As our society advances, things in general do get better.

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That doesn’t mean to say as a culture we don’t get things wrong:

• In an effort to make things fair – the undeserving are often rewarded and worse many feel entitled to what they have not earned.

• In an effort to make things more convenient – we have developed a culture where we crave instant gratification and the values of work ethic and long-term vision is in decline.

• In an effort to prevent abuse of power – we have diminished authority so much that many youths have learnt to have no respect.

• In an effort to entertain ourselves – we have allowed reality TV and social media to guide teens with their social and moral education.

 

Is it any wonder why some, have such poor values, and millennials are more depressed than any other generation in spite of all our advances.

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At the Bujinkan, we think the great values of strong work ethic, respect, discipline, persistence, determination and humility are just as relevant today as they have ever been.

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Some of these values are espoused through the system of Japanese etiquette and traditions that are a key pillar to our teaching style and class format. Students develop the qualities of work ethic, persistence and determination through our grading system, which challenges them to grow, improve and take on new skills. One of the best things about the grading systems is that it develops a long-term mind-set of setting milestone goals in order to achieve significant long term goals.

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All throughout a student’s journey, we balance positivity and encouragement as well as honest and constructive feedback. We understand the balance of positive reinforcement and discipline. Our goal is to produce responsible, well rounded martial artists who are with us for the journey.