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I will live with perseverance in the spirit of Taekwondo, courtesy for fellow students, integrity within myself, and to become a black belt leader.

Welcome to the Ata Nation podcast.

Ladies and gentlemen, students, instructors, parents of Ata Nation, welcome back.

This is episode 129 of the Ata Nation podcast.

I'm your host, Senior Master Zach Hayden, and I was thrilled to get to see many of you at the ATA Fall Nationals in Pittsburgh.

What a great time.

I'm just telling you, these Fall Nationals in Pittsburgh, I love driving into Pittsburgh.

You get to see all the fall leaves, the hills, you know, the beautiful city.

It's just a great time.

And I don't know how your guys Fall Nationals was.

I would love to hear, you know, shoot me a message.

DM me, let me know.

I got to see a bunch of you guys there.

My Fall Nationals was a little wild.

I'm not going to lie.

It was a little bit different.

I've got.

I had some different responsibilities, and then traditionally I bring my kids and my wife come to Fall Nationals with us, and my parents come as well to be like the babysitters.

And this time my parents couldn't make it, and so my wife had the kids full time, and I actually snuck out and spent a little extra time with my family, which was fantastic.

I had to go to a park that was really great.

And I was really appreciative of being able to help my wife with the kids, but that gave me, like a weird feeling because I wasn't around the ATA people quite as much as I was, you know, traditionally when I met one of these events.

And then the last day when we're usually at the tournament, watching people, you know, doing things there, um, my wife got sick.

My kids had been sick earlier, and they'd gotten over it, and then my wife was sick, and so it just was kind of a wild trip for us to work to Nationals.

So let me know how your guys trip went, though.

I always just love these events.

I was lucky enough I got to meet some new or some of the brand ambassadors that I had met before.

That was a lot of fun.

I was part of the Thrive event, which I thought was really great.

I know I took a lot of learning from that to take back to my business and my school and continue to work on.

Got to see some licensees that I talked to at the reception, so it was a good time.

We're going to talk more about the next national event coming up.

But before that, I want to get to kind of part two of our interview with Senior Master Lee.

Last week we had part one.

This week we've got a little bit more and we're going to talk about beyond the Belt and some advice for parents that we're going to start off with.

But then I wanted to ask Senior Master Lee just some random questions, just some things, you know, that you might be wondering.

A lot of times we talk to these seniors, you know, these high ranks masters, and they seem, I don't know, beyond human, sometimes superhuman.

And so I think it's fun sometimes to ask them about some, you know, regular human things like what are you watching on Netflix these days?

Or, you know, that kind of stuff.

So let's get to part two of our interview with Senior Master Lee.

Special guest interview.

Really beyond the Belt is about the students out there.

And I challenge all the parents too.

Anytime that they're being challenged by their child to want to quit, a lot of times it's just that they'll go through this hump, this little arc in their journey, and it may be two months in, it may be six months in and they want to quit.

And nine times out of 10, if you can just get them over that hump, once they get over that, maybe one month, it may be one testing cycle, but if they just stay consistent with it and you don't, you don't.

Give in, don't acquiesce, don't acquiesce to.

Your child who is maybe 7 years old and really good at negotiating.

Don't give into that one.

Let make sure they follow through with that.

And nine times out of 10, they come onto the other side of it and they, they're happier, they're excited about it.

They, they just, it's because we live in this world of, of ADHD mindset with our social media.

Everything is instant gratification.

And we know that if you want to be successful in life, you've got to stick with something, with anything.

Yes.

And if you give in, then it's just going to be harder for that next event.

It's going to be hard.

So we know, you and I both know the value of martial arts.

Yes.

What it does for what it did for us, what it can do for children.

You're not sitting there on social media, digital screens, none of that.

This is physiological, tactical, mental, spiritual, emotional.

Everything is there.

It's driving your every single cell in your mind to get through those pushups, kicks, form, whatever it is yesterday.

Yeah, yeah.

