustration.
To keep your word.
To show up when you simply “don’t feel like it”.

There is balance and situational awareness of course but it starts with their main source of information- YOU.

Take back parenting. We’ve got your back ❤️‍🔥

08/14/2026

Tony Blauer & the S.P.E.A.R. System is about defending yourself in the street. It’s simple and reliable.

This video demonstrates one small aspect of the spear system. That is the effective use of the forearm…in this case…as a pry bar.

Many instructors try to mimic the spear by focusing on the physical tool solely as a framing mechanism to shield and protect the head.

The system is much, much deeper than just a physical blocking or striking tool.

These instructors don’t understand or never took the time to delve into the system

The system is really about managing fear. It’s about our relationship with fear and how we can harness that fear as fuel to move forward in our daily lives as well as when our life is on the line.

The system is about understanding what your body wants to do when you are suddenly under attack. It’s about how you can use your body’s natural responses to intercept the attack and save yourself or your loved ones.

This is why it’s simple for children to learn the system and become safer. It’s hard wired into them on physiological level.

It just takes the right kind of coach to help them connect to this system. A certified SPEAR Coach.

Accept no substitutes.

08/12/2026

CAPABLE OF SHOWING UP.

Of witnessing fear within.
Looking straight into its eyes… and MOVING THROUGH IT.

This is not about fighting. Especially for our smaller kids this isn’t even about skill yet (a lot of the time).

This and more, of what we try to instill, are the fundamental values of a productive human that are LOST in some of today’s world.

Challenges help us GROW.
Losing/ failure/ things falling through/ “tough breaks” / wanting to quit because it’s hard- this is all INFORMATION as to what pushes back at you.

Opportunities to make decisions.

Really makes you angry to fail at something? That probably means you care, not that you suck. (Or you care and you suck right now 😂)

Doing our best doesn’t mean we have it in us to BE our best that day, and that’s ok too.
Conversations around capabilities and our children need to change.

Crying doesn’t always mean I’m done, or they’re not ready, it means a feeling is moving though and I need help managing it.

Fall down- GET BACK UP
That’s life. It’s what we do over and over again to experience it.

Would help if a lot of us understood it’s not a jury sentence or bad luck - it’s a doorway for GROWTH.
Even if the growth is simply changing the way we view difficulty.

08/06/2026

There’s a lot that goes into the process, when teaching a child about a sport.
For all kids, What but for smaller kids in particular, it’s heavily based on play and connection.

Of course the specific skills are necessary to play the sport, but have you built the foundations that are necessary for the child.

Listening to instructions, finding a sense of integrity and loyalty to themselves and instructors while still playing the game, doing right by others, learning to get things wrong and to take it as data and to keep moving…

These are very big lessons that need to be wrapped in very small packages to be accepted, absorbed and displayed.

We are honored to take the challenge head on, now more than ever, our children need strong guidance and self assessment skills.

Our Lil’ ninja program is for our 4 and 5 year olds.
Not yet big kids, no longer babies…
But powerful and amazing.