Attitude Drives Actions -
Actions Drive Results!

It's all in how you look at it, so look for the good in your life and you'll find the jewels.

Great Attitude => Great Actions,
Great Actions => Great Results,
Great Results => Great Lifestyle

If you want to lead a great life, you have to take great actions. The best way to prepare yourself to take great actions, is to practice having a great attitude. Say "YES" everyday to prepare yourself for Victory!

Plan to win, prepare to win, & expect to win !!

To A Child
Love is Spelled T-I-M-E.

By Mac Anderson and Lance Wubbels

In the faint light of the attic, an old man, tall and stooped, bent his great frame and made his way to a stack of boxes that sat near one of the little half- windows. Brushing aside a wisp of cobwebs, he tilted the top box toward the light and began to carefully lift out one old photograph album after another. Eyes once bright but now dim searched longingly for the source that had drawn him here.

It began with the fond recollection of the love of his life, long gone, and somewhere in these albums was a photo of her he hoped to rediscover. Silent as a mouse, he patiently opened the long buried treasures and soon was lost in a sea of memories. Although his world had not stopped spinning when his wife left it, the past was more alive in his heart than his present aloneness.

"Swim Your Way to a 6-Pack"
By: Matt Bean

We're giving it to you straight: You're never going to swim like Michael Phelps. For starters, you're probably not 6'4''-and in the water, length means speed. Then there's your-by comparison-penguinlike wing span. Phelps's span is 79 inches, and it propels him through the water like a nitro-fueled speedboat. And the 45 miles of practice he puts in a week? Great for him, but you have commitments.

Now, the good news: All of this had less to do with Phelps's six gold medals and three world records at the 2004 Olympics than one basic in-pool principle that anybody can learn: "The longer and more streamlined you can make your body, the faster you'll go," he says.

"It's that simple."

This month we will be holding our
JUNE Belt Exams on the standard
split schedule;

Children: Lil Dragons & Goshin Juniors will test on
Friday 26 June 2009

Adult Martial Arts & Jiu Jitsu will test on
Saturday 27 June 2009

Please review the testing schedule, exam roster, and upcoming events to see how it may affect you by visiting our website @ http://www.americanblackbelt.org/student.html

MAY BBC DATES !!

FRIDAY 5 JUNE 09

FRIDAY 12 JUNE 09

FRIDAY 19 JUNE 09



DON'T MISS IT !!!

KID'S KARATE' SUMMER CAMP

American Black Belt Academy
2009 Summer Camp is designed
to be fun & educational while
building a higher level of self
confidence in children through
personal achievement.

Our camp is for you .... Karate kids
or beginners, ages 5 - 11

** Experience not necessary
and beginners are welcome!

Call Today

+ Summer Post card Contest

Going on vacation? Taking a summer trip? Just because you're leaving the Martial Arts School doesn't mean you're leaving the Martial Arts behind. During your vacation activities take a moment to send a post card to the school and at the end of the summer you could win a prize.

SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2009

At the Academy open House We'll be awarding prizes for the post cards you sent to include;

♦ Funniest Postcard
♦ Coolest Postcard
♦ Postcard from the greatest distance away

+ Summer Reading Contest

School's out but reading is always in. Especially about your favorite things -- like Martial arts !!

So Goshin Juniors (ages 8-12) this summer keep track of all the Martial Arts books that you read and at the end of the summer we'll be giving prizes.

+ Vacation Buddy Program ......

Hey Lil Dragons going on vacation ? This summer when you go take a special friend along. Kiai the karate fox, take him along take pictures of the two of you at exciting places having fun together and each time you bring him back, he gets promoted.

So help Kiai earn new stripes and belts while you both have lots of fun......

THE ANNUAL UBF
United Bujutsu Federation
SUMMER MARTIAL ARTS CAMP

FRIDAY JULY 17
(Arrive early for outdoor workout if you can.)

SATURDAY JULY 18
(This is the main day of the camp.)

AT THE CHATTANOOGA MARRIOTT
CONVENTION CTR.

2 CARTER PLAZA
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37402
1-800-841-1674

THE CAMP IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS FROM U.B.F. MEMBER SCHOOLS PLUS SPECIAL INVITED GUESTS. AGES 4-UP. CLASSES AND OUTDOOR WORKOUT LED BY UBF INSTRUCTORS.

CAMP REGISTRATION $45/STUDENT
(PRE-REGISTERED BY JUNE 30)
FAMILY RATE 3 OR MORE-$35 EACH
(PRE- REGISTERED BY JUNE 30) AT THE DOOR $50 EACH PERSON


Make your reservations NOW !!!