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Welcome
The National Leadership Team, much like
training in the martial
arts, is a vehicle for experiencing personal growth,
real leadership, and helping you realize
your potential through real life experiences. The NLT
started with a group of martial artists seeking balance in
their training in today's world. Training in the Martial
Arts, throughout history, has been much more than
physical combat and physical mastery. Martial arts training
has been a path for developing compassion,
understanding, empathy, peace, and a vehicle for becoming a
better person. This is the foundation from which the NLT has
grown from. This is the area that you will be focusing
on in your leadership training. The NLT will help you develop into a
compassionate, powerful human being. Kano, Funakoshi, Bruce
Lee, and Ueshiba were all great fighters and famous masters
of the martial
arts, but they were also very well
known for their ability to lead. Leadership is at the
forefront of the martial arts training. The NLT is simply a vehicle to experience Leadership
through community activism and experiential based training.
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A Note To All Martial Artists Participating In The NLT
There’s Much More To Martial
Arts
Than Kicks, Punches, and Grappling...
"Martial Arts Training is about perfecting character. Without
altruistic training and philosophy, martial artists are just
brawlers. Without compassion, martial artists are just
street fighters learning to beat each other up. The National
Leadership Team is about taking the lessons we learn in our
martial arts leadership programs and applying them to real
world projects and goals. The experience is everything. This
experience creates leadership. "
With the NLT, you are now a part of a group of martial
artists on a mission. You will begin to learn real, true,
un-fakable leadership through action based/experience
based/project based leadership training. The NLT will focus
on helping you develop compassion and leadership through
project based leadership training. In fact, we are on a
mission to complete 5000 recorded community projects on our
website achieved across the nation. We need your help
to accomplish this WOW goal.
Why Do Martial
Artists Need To Do Rak’s
And Community Projects?
Martial
artists throughout history understood that the Martial Arts
were about much more than punching and kicking. Kano,
Funakoshi, Ueshiba, Bruce Lee, and others were all known as
brilliant martial artists, but more importantly they were
known as amazing human beings. They were powerful and
compassionate leaders who we respect to this day because of
their ability to take action on the things that are
important to them.
NLT students are making a stand for “martial artists”. Tom
Callos was quoted as saying, “Whenever I say 'martial arts,'
I think 'life,' and whenever I say 'martial artist' I think,
'human being.'" So in reality we are training in the martial
arts not to become only great fighters, but to become
amazing human beings. Our mission for the martial arts
community is to raise a new type of martial artist. As our
master instructors taught us before we were born, physical
self defense is only one aspect of the martial arts.
Martial Artists are leaders who are passionate about Random
Acts of Kindness for others (which is self defense against
cruelty and injustice). Martial Artists are compassionate
human beings who are passionate about community involvement
and projects that make a difference (which is self defense
against low self-esteem and non-action). Those who practice
Karate, Kung-Fu, Taekwondo, etc... are not only great at the
physical techniques and fighting aspects of their arts, but
are also Black Belts at goal setting and achieving (which is
self defense against mediocrity and lowered standards).
This is what the martial arts are about at a core level.
When we started in the martial arts we wanted to learn
self defense, discipline, confidence, leadership,
physical coordination and skill. We learn kicks,
punches, locks and throws to practice and acquired these skills.
Physical techniques are one vehicle to practice. The NLT is the other vehicle. In fact, it’s the Ferrari sitting
in the parking lot. It’s useless unless you get in, turn
the key, and step on the gas. You are the only variable.
No one will ever give you "leadership". Leaders are
never born, they are always created through real life
experiences, lesson, and projects that teach us at a
core level.
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We're On A Mission To Record
5,000 Community Projects!
How will we do this? One ACTION at a time. Your Next
Project Counts!
Are you going to watch us... or JOIN US?
Join our community of
National Leadership
Team members who are enhancing their lives and furthering
their education through community activism, environmental self-defense,
peace education and personal
development. Track your progress, create your
Leadership Project Portfolio to gain credibility and
experience as a leader, and share your projects with
others.
WHY
5000 PROJECTS?
5000 is a
starting point for making a statement. 5000 is
something that we as a team can be proud of. 5000
gives us the credibility and social proof that we
are people of ACTION and are truly making a
difference. With 5000 projects recorded, you will
have done your part and built your own PROJECT
PORTFOLIO (of 5-10 projects) that is worthy of
recognition. When the team hits 5000 projects, the
members of the NLT will have learned something very
REAL about LEADERSHIP. When the NLT hits 5000
projects, we will reset our goals higher and
continue on our Journey.
The
Power Of Being On A Team of Winners
With a
team, you'll be able to leverage the experience of
those who have come before you. You'll be able to
meet friends and inspirational 'heroes' and role
models that you can follow. With a team, you'll have
access to a group of like minded individuals on the
same mission as you: TO BUILD SOMETHING MEMORABLE
AND WORTHWHILE WHILE LEARNING REAL LEADERSHIP.
As a
member of the NLT, your PBLT training will require
you to conceive of, plan, and LEAD a community
service project (or several) of your choosing to
demonstrate character, leadership ability, and
commitment to community. You will begin to build
your own Project Portfolio which you can use for a
lifetime of success. This is the
#1
way to learn real leadership, through experience and
real action. Leaders are never born, they are
created through adversity, positive experiences, and
practice.
So
Exercise Your Leadership Muscles,
Build Your Project Portfolio
and join the NLT today!

Become A
Member &
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Here's What
Our Members Are Saying
"I
wanted to take a moment to thank you for the
wonderful impact you've had in Walker's life... He
looks up to you [and the others in the NLT] with
great respect and works hard on the leadership
program goals you've established together. Thanks
again and keep up your great work.
-
Dana McMullin
(Walker's Mother)
Walker is a Quest Student.
"Since starting my Leadership [NLT] Journey,
I've gained a new self image though goal setting,
personal development, and body re-shaping
and lost 50lbs. "
-
Jen Stough
Leadership Journey Student
"The
Leadership Quest Program has done a fantastic job boosting
the confidence of my son. He feels more comfortable and self
assured than he has ever been in the past. Abbott has also
developed greater strength and flexibility through goal
setting. I highly encourage others to join this program!"
-
Michelle Veldhuizen
(Abbott's Mother)
Abbott was a Quest and
is now a Journey Student.
"Thank you
very much for your support and your leadership program. You
have helped me turn a timid child into the starts of a
leader."
- Shelly
Kasprzyk
(Jessica's Mother)
Adventure Student
"Great job
with the program! Will is in the best shape (physically) and
his self confidence is at a all time high! This NLT was just
thing he needed to rise to the next level in his training"
- Kathy
Sheeley
(Will's mother)
Will is a Quest Student
"Clara's
experience with the Leadership Quest Program has been very
positive. Although we can see some very positive changes in
many ways, there was one incident that spoke volumes to us;
we had spoken to Clara's current teacher during open house
and she was telling us how much Clara participates in class
and raises her hand all the time. Until she set that
goal, every teacher prior had told us how quiet and
reserved she was!"
- Tami
Schroeder
(Clara's Mother)
Clara is a Quest Student
"...Its
been amazing to watch our youngest daughter transform from a
shy 5 year-old to a confident 9 year old. She has
experienced the satisfaction that comes with overcoming
one's fears to achieve your goals.
We have also witnessed a remarkable level of
focus and determination in our older daughter. She has
become goal oriented and has worked very hard for her
multiple achievements...
We are very pleased with the [NLT] Leadership
Program. Not only does Mr. Engels teach the skills needed to
advance in martial arts, through this website and this
program, he is helping to mold our children into responsible
citizens. His leadership program focuses on the development
of positive character traits through lessons involving
goal-setting and community service projects... The
Leadership Program comes highly recommended by all members
of the Raykovich family!"
- Tom and
Susan Raykovich
(Nikki and Jessie's Parents)
Nikki and Jessie are both
Leadership Quest Students
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