And it's, it is so good for each and every one of us, no matter what our race, religion, whatever it is, it's so good for everyone.

And you'll never have a.

I've never had a student, a parent or excuse me, a student come to me as they got their black belt and was like, you know what, I really wish my mom would have let me quit.

You know, never do that.

When you get to how many people show up to your school and say, do you remember me?

I quit at yellow belt.

I wish I had, I wish I had all the time.

Or just random people.

Oh, you do karate?

Yeah, I got my, I got my orange green belt.

I just wish I never quit.

Yeah, that happens all the time.

All the time.

Happens all the time.

Just stick with it.

Parents, like, it's hard to tell your kids to like, no, too bad you're getting in the car, we're going to.

I just told my, my 11 year old, I'm going through it with my 11 year old.

I was that kid too.

My mom said, nope, this is one thing you, you have to do.

And at that moment I did not like her, but I am so thankful for that.

And to my daughter, I said, you can do anything you want.

Martial arts is a non negotiable.

You are taking martial arts.

And there was this time period where she didn't want to do it and now she's enjoying it again.

It's that she's a second degree recommended black belt.

So she's gone through that a couple times, but now she's on, she's back on track again and things are moving up and up.

Yeah, it's it with anything in life.

You get times when you're like, oh, this isn't as exciting anymore, but you've got to stick with it.

It's one of those lessons beyond the belt, you know, that you can take outside of Taekwondo and continue to use in every area of your life.

That's right.

And I guarantee you that every level in Taekwondo and ata martial arts, you're going to learn something new.

I mean it gets harder and harder.

Wait till you have to do the third degree form.

It's going to challenge you.

It's fun and it's great once you get there.

It's a lot of hard work.

Yes, sir.

Well, I, that's great advice, Great advice for parents, I mean for all of us to stick with it.

When you wake up and you don't want to do that workout that day, you know, whatever.

It's, we got to all stick with it.

So I'll see you in the mornings, right?

I'm on a flight.

Otherwise I would be here tomorrow morning.

Otherwise, that's a cop out.

Yeah, well, change your flight.

We'll see.

Change your flight first.

Change your flight first.

A little rapid fire, random questions.

Are you ready?

Yes.

Coffee, black.

Cream, sugar?

What do you have in your coffee?

Black.

No, coffee black.

Black.

I didn't like coffee until I worked for Starbucks.

And they give you free coffee, which is how I learned that.

They get you into their customer base, but they give you free coffee and then no.

And then you're hooked.

You're hooked forever.

Okay, outside of black coffee, you go to Starbucks.

What's your drink of choice at Starbucks?

Yeah, I'll drink tea.

Green tea.

Yes.

I'm trying to show them that I'm not addicted.

You're not addicted to coffee.

Caffeine has a great benefit in working out in certain.

You know, I mean, there's some good.

There's some good things with coffee.

It's not good for you, though.

Go to app on your phone.

Go to app on my.

Like, what do you.

I use Yelp.

I'm a foodie.

I like to eat.

I like to find good restaurants.

Spotify.

I love music.

My children and I, they had.

They know who Michael Jackson was even before I started listening to it with them.

And they're.

They love his music.

Oh, that's.

I was talking to your assistant.

Have you seen the Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson show yet?

3.

Only 3 times.

Only 3 times.

Only 3 Times.

So it's decent.

You would recommend the.

The road show was much better.

The road show was incredible.

I felt like that was the.

That was the closest because they had live band and they.

It was the closest to actually being at a concert without a singer.

Right.

It was amazing.

That was amazing.

I saw that one twice.

Have to check that out then.

Well, it's.

It's gone well.

Okay, now I'll have to go to the.

It's gone too soon.

Regular one is in Vegas.

I don't know.

Let me check that.

That.

Okay, so Spotify.

What about.

Do you.

What else do I do?

I know that's boring.

No, those.

I mean Capcut.

I don't use Capcut, but Capcut is a new editing software.

My daughter does it.

