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"Martial Artist" . "Christian Disciple" . "Leader" . "Ultimate Guardian"
One Million A.O.K. (Acts Of Kindness)

“Leader”

PURPOSE

All of us impact the lives of others. We can be an inspiration or an excuse. By a single act, we may affect whole generations. A key lesson Soke Scot Conway teaches in his marriage courses came from a single interaction with a young woman in the late 1980s. We have no way to know how often one thing we say or do will affect someone’s life, and possibly affect other lives through them. The average person touches the lives of thousands of others in meaningful ways.

Leadership is the process of Influence. It starts with ourselves. Leaders go first. Leaders model what they expect others to do. A Sensei is a Leader because the word means “one who has walked a path and can show others the way.” So the first person we must lead is ourselves. We model obedience and following so others can see how to follow others. We discipline ourselves for good character and personal growth so others can see how to grow and how to behave. When we influence others, we do so for their own benefit and for mutual benefit, modeling generosity and caring. Leadership is the art of being worthy of being followed. When we are worthy of leadership, the followers will appear.

“Leader” is about being worthy of being followed. “Leader” is blazing a trail that others can follow. It is a chance to be in front, to make decisions to help others and get comfortable thinking about creating value for others. It is a chance to lift the limits of your leadership skills so you will be more effective, more powerful, and a more worthy leader than you are when you start. It is about decisiveness, confidence, and learning to truly value the progress of others.

Martial Arts Leadership includes teaching classes, mentoring your Kohai, competing, performing, and learning more than your teacher teaches. Martial Arts Leadership is about becoming an Instructor. The full two year Next Level Guardian program (Martial Artist, Christian Disciple, Leader) and you will be ready to be a real leader in Martial Arts, Church, and in Life.

PREREQUISITE

“Martial Artist” program being done concurrently, or already completed.
“Christian Disciple” program being done concurrently, or already completed.




COMMUNITY
Performance. Craft a Performance or join a Performance that showcases one or more top skills of yours. The thing you do should be worthy of a tournament or perfomance, and something you can always do without any additional practice. It should really show both your skill and some mastery of the Guardian Martial Arts in which you participate. Your total performance time may be as short as 5 minutes - and if one you make or join is shorter, you need two or more - and if you only perform in part of something, then only the minutes you actually perform count. The most certain thing to do is to cover about ten minutes of performance material. This is chance to really show what you can do best.
Teach: At least One Class per month, or Team Teach at least Two Classes per month, or
Lead elsewhere (check with instructor to see if your level of leadership qualifies)
Leadership: Lead, Organize, or be a Committee Member for at least one Event
Competition: Compete in at least one tournament. You should compete until you have either won a trophy or completed 3 separate tournaments. Ideally, you should compete until you win first place in at least one division at a tournament.
Performance: Perform in at least one demonstration
Seminar: Attend a Martial Arts Conference or at least one seminar beyond the scope of the Guardian Martial Art you are studying.
2,000 or more Acts of Kindness


READING*
360 Degree Leader - John C. Maxwell
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - John C. Maxwell
8th Habit - Stephen Covey
Awaken the Giant Within - Anthony Robbins
4 more books of your choice
* An Audio Book Qualifies as Reading

See the notes on “Martial Artist.” The same principles apply here.

PROGRAMS
Audio/Video. Watch/Listen 20 Leadership/Personal Development Program CDs
Recommended: Anthony Robbins, Most anything from Nightingale Conant

At this level, focus on Personal Development and Leadership. If you are using some programs, a single program may be sufficient for the entire 20 Audio/Video hours. Memory Programs, Business Programs, Leadership Programs, Pastoring/Christian Leadership Programs, and any other sort of Personal Development programs may be used.

ACTIVITY

Every Single Thing, Every Single Month. See the note under “Martial Artist.” If you’re doing “Martial Artist” and “Leader” concurrently, you must do Every Single Thing Every Single Month for 8 months even if you are a Quadruple Guardian.
Master of... One or More Selected Technique Set or Form 1,000 times
Bunkai the... Explore Physical and Philosophical Bunkai in that One or More Selected Technique Set or Form you are using for your Master of... Bunkai means you explore what you are doing with the moves, why you are doing, why it should work, and what principles it uses and what the Life Principle version is of the physical principle.
Body for Life 12 Week Health and Fitness Challenge at least once. You do not need to use the Body for Life program, nor do you need to actually enter the challenge (it requires using only their supplements to qualify for their challenge). You need to choose or create any program of 12 weeks or more designed to help you achieve the best body you’ve ever had.
Sculpting. Functional Anatomy, Body Sculpting, Yoga, or Pilates program for 12 Weeks or more. You may use this as either preparation for Body for Life, or as a “polishing” program afterwards.

PAPERS

Books: Minimum One Page Paper for each explaining what you got out of the book for your life.
Video/Audio: Minimum One Paragraph on each explaining what insight you gained from it.
Final: Final Paper on what doing the Leadership program has meant to your personal growth.

IN CLASS ACTIVITY

Example: Be an awesome example of a Leader. Same as Martial Artist and Christian Disciple.
Uniform - Always be in full uniform Same as Martial Artist and Christian Disciple.
Protocol - Same as Martial Artist and Christian Disciple.
Training - Same as Martial Artist and Christian Disciple.
Learning - Same as Martial Artist and Christian Disciple.
Helping - Same as Martial Artist and Christian Disciple.
Decisive - Make every decision about leading your drills or classes in ten seconds or less. Always have something you can do as a “default” if you can’t think of something.
This last requirement is new for Leaders.
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