She goes, I'm an editor.

I bet you didn't know that.

And I said, well, you know, I used to.

I'm actually an editor.

I'm a real editor.

I use Final Cut Pro and I'm Premiere.

And.

And that's like, what he's like.

Nobody uses that anymore.

App cuts where it's at.

Yeah.

What about Binge?

Like Netflix tv?

Do you do any.

Yes.

So, yeah, the morning show on Apple Plus.

Okay.

Seen it, but it's not child friendly.

Well, it's.

It's.

It's good.

There's.

Yeah, I'm.

I like action movies.

I like.

I like action.

Yeah.

Something fun that way.

The Karate Kid was always a good one.

Have you watched Enter the Dojo or the.

The New.

The remakes on Netflix, the show.

Have you watched Cobra Kai?

Yeah, sorry, I don't know.

Enter the Dojo is the.

I watched it, you know, and what I love about is when I see Mr.

Miyagi.

Yes.

Mr.

Miyagi to me is.

You know, it's crazy because Pat Morita sounds nothing like Mr.

Miyagi, and I just think he's an amazing actor.

It's sad that he's no longer with us, but Mr.

Miyagi totally made the Karate Kid.

So when they do a little ode back to Mr.

Miyagi on Cobra Kai, that's always, always good.

It kind of hits you in the heart.

Hits you in the heart.

Yeah.

That's good.

Okay.

But for all the kids that are watching, make sure you are not watching the morning show.

No.

What about go to show with the kids?

What do you watch with the kids?

Oh, gosh.

Have you hit Bluey?

Are you guys Bluey people?

No, Bluey.

I mean, your kids are a little older than mine.

I have two.

Two girls.

And my youngest is.

She's into.

Oh, I think we're.

It's still going.

I don't still go.

Yeah, my youngest is into.

Which first she was into cocomelon, and then she watches, like, now she's in a Barbie.

She's the Barbie.

My oldest.

My oldest was never into Barbie.

She's into Japanime.

Okay.

And she's the artistic side of things.

She thinks that Taylor Swift is not cool.

My youngest thinks Taylor Swift is the coolest.

So I got Ian and Yang.

Yeah.

Very good.

But both are girls.

Yeah.

Good luck.

I mean, they're ahead of mine, so I'm.

I understand.

But I got a boy and a girl, so it makes it a little.

At least I get a little back and forth.

But I think we're going to have a fair number of fights at home and stuff, so.

Yes, that will happen.

Well, sir, we appreciate your time today.

Always a pleasure to talk to you.

Thank you.

Here's what's going on in Ata Nation.

Well, ATA Nation, you know, the big next thing coming on our national events is Spring Nationals, and the registration just launched for Spring Nationals right at Fall Nationals.

So super cool.

It is going to be in Fort Worth, Texas, a little different than last time, just because they're doing construction on where we were in Dallas.

So this is April 16th through the 19th, and I know this is Easter week, and ATA has put out some information to let everybody know that they are are working on getting off of the Easter week, but they have to fulfill their agreements and their the things that they've pledged to do already.

So I believe they're looking at 2025 to be off of that Easter week.

If I'm not mistaken or excuse me, that wouldn't be 2025, that'd be 2026 off of that April Easter week.

So just so you know, they are working on it.

They understand.

They have heard from you guys to say that you don't always love that.

So they're.

They're working that.

But April 16th through the 19th, this is going to be in Fort Worth, Texas.

The event schedule is already out.

You can get your spectator admission.

You can book your hotels and make sure that you sign up for seminars already.

And of course they are.

You are already able to register online as well, so make sure that you are checking that out.

I know I've been looking at the schedule.

I haven't gone to fall or, excuse me, Spring Nationals when it's been in Texas yet.

And I think this 2025 is going to be the year I make it over to that.

Now, one more thing I'd love to discuss with you real quick is I'm looking for some feedback on the podcast, just some things we want to continue to work on, continuing to prove.

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I'm excited for that one.